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Sounds good. Thanks

Ah ok, so that way I only have to move the cables a little bit. If I plug the cables into the power connectors while the psu is plugged into the wall but turned off, while I break anything?

Ok, so just to confirm. I plug the PSU into the wall outlet, but make sure the power switch is off on the back of the PSU. When it's time to start plugging stuff into the psu then what? Unplug it from the wall?

Hi, I heard that if you do the PSU thing it'll kill you. Or maybe I read something wrong? And what about when I'm wiring the PSU into power slots, I'll need to unplug it, right?

Hello everybody, I will be building my PC in a couple of days and I wanted to know about anti-static. I have a couple of questions so I will list them in order of curiousity. 1) Do I need an anti-static wrist strap? 2) If I do need one, where on my case would I attach it (corsair spec-01 case.) 3) Does paint really affect how you ground yourself? 4) Where on the corsair spec-01 is the metal "bare" 5) How would I ground myself using the case if I didn't have an anti-static wrist strap. Right now, in my house even on the carpet in my room I haven't been shocked. Would laying some cardboard beneath my feet where I'm building be safer, or should I just take it to another room. My only concern of taking it to another room is that the PC will be too heavy to bring back up the stairs to my room.

In America, a motherboard for $39.99 is listed on NewEgg. Switch to Canada $69.99 Muricans get things for uber cheap.

Thanks for the parts suggestion! Any particular reason for the GTX 960? How does it do against the r9 270? The motherboard you suggested is very nice, however, it does not have USB 3.0 headers and that is a requirement for me. Especially because the case I am currently looking at (Corsair Spec - 01) has USB 3.0 ports I want to take advantage of

Hey again! Yes, I was looking at SSD's but I could not find a reasonably priced one for the size. As a WD representative can you recommend any budget oriented SSD's that Western Digital has released? Thanks!

Hey guys! I am building a budget gaming build and I need some help with my motherboard. My build is here http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/YWdVP6and is in CANADIAN PRICING. Currently I have a Z97 motherboard, however I do not plan on overclocking my processor, and therefore have been told that getting a Z97 would be a waste. If anybody has any good motherboards that are budget/gaming minded that would be great. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.75 @ Vuugo) Motherboard: ASRock B85M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ NCIX) Memory: *Patriot 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.79 @ DirectCanada) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.75 @ Vuugo) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($228.99 @ NCIX) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Memory Express) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada) Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.40 @ DirectCanada) Total: $661.64 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-05 13:24 EDT-0400 It's really hard to find a good motherboard right now and I could really use some assistance, thanks!

Ya, the prices are very bad right now. I'll look into a H97 or B85 board. Thanks! I'll also look up the SSD that you mentioned. The 280x is hard to find for a good price right now but I'll keep my eye out for it. For those wondering, my budget is very tight because of my age (15)

Would I load the OS on the SSD or OS and games? I don't think that the OS and games would fit on any SSD that I could buy in a reasonable price range. Do you know of any good, cheap ones?

Ye, the pricing is ridiculous over here

Yes it is primarily for gaming, however as I said above I'm not looking for overpowered GPUs. I understand that it is far more powerful, but it is overkill for the type of gaming I do. Lots of people recommend the r9 270 and it is a very good card and will be able to run games for quite a while. I feel like the upgrade to the 960 doesn't make sense for what I do

Not sure about the i3-4160 because I put the i3-4150 in due to it's price. The processor will be upgraded ASAP from i3-4150 to i5-4590. Like I said above, I'm not really into very graphically intense games so I'm not sure if I actually need the R9 280x. Can you explain choice of parts a bit please?

The prices are in Canadian, which are why they seem overly expensive. If you live in the states the currency will change a bit. For example, in US pricing this build is about $100-120 cheaper.