[pdh50]

The Situation:
So I am considering building my own desktop computer for the first time. As it is my first time I have no clue what I am doing. The computer will be used mainly for work, but also for some gaming (e.g. star craft 2). As for budget I do not want to spend more than around $750 for everything, however I already have a monitor and all the software I will need for the computer. Also the case does not have to be flashy, as long as it does its jobs well I am happy.

Here are the places that I have availlable to me to buy the parts:

Tiger Direct Canada: Computers at TigerDirect.ca
PC Cyber Canada: PC Cyber Canada - For All Your Computer Needs

In Short what I need:

Budget: $750
Uses: Work and Gaming
What I have right now: All required software
24" LCD Monitor (1080p)

[dirkpitt45]

If you are in Canada you can order from newegg.ca, or NCIX. Both of which are far better then tigerdirect, never really heard of pc cyber canada.

Or are there other reasons?

[aliasaid]

Newegg.ca - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.ca - OCZ Special Ops Urban Elite 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3SOU16004GK - Desktop Memory
Newegg.ca - MSI R5770-PM2D1G Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Newegg.ca - Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.ca - Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Computer Cases
Newegg.ca - Sony Optiarc Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD/CD Rewritable Drive - CD / DVD Burners

this comes out to $740.44 + shipping. So, if you could get it local, you'd save the shipping. If you live close to an NCIX make sure you subscribe to their newsletter to get their 'preferred' pricing.

[pdh50]

OK I will check that out, I am definitely going to shop around. If I could get more suggestions too that would be pretty sweet...