[Andrew7447]

Trying to build a 900ish Canadian shipped micro atx build. I tried to go Intel but dam budget builds seems to lean AMD.
This is what I got going on,

Thermaltake Core V21 Black Extreme Micro
WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB
I had a 512 ssd already.
GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-USB3
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 04G-P4-3967-KR 4GB SSC GAMING, (4gig making me go above my 900 but I think its worth it over the 2 gig? right)
CORSAIR CX series CX600M 600W
HyperX Fury Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W
Not sure on my cpu pick.
Will be stuck with air cooler, Liquid in future if its a real problem.

Looking for comments, suggestions, hate ill take it all lol.

Thanks.

 

[Masterchiefxx17]

A 2GB card will do just fine, I don't see why you'll need the 4GB.

Swap that PSU for a 550W XFX or Seasonic branded unit.

No reason to go for a liquid cooler.

 

[Andrew7447]

SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM

Im still so use to the golden corsair days hah.
Maybe the 4gig isnt worth, just gaming at 1080p for now.

 

[Rich-M]

Nice change in psu. If I were you I would get the FX 8350 cpu. Not a big change in price but a better cpu.

 

[Andrew7447]

Nice change in psu. If I were you I would get the FX 8350 cpu. Not a big change in price but a better cpu.

Hmm $100 bucks more for 8350, what about $30 more for a MSI Radeon R9 380. Would be my first non nvidia ever lol.

Now at 1000 shipped, guess ill be ok with it.

 

[Rich-M]

Are you out of US? The 8350 is only about $20-30 more here.
Don't worry about ATi cards they are real stable with better software in my opinion these days.

 

[Andrew7447]

Canada
AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor - Newegg.ca

AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor - Newegg.ca

Thats a yes on the 380?

 

[Rich-M]

That is amazing check this out:
AMD Processor FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W D8350FRHKBOX - Newegg.com
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W FD6300WMHKBOX Desktop Processor - Newegg.com
you could look at the 8300 and 8320 also..but what a difference in price from here to Ca.

 

[gcavan]

Like I said, shop around. Prices at Newegg.ca are often high. Granted these are weekly sale prices, but still.

AMD FX-8350 8 Core 4.0/4.2 GHz Processor AM3+ 16MB Cache 125W Retail Box - FD8350FRHKBOX

AMD FX-6300 Six Core 3.5/4.1GHZ Processor AM3+ 14MB Cache 95W Retail Box - FD6300WMHKBOX

PS: Re high Canadian prices. Add 33% across the board to the US price of any product. This from the value of the CA $$ vs US.

 

[Masterchiefxx17]

I'll throw in that Amazon is also a good place to shop.

 

[Rich-M]

Good point chief, Newegg is playing a lot of games lately.

 

[Andrew7447]

NCIX's site makes me want to punch things.

 

[Masterchiefxx17]

:lil: It's not the most friendliest website nor is it well priced.

 

[Andrew7447]

Amazon Canada sucks, i'll get owned with boarder fines if I help myself to your nice .com prices. Got the same build on NCIX with a way better mobo and a 4gig 380 for a total of $5 bucks more than my newegg build.
Thinking Ill get the gf to get me a 1440p monitor for xmas, 4gig vram benchmarks look to stand ahead abit.

 

[gcavan]

It's not the most friendliest website nor is it well priced.

I can see how being spoiled by newegg.com you might make say that. But note NCIX prices are in Canadian dollars; check the exchange rate.

Sure their site can be maddening, but if you know what you are looking for, use the search bar; and if you don't know, you shouldn't be looking on a retail site for information.

NCIX is priced competitively, often the lowest prices available here. And if they don't, they will match any lower .ca price you find online. Overnight shipping for dirt cheap and excellent after-sale CS.

I tend to take a look at several sites (such as directcanada.com memoryexpress.com and canadacomputers.com). I also use shopbot.ca to track prices of specific articles.

Amazon is alright, but you have to be careful that your items are actually being sold and shipped by Amazon.ca or by a Canadian company, otherwise Customs and shipping kill you.

 

[Masterchiefxx17]

Well being a Canadian company, they are bound to be better priced for the Canadian dollar. However, on the US side NCIX is typically more expensive; PSUs are a good comparison with NCIX having a unit for $64 while Newegg has it for $68, but then gives you a $20 rebate.

What really should be taken away from here is all the websites mention are honorable in their sales and will get you the product and help if there is any issues with said product. As long as you're getting the best price then that's all that matters.