Build or buy NCIX

[Donald Keyes]

Hi im new to pc gaming and currently dont have a pc but i have 1200 gathered and was wondering if i should just buy this...
http://pc.ncix.com/ncixpc/ncixpc.cfm?uuid=A0A830DE-62D1-40B1-9D3450E1DA43F81E-6301921

or should i just build it myself? it would cost me more and the pre build pc has windows 8,1 and os aint cheap lol .... anyways if you can think of a better way to use my budget just know this is canadian funds and things cost about 28% more then american products

 

[qwerty987123]

if you can squeeze another $20 out of your budget you can get this which has the best gaming cpu and a far better gpu which is the most important component for gaming

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3LnBWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3LnBWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($73.40 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($407.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: BitFenix Pandora Core MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($108.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Total: $1220.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-16 17:31 EST-0500