Is this is a good budget gaming build?

[Dysania]

I'm looking to build a new gaming rig for $500, and I've done tons of research and this is what I've come up with for $500. I couldn't get much out of $500 because newegg.ca charges so much shipping and tax in canada is expensive. In the cart its only $410 but after shipping and taxes its $490.

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147144

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073

ASUS M4N68T-M V2 AM3 NVIDIA Geforce 7025/nForce 630a Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131669

GIGABYTE GV-N450D3-1GI GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125397

RAIDMAX RX-500AF 500W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152040

CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233141

AMD Athlon II X3 445 Rana 3.1GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX445WFGMBOX
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103872

Any suggestions, improvements or concerns before I buy it?

Thanks, toms hardware.

 

[mosox]

http://ncix.com/

http://www.directcanada.com/

Contact them and ask about their taxes and come back.

 

[008Rohit]

Processor : Intel Core i3 2100 - Dual Core - 65W - 32nm LGA1155 Sandy Bridge - $124.99
Motherboard : ASRock H61-M GE - $69.99
Graphics Card : Sapphire Raedon HD 6670 1GB - GDDR5 - $96.99
RAM : Corsair 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz Dual-Channel Memory - $45.99
Storage : Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s - $59.99
Optical Drive : LG DVD R/W - $19.99
PSU : Corsair CX500 V2 500W - $59.99
Case : Your Choice - Rosewill Backbone Plastic/Steel ATX Mid Tower - $39.99

 

[shinaynay]

By the looks of it, most of what you've got there is pretty solid. I might consider looking into other PSUs, instead of the Raidmax. That's a personal call though, I just don't trust them as much as some other companies. Also, consider 1333 RAM as it may save you some money and the bandwidth of the RAM is much less important than the timings for the most part. Lastly, I would switch the 450 to a 6790 or even a 6770. The GTS 450 is just not very cost effective for the most part and does not perform as well as it should for the price.

One thing to keep your eye open for is the combo deals on Newegg.ca, especially with the CPU, tower and Mobo. You'll find you can save 10-30 pretty easily. Unfortunately Newegg.ca does seem to be the best we can do here in Canada. Tigerdirect can't match their prices because of overhead costs, NCIX isn't big enough and Canadian Computers only has the best deals in store.

I'm ordering a 1500.00 computer from Newegg.ca in about a week and a half and I'm paying close to 300.00 in taxes and shipping. So my 1500.00 all of the sudden costs me 1800.00.