I'm building my PC.

I'm getting this rig for about 900 CAD. Is it worth the money and will it be a good PC to begin PC gaming? Will it last me a while?

700W PSU

PCS+ 5850 Radeon

4GB DDR3 RAM

AMD X4 955

500GB HDD

Coolmaster RC 330 Case

Gigabyte GA-MA770 AM3 Motherboard

Windows 7

24X DVD Drive

Its a decent build. Double the ram if you have the money. Another 4 gigs should run you about 100 bucks

what psu is it. dont get a cheap one.NSR34GTR

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=39657

It is 90 dollars. Should I get a better one?

[QUOTE="NSR34GTR"]what psu is it. dont get a cheap one.argetlam00

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=39657

It is 90 dollars. Should I get a better one?

Is getting 8GB RAM right now really worth it? Or should I just upgrade to that later? Now that I think about it, I don't think my motherboard supports my DDR3 RAM:

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35762

Anyone have suggestion for good motherboard? This one has a DDR3 chip. Is it good:

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=46944&vpn=M4A77TD&manufacture=ASUS

Its a decent build. Double the ram if you have the money. Another 4 gigs should run you about 100 bucks

Snotweasel530

For that build, you really don't need anything more than a good 650w. Try this one instead. It has more than enough power for your needs, and will be able to support all the video cards in the market today, including the 5970.

I would suggest pricematching it on NCIX, as Directcanada does have slightly unreliable customer service. And if you do have 500 NCIX rewards points, then you could cash it in for free ground shipping.

Its a decent build. Double the ram if you have the money. Another 4 gigs should run you about 100 bucks

Snotweasel530

no point of 8gb 6 is enough. put the extra towards a better case or cpu coolerNSR34GTR

Do you have any suggestions for a good budget case? Is Antec 300 good enough?

4GB is fine, until games start being made in TRUE 64-Bit fashion they aren't even going to be able to access anything above 4GB. That is the limitation of 32-bit gaming. Even if you have 24GB of RAM, a 32-Bit game is only going to be able to access 4GB, which may also encompass the memory that the OS is using.

I would pick up the PSU ravenguard90 suggested. You should also get a CPU cooler like, whatever his name, suggested. If you don't want to spend a lot of money on it, you could get a Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2.

Here are some cheap, but respectable coolers that you can look at:

- Vendetta 2 at 20.60CAD

- Freezer 7 Pro at 29.99CAD

- Hyper 212 for 22CAD

Some cases to consider:

- Antec 300 at 53.88

- NZXT Gamma at 44.99(best one of the bunch, imo)

- Cooler Master Elite 335 at 36.30

And lastly, some AM3/DDR3 motherboards for you:

- ASUS M4A77TD Motherboard at 83.20

- Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 Motherboard at 84.85

- MSI 760GM-E51 Motherboard at 70.82 (needs an extra SATA cable)