Need a little help fixing this PC gaming build.

So this is for my friend who wants to build a PC and he wants it to be 800$ canadian taxes and shipping inclusive. This is the build I came up with. Parts from newegg.ca

Asus Black 24X DVD+R 8X

Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb

COOLER MASTER STORM Scout SGC-2000

XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5700 1GB

OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ500SXS2 500W

G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB

GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA ATX Intel Motherboard

Inter Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5Gghz

The total comes up to 890$ with shipping and taxes. I'd like to bring this down to around 800$. Also please input if you've got ideas on how to make the build better. Thank you.

maybe a more powerful PSU like at least a 750W, at least thats what i would do

So this is for my friend who wants to build a PC and he wants it to be 800$ canadian taxes and shipping inclusive. This is the build I came up with. Parts from newegg.ca

Asus Black 24X DVD+R 8X

Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb

COOLER MASTER STORM Scout SGC-2000

XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5700 1GB

OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ500SXS2 500W

G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB

GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA ATX Intel Motherboard

Inter Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5Gghz

The total comes up to 890$ with shipping and taxes. I'd like to bring this down to around 800$. Also please input if you've got ideas on how to make the build better. Thank you.

Eggimannd

maybe a more powerful PSU like at least a 750W, at least thats what i would do

iwilson1296

Well thats just overkill for the parts TC has in the PC.

So this is for my friend who wants to build a PC and he wants it to be 800$ canadian taxes and shipping inclusive. This is the build I came up with. Parts from newegg.ca

Asus Black 24X DVD+R 8X

Western Digital Caviar Black 500gb

COOLER MASTER STORM Scout SGC-2000

XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5700 1GB

OCZ StealthXstream II OCZ500SXS2 500W

G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB

GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA ATX Intel Motherboard

Inter Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5Gghz

The total comes up to 890$ with shipping and taxes. I'd like to bring this down to around 800$. Also please input if you've got ideas on how to make the build better. Thank you.

Eggimannd

You might have to shift your expectations a little. Try this for a change:

Phenom II x3 720= $106.99

ASRock 770 Extreme3= $94.99

Antec 550W PSU= $59.99

Heatsink/Fan= $31.99

Those changes right there will save you about $66 (not including shipping/taxes) and put your closer to your $800 mark

What about this revised build over here? I'd rather stick to motherboards that have a lot of good ratings because some of the ones you guys list only have 4 stars with like 6 ratings.

I would get this mobo & cpu. For about $10 more you would get better performance.

Gigabyte-770TA-UD3 SATA 6.0GB/s USB 3.0 AM3 Mobo

AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE CPU

I would get this mobo & cpu. For about $10 more you would get better performance.

Gigabyte-770TA-UD3 SATA 6.0GB/s USB 3.0 AM3 Mobo

AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE CPU

jtcraft

That looks good. Is the rest of the build okay though?

Shell shocker deal, ends TODAY. Order it IMMEDIATELY.

Antec NEO ECO 520C 520W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Change the gpu to a gtx 460. And a Q8300 is NOT compatible with a P55 motherboard you'll need a socket 775 motherboard like a P5ND great motherboard for the price.Hekynn

Not adviseable since he's trying to save some cash. A 5770 is more than capable.

Change the gpu to a gtx 460. And a Q8300 is NOT compatible with a P55 motherboard you'll need a socket 775 motherboard like a P5ND great motherboard for the price.Hekynn

Yes I figured that out and changed it. GTX 460 is a little too much for his budget.