Help: Build PC (Intel or AMD)

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Originally Posted by rsarwar

Thanks again .. you are a very informative and smart person, glad to have met you

Always happy to help out a fellow Canadian and system builder.

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 and AMD x6 1090T both for $359.99 from NCIX.ca Weekend Instore Special.
Same bundle at TigerDirect.ca for $557(!) - Click Here

I think I it is a solid deal and am personally very happy with this buy as I just read some reviews of the MOBO and its very good apparently.

Looks like Boxing Day came early for you: that's just an amazing price for an astounding combo. The ASUS motherboard received a HardOCP Gold Editor's Choice award, and AMD CPUs don't get any better than the 1090T. No shortage of horsepower here, and you can always kick it up another notch when you're ready to overclock it.

For the memory I went with G Skill as well I went with:

G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Core i5 1.5V Memory Kit:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=42...l&promoid=1259 $64.99

I like this choice more than the one I suggested earlier. A nice find on your part.

Just need to find a good case. Have an eye on this one:
NZXT M59-001BK M59 Gaming Mid Tower Case - ATX, mATX, Baby AT, Black
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...&Sku=A406-1094

Case styling is subjective, so as long as you're fine with the styling, go for it. I like the cable routing hole design for cable management, which gives your PC a cleaner look (all the more important since this case comes with a window).

So do you think I will need this right away for the system? Or can I add it later?

You don't need an aftermarket heatsink right away. Seeing as you'll be running the CPU at stock speed, the included heatsink will work just fine. It's just that most builders prefer to go with an aftermarket heatsink for a number of reasons: i) it will keep the CPU temperature lower than the stock heatsink, ii) it will be significantly quieter (when paired with the right cooling fan), and iii) it's needed if you plan to do some serious overclocking.