I have been looking to make a budget gaming pc for the last couple months and have narrowed down my options to a couple bundles. Wondering if you guys can help me out in choosing or are these rigs no good either way.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1376670&CatId=332

OR

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1864495&sku=B69-0518

with this video card

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/searchtools/item_upsell.asp?EdpNo=41125&msg=

I would build a Intel machine with a gtx 6 series video card instead, the I5 is WAY better for gaming, worth the extra cash, check any benchmarks.

What is your max budget for the PC? I'll help you build it.

Only suggestions I have is you might want a bigger power supply and if its strictly a gaming PC you could probably live with 4 gigs of ram (for now). Also get a solid state drive... its amazing. Leave the rest to those with more knowledge than me. Just built mine this weekend and its the perfect time of the generation to do it. Good luck!

Also don't be set on going through Tiger Direct. Put those same components in Direct Canada and I bet you save some money.

@onarum: Thanks for the reply, I'm looking to go no higher than 800.

@onarum: Thanks for the reply, I'm looking to go no higher than 800.

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@onarum: Thanks this helped a lot. I made some adjustments, to try and get it down to closer to 800 after taxes, thoughts? \

@onarum: Thanks this helped a lot. I made some adjustments, to try and get it down to closer to 800 after taxes, thoughts? \

@mmartian: If you could find a different motherboard, I would do that. Buying an ASUS product is the rough equivalent of putting a live bomb in your machine. Look for an EVGA or MSI product around the same price. Or look for two hamsters running really fast, anything but ASUS.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131766

^ This is an ASUS board much like the one you posted, and it has a 1/5 rating on newegg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188073

^ Similar EVGA product with much higher ratings. You'll pay $10 more for the EVGA, but it will work. So if basic functionality is worth $10 to you, avoid ASUS.

@mmartian: If you could find a different motherboard, I would do that. Buying an ASUS product is the rough equivalent of putting a live bomb in your machine. Look for an EVGA or MSI product around the same price. Or look for two hamsters running really fast, anything but ASUS.

@onarum: Might want to check my post again, and EVGA is rarely cheaper than ASUS. I don't know where you pulled that from.

@onarum: Might want to check my post again, and EVGA is rarely cheaper than ASUS. I don't know where you pulled that from.

@mmartian:

Duder, You're spending way too much on that case. Something like this is what i'd recommend. You've also bought a larger power supply then needed, as that card only needs a 500 watt power supply. That's already $75 more that can be spent on getting you a better gpu.

I'd say go with the 2500k if you can find it for less than $200. sometimes they are on sale or have rebates. 2500k will be more than enough for some time on almost all games. not too many are processor limited these days.

Also a larger power supply can be a good investment if you ever see yourself putting another graphics card in to get an extra boost in a year or two.

Also 128gb ssds are easy to find for $100 or so. I got a samsung one for about that much. It really is a HUGE difference for usability in your OS. It may get you over your budget a bit, but I feel like it's one of the things that's really worth paying a little extra for.

Building the system isn't that hard either. I was worried about the thermal paste and all that stuff but it worked out fine. Just read lots of tutorials and watch lots of youtube how-to videos. Newegg and ASUS both have an excellent video tutorial on youtube that uses the asus p8z77-v series boards.