Getting a gaming rig. Buy or Build?

[largedarryl]

Garcian Smith said:

largedarryl said:
If your still looking, I used Memory Express (if you happen to be in Alberta) and OTV from Saskatchewan for all prices, in CAD. If you shop around you can get the best deals from Newegg.ca, TigerDirect.ca, etc.

Antec Nine Hundred Case $119
Antec Earthwatts 650W $90
AMD Athlon II 620 Quad Core (4x2.6GHz, 2MB Cache, AM3) $119
Asus M4A79XTD EVO (AMD 790FX, PCI-E 2.0 Crossfire, AM3/AM2+, ATX) $142
MSI 5850 1GB $342
Seagate 1TB SATAII $95
Keyboard and Mouse $20
DVD burner ~$30

This totals $957 (before taxes)

Overpriced ugly LED case, mediocre PSU manufacturer, crappy CPU, and you don't want to buy a Seagate 1TB hard drive (why not a Caviar Black or Spinpoint F3?) And that's just off the top of my head.

What's wrong with the case, one of the best cases I've ever purchased.  4 system fans and easy access to the HDD bays.

Do you have something against Antec?  They make good products, but I do agree there are better PSU manufacturers and I was attempting to grab a cheaper one for this price breakdown.

Find me a game that this CPU will not work with?  If this guy is buying a gaming rig, why would he spend the money on a more expensive processor when all current games are offloading workload to the GPU.

Seagate, again whats wrong with them, from my standpoint the were still offering 5 year warranties on their HDD's last year (vs 3 year from every other HDD manufacturer)