First time build review

[Pirate_Twinkie]

I am building a pc for the first time by my self and was wondering how good this build is http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Pirate_Twinkie/saved/WYQcCJ. I can't afford to go any higher in terms of budget which is $1200 Canadian. After tax it ends up being just $8 under budget. I am planning on upgrading the cpu to a broadwell when that comes out, and the gpu I probably won't upgrade for a year or two. I was just wondering if it is a good build or not, and if you have any suggestions to improve the build any suggestions would be great.

 

[Carson Dyle]

20% sales tax?

I honestly couldn't see building a PC today - even one for my Mom to play solitaire - without an SSD for the boot drive.

 

[mfenn]

Can you update your post to include the answers to the questions posed here?

 

[Ken g6]

I found a way to fit a not-great SSD in there, but you can at least install your OS on it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Sandisk Solid State Drive 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($50.07 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: LG 22M35D 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Wireless Network Adapter: TRENDnet TEW-804UB 802.11a/b/g/n/ac USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($14.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-AIRE M1 Wired Optical Mouse ($5.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $995.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-17 21:18 EDT-0400

If you don't need that WiFi module, maybe we can do a little better.