Hello, I am from Canada and i'm planning on doing my first build. My budget is $400 w/o taxes and would probably go $15-$20 over my budget. The PC would be used for mainly light gaming for games such as, League of Legends, TF2, Dota 2, maybe some slightly more intensive in the future. Also some web surfing.
Build I had in mind: (newegg.ca)
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case $39.99
Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $69.99
Depending on what resolution you're playing on this setup is pretty good for those games. 1866 RAM is good for APUs if you're playing at 1080p I would recommend in investing in slightly faster RAM but over all this is a good setup. Remember to check stores like Newegg, NCIX and Amazon for sales and try to get an ad mathch wherever you buy
Hey, pretty good build, heres the build I generally recommned:
http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/mI3Z
IMO the case, mobo and PSU are better in my build, only cost about $10 more. Give it a look. Other than that we are pretty much on the same page on this build. Solid build with a very natural upgrade path for a gaming PC. You should be able to get a solid OC out of it to, concentrate on the IGP, try to get it up to 1000MHz, you'll get great performance out of it.
EDIT: Make note that this build was actually tuned towards US markets and just converted over to canadian markets, so if you do some digging you may be able to find these components or similar for a bit cheaper.