So you can't help out a poor guy on the low end? oh well worth a try.
I've been shopping a lot, any recommendations for parts?
Right now im looking at this:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit
if you were in the US sure, but I am pretty sure there is a lot more shipping + tax involved sending shit to canada, so yea.
What is the cheapest no frills motherboard you recommend? I don't need video or crossfire.
and if i do go up to the 1055t, wouldnt it make more sense just to jump to the i5 750 at that point?
You'll pretty much never use more than 4GB of ram for normal use and gaming right now, so I wouldn't worry about memory. 2x4GB prices have dropped below $100 ($90 during black friday / cyber monday) and will probably keep going down, so I wouldn't worry about that.