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Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

Eh, this is my first time doing this, and I believe I did the majority of it right. I included, a mouse, keyboard and a monitor in the price of everything and the grand total prices I have listed are what it comes to right before the checkout including shipping and HST taxes (Canadian taxes), I am Canadian so if you have a better suggestion for parts to bring the price down to less than $1500 please post the pieces I can order from Canadian sites. Thanks!
This build is for gaming purposes btw. Also please don't suggest more RAM or more hard drive space as I most likely won't need it.

Here's the build:
****I believe everything should be compatible but someone with computer experience please let me know..

CPU:
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

GRAPHICS:
Galaxy 67NPH6DV6KXZ GeForce GTX 670 GC 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162109

DVD DRIVE:
ASUS DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135240

MOTHERBOAR
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

HARDDRIVE:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

NEWEGG GRANDTOTAL: $1,160.27

MONITOR:
ASUS VH238H 23-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor with Integrated Speakers:
http://www.amazon.ca/ASUS-VH238H-23...1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341245998&sr=8-1-fkmr0

POWERSUPPLY:
Corsair CMPSU-750HX 750-Watt HX Professional Series 80 Plus Certified Power Supply:
http://www.amazon.ca/Corsair-CMPSU-...21LK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341246790&sr=8-1

AMAZON GRANDTOTAL: $349.71

HARDDRIVE (SSD)
OCZ (VTX3-25SAT3-120G) Vertex 3 2.5" 120GB SATA3 6GB/s Solid State Drive):
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=179_1088&item_id=037112

MEMORY (RAM):
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMMs (CML8GX3M2A1600C9):
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_612&item_id=039987

CANADACOMPUTERS GRANDTOTAL: $155.92

COOLER FAN:
Cooler Master RR-V6GT-22PK-R1 V6 GT Multi-Socket CPU Cooler:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6514354

CASE:
NZXT PHAN-001WT Phantom Full-Tower Case:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6634207&CatId=1510

MOUSE&KEYBOARD
Logitech 920-002836 MK320 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo - 2.4GHz,:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6572352&CatId=1482

TIGERDIRECT GRANDTOTAL: $333.51

GrandTotal: $1,999.41

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

Found something already..
You can buy a graphics card for half the price that will run practically anything on the highest details.

Lemme look into the rest ^^

Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

Storm said:
Found something already..
You can buy a graphics card for half the price that will run practically anything on the highest details.

Lemme look into the rest ^^

Just edited the thread to read it better, and are you talking about the 7950? Cause I was wondering if I should use that and would be able to play BF3 ultra..

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

The rest doesn't seem too bad but..
Take a look at this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227402

Add a monitor and some speakers and you're set, all for well under $1500.
And of course, if you really want it, add in a SSD as well, but in my opinion it's unnecessary.

Mazool said:
Storm said:

Found something already..
You can buy a graphics card for half the price that will run practically anything on the highest details.

Lemme look into the rest ^^

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Just edited the thread to read it better, and are you talking about the 7950? Cause I was wondering if I should use that and would be able to play BF3 ultra..

Nope, was just talking about cards in general. You should easily be able to play it with that, but there's still cheaper cards out there that can do it for cheaper.

If you really want to spend $400 on a card, I'd grab this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125423

This might help you out a bit. Really depends on how many frames a second you want.

Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

Ahh I looked into the computer and checked out the graphics card, people reviewing it said it most likely wouldn't run ultra on BF3, the reason I'm looking to buy at 7970 is so I won't need to upgrade my card in the future and will be able to play basically every game ultra with ease so I guess I'ma stick to the 7970 on Newegg unless you can show me a cheaper website, I compared already with Amazon, canadacomputers and tigerdirect. But other than that, everything I have listed is compatible with each other?

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

Yep, it's all compatible.

You could buy the setup, sell off the 7750, and buy a $400 card to replace it.
You'd still save several hundred.

nehkz · Jul 1, 2012

Why does everyone insist on getting an AMD card? Please for fuck sake get an Nvidia card.

Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

nehkz said:
Why does everyone insist on getting an AMD card? Please for f*ck sake get an Nvidia card.

I know absolutely nothing about computer building I just did research on all those parts last night for a few hours. What Nvidia card would have the same or better power as the one I listed for a cheaper price?

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

Mazool said:
nehkz said:

Why does everyone insist on getting an AMD card? Please for f*ck sake get an Nvidia card.

Click to expand...

I know absolutely nothing about computer building I just did research on all those parts last night for a few hours. What Nvidia card would have the same or better power as the one I listed for a cheaper price?

I suggested one.
Bottom of post #4.

Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

Ahh, I didn't notice that edit you put in Storm, and thanks, I looked into it and will probably be getting that one then. Thanks again. Anything else that you might have noticed would be better?

I also added in the operating system I am going to be getting, if someone can show me a good torrent for windows 7 then I will be really thankful.

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

Mazool said:
Ahh, I didn't notice that edit you put in Storm, and thanks, I looked into it and will probably be getting that one then. Thanks again. Anything else that you might have noticed would be better?

I also added in the operating system I am going to be getting, if someone can show me a good torrent for windows 7 then I will be really thankful.

Link.

Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

Storm said:
Mazool said:

Ahh, I didn't notice that edit you put in Storm, and thanks, I looked into it and will probably be getting that one then. Thanks again. Anything else that you might have noticed would be better?

I also added in the operating system I am going to be getting, if someone can show me a good torrent for windows 7 then I will be really thankful.

Click to expand...

Link.

Thank you! I'll just need to buy a dvd to burn it too. So everything else in my build is all good? Or do you have an opinion on the mouse and keyboard, i'm not looking for a high end expensive gaming mouse and keyboard. I know nothing about mice and how the differences affect gaming.

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

Mazool said:
Storm said:

Mazool said:

Ahh, I didn't notice that edit you put in Storm, and thanks, I looked into it and will probably be getting that one then. Thanks again. Anything else that you might have noticed would be better?

I also added in the operating system I am going to be getting, if someone can show me a good torrent for windows 7 then I will be really thankful.

Click to expand...

Link.

Click to expand...

Thank you! I'll just need to buy a dvd to burn it too. So everything else in my build is all good? Or do you have an opinion on the mouse and keyboard, i'm not looking for a high end expensive gaming mouse and keyboard. I know nothing about mice and how the differences affect gaming.

http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads
Download the standard free version. Boot it up, hit the little green plus and add the Windows OS .iso and run it. Saves you having to burn it.

As for mice and keyboards, it's really just up to personal preference.
The one you picked out I actually had quite a while back and they worked well for some time. Still do I'd assume but god know's where they are now

Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

Thank you man, gonna only cost $1750 now! Would I be able to use my turtle beaches I have for xbox with this btw? Or do I need a pc headset?

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

Depends on which one you have.
Jump onto their site and look them up. It'll say in the summary

Inxy · Jul 1, 2012

nehkz said:
Why does everyone insist on getting an AMD card? Please for f*ck sake get an Nvidia card.

Mazool said:
Ahh I looked into the computer and checked out the graphics card, people reviewing it said it most likely wouldn't run ultra on BF3, the reason I'm looking to buy at 7970 is so I won't need to upgrade my card in the future and will be able to play basically every game ultra with ease so I guess I'ma stick to the 7970 on Newegg unless you can show me a cheaper website, I compared already with Amazon, canadacomputers and tigerdirect. But other than that, everything I have listed is compatible with each other?

Personally go with GTX670, GTX670 can be overclocked and be match with a GTX680 which saves you $100.

Eon · Jul 1, 2012

Inxy said:
Personally go with GTX670, GTX670 can be overclocked and be match with a GTX680 which saves you $100.

Which is what I suggested

Mazool · Jul 1, 2012

@Inxy

Could I do this;

CPU: i5 3570k - $229
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6819116504

Motherboard: ASROCk Z77 Extreme4 - $180
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6813157295

Monitor: ASUS VS247H-P 23.6IN 2MS LED MONITOR - $190
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/S...-2419 CA

Case: Antec Three Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with Upgraded 2 x USB 3.0:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6811129180

Storage: Crucial m4 128GB
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

RAM: Corsair 8GB DDR3 Low profile 1600Mhz - $58
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6820233186

Power supply: Corsair 750w-HX - $156
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6817139010

CPU Cooler: Cooolermaster V6 GT - $70
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6835103089

GPU: GTX670 - $419
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6814162109

I really don't need a lot of harddrive space, and I don't need a fancy case, just one that works.

Inxy · Jul 2, 2012

That case has crap cooling. Get case I suggest it's best performance/price ratio. I still suggest you get a 500GB HDD. You should never use a SSD as your main storage devices. Only store your OS and 1 or 2 games.

Mazool · Jul 2, 2012

Oh okk, so I should get a good ventilated case, and fine I guess I will get more HDD... I've never done anything with overclocking so I had no idea how that even works really, haha. But would that GPU be able to run ultra on BF3 without overclocking?

Also what is the difference besides the price on these 2 HDD's?

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136767

And is the optical drive I have good?

And check the mainpage for the new build I have, it is only lacking an HDD, I'm looking to get a 500gb hdd. Also do I need a sound card?

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