$1500 gaming rig (Canada)

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Alex Perras

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Hey all,
I'm looking for a new FULL gaming rig (pc, moniter, mouse, speakers/headphones, etc)
Location: Canada
Purchase date: By the end of May
Preferences: I will be overclocking, a 3D moniter is a no no, a 20- 27 inch moniter, from amazon/newegg
Use: Only gaming

*Also, I will need a ssd to run my os off of

Thanks. Cheers!
 
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I never pick keyboard and mouse for others because what works for me may not work for you.. They're more of a personal preference. Get what you like.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($148.99 @...
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ksham

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I never pick keyboard and mouse for others because what works for me may not work for you.. They're more of a personal preference. Get what you like.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($148.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor ($189.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Speakers: Cyber Acoustics CA-3602 30W 2.1ch Speakers ($34.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1488.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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Jack Revenant

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Would this suit your purposes?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($377.44 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.79 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($279.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Wired Optical Mouse ($46.87 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1531.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-02 00:16 EDT-0400)

Note 1: I'm not really an audio guy, so you might just want to pick your own headphones/speakers. I really know next to nothing in that area.
Note 2: You can almost squeeze in a Sapphire Vapor-X 7970 Ghz Ed. on this budget, but since I was already somewhat over and lacking speakers, I let it out. You could afford it by dropping the SSD.
Note 3: Wasn't sure if you needed Windows, but you didn't mention it so I assumed you had a copy. If not, you should sacrifice either the monitor (switching down to a non-144hz) or the SSD.
 
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Alex Perras

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looks great, might just get a slightly better graphics card, but thanks mate! cheers!

 
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Jack Revenant

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True, but he only specified the SSD for Windows. Thus, I assumed that he merely wanted a small SSD to serve as a boot drive. Between that and already running a tad short on money, I made the cuts to the SSD first (down from the very SSD you chose, in fact).
 
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