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Adam744

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Approximate Purchase Date: 1-3 days

Budget Range: 1,100 - 1300. After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Animation, Rendering

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: Everything

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Parts Preferences: Nividia (mostly because I have used Nividia forever and it seems there is never driver issues on game forums like other cards)

Overclocking: Yes (if it is possible and wont destroy my system for 2 years, new to overclocking but wanting to do anything to get the maximum bang for buck)

SLI or Crossfire: Yes if for the future it could be cheaper... I.E buying a 760 now for budget and adding another 760 later for more gpu

Your Monitor Resolution: currently have 2, both are 1680X1050. Would be using only 1, don't think I could handle 2 monitors at this budget

Additional Comments: Again best bang for buck, hopefully 2 years before upgrading needed. Looking for an upgradable build, hoping it can also play Planetside 2 MAX with Phsyx)

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: PC is a 2001 model, MAC Book Pro for school (2009 model) just doesn't cut it any more, starting to have issues running games on low
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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Total: $1224.98

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.13 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1224.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 18:59 EDT-0400)

This will do the job for you ^
 
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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.05 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($184.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($117.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($274.23 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($95.38 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1293.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 19:04 EDT-0400)
 

King Hackintosh

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The problem with that is the OP is in Canada so US links will be of little help :( Nice build though
 

Adam744

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Really happy to see a 770 in this build, can this support overclocking at a later date? Also how is NCIX for shipping? I don't see any prices on cost
 

King Hackintosh

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This can support overclocking (I don't know why SR-71 Blackbird doesn't think the PSU is sufficient - I have it and its great. I've never used ncix myself, but I've heard good things about them.
 

Dark Lord of Tech

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.05 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.13 @ NCIX)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.50 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($409.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 850W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($94.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($26.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1323.34
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-06-28 19:40 EDT-0400)

GTX 770 plus a 850W XFX power supply made by Seaasonic for your future SLI 770's:D:D:D
 
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This is my $1300-$1500 build but up north ya wont be able to get the combos. Drop to a 760 and it should still work.

Case - $150 - Corsair 500R Black http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1327095
$45 MIR
PSU - incl. w/ above - Corsair TX750 included with above

MoBo - $370 - ASUS Z87 Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1352787
CPU - incl. w/ above - Intel Core i5-4670k Included w/ above and MoBo has built in wireless, $100 combo discount and $10 off w/ promo code Z87MB617, ends 6/30

RAM - $79 - (2 x 4GB) Muskin CAS 8 DDR3-1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226337
Free $25 Hawken in game credit w/ purchase, limited offe
Cooler - $30 - CM Hyper 212 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709011


GFX - $400 - Gigabyte GTX 770 Windforce http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125463
GFX - Later - Same

HD - $95 Caviar Black 1TB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533
SSD - $135 - Samsung 840 Pro 128GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192

DVD Writer - $17 - Asus DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

OS - $100 - Win 7-64 Home Pre http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986


$1,376