Gaming Build- Approx. 800$

joejd12

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Dec 1, 2010
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Approximate Purchase Date: august (this month)

Budget Range: 800ish
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming

Are you buying a monitor: No

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Canadian

Location: Canada

Parts Preferences: none

Overclocking: no

SLI or Crossfire: no

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Why Are You Upgrading: Have a dell xps 15 from 2.5 years ago, Rome Total War 2 is coming out and i just have to play it at better settings than my xps allows for


This is what I came up with:
http://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/TemporaryWishList.aspx?ChangeQty=0

Any suggestions/things I'm missing?

Thanks,

Jordan

 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $827.75
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 14:40 EDT-0400)

Get this built
A 7870 xt outperfrms the gtx760


http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7870-XT-vs-GeForce-GTX-760
 
Solution

jinayhvora

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.14 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $813.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 15:09 EDT-0400)
 

vipervoid1

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.18 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $816.10
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-03 16:03 EDT-0400)