Buying PC for friend

noobrig

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: $4000 max

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching videos HD

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Any must accept Paypal or visa debit

Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Additional Comments: Need to run all future demanding games very smoothly on max settings including Physx, AA, AF, Resolution, everything except vsync. For case looking for glowing blue inside, side window and dust filter and looking for max capacity SSD. Thanks
 
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How does this look? It's about 500 under your max, so hopefully a good price/performance for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($91.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($309.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($585.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM...

Sylvanriv

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How does this look? It's about 500 under your max, so hopefully a good price/performance for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Memory Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 240M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($91.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($309.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($139.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung EVO 1TB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($585.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($119.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($559.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Blue ATX Full Tower Case ($184.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case Fan: Apevia CF312SL-UBL (3-Pack) 63.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($27.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($215.31 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($58.23 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.52 @ DirectCanada)
Monitor: Samsung S27C390H 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($242.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $3503.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-28 01:44 EST-0500)
 
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