PC for witcher 3 (1000 - 1500) + need everything CANADA

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I am a huge witcher fan, and would really want to run witcher 3 max settings (or close to them at least lol). never built a PC before though and a pretty big noob. I need basically everything, that includes a monitor as well as OS, speakers, and other stuff that I am probably forgetting

So some components I think would be acceptable:

i5-4690K (I have never overclocked but would like to try, and an extra $10 wont hurt)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

2x4G RAM modules (not sure how they are different)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007610&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=147%7C20%2D231%2D428%5E20%2D231%2D428%2DTS%2C20%2D231%2D314%5E20%2D231%2D314%2DTS&percm=20%2D231%2D428%3A%24%24%24%2417%24%24%24%3B20%2D231%2D314%3A%24%24%24%2417%24%24%24

GTX 970 (not sure if this is the best choice)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832 - not sure which one I would get (brand wise)

MOBO - no idea (obviously a 1150 socket)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132118

HDD - standard 1TB should do ( WD or Seagate ?)
http://www.newegg.ca/Internal-Hard-Drives/SubCategory/ID-14?&cm_sp=CAT-Internal-HD-_-VisNav-_-Desktop-_-1

SSD - just for booting? not sure if it is worth it (maybe just a ~120GB for OS and stuff)

CASE: pretty clueless, just picked one that looked popular http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

PSU: no idea, think something around 600W should do ? http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028

CPU FAN: if I OC should I get one ?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007999&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=574%7C35%2D103%2D099%5E35%2D103%2D099%2DTS%2C35%2D186%2D134%5E35%2D186%2D134%2DTS&percm=35%2D103%2D099%3A%24%24%24%2411%24%24%24%3B35%2D186%2D134%3A%24%24%24%2411%24%24%24

CD/DVD drive: pretty sure I need it to install OS?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

MONITOR: don't know, maybe somewhere around 20 inch is good ?

any help would be appreciated, these are just some components I though might be good and I think should run witcher 3 very well (ASUS ?)



 
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C12Friedman

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I came up with this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.97 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.89 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX Video Card ($369.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Rosewill Challenger-U3 ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply ($62.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: LG E2411PU-BN 24.0" Monitor ($122.50 @ Vuugo)
Keyboard: Microsoft Desktop 400 Wired Standard Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($22.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Total: $1410.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 19:08 EDT-0400
I changed the case to the Challenger U3 version (has USB 3.0 ports in the front panel), I like that case, I have a highly modded Challenger case. Included a 24" monitor. I did use almost all of your budget though
 
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I came up with this:

[PCPartPicker part list]() / [Price breakdown by merchant]()


CPU | [Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor]() | $332.98 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler | [Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 45.0 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler]() | $19.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard | [MSI Z97-G55 SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard]() | $117.98 @ SuperBiiz
Memory | [Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory]() | $65.99 @ Newegg
Storage | [Corsair Force LS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive]() | $54.99 @ Newegg
Storage | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive]() | $54.99 @ Amazon
Video Card | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card]() | $339.98 @ NCIX US
Case | [Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case]() | $89.25 @ Newegg
Power Supply | [EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply]() | $66.66 @ Newegg
Optical Drive | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer]() | $16.98 @ OutletPC
Monitor | [Acer G227HQLbi 60Hz 21.5" Monitor]() | $119.99 @ Micro Center
Keyboard | [Rosewill RK-9000 Wired Standard Keyboard]() | $73.00 @ Amazon
Speakers | [Creative Labs Inspire T6160 50W 5.1ch Speakers]() | $84.44 @ SuperBiiz
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $1437.22
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 19:15 EDT-0400 |

Monitor I suggested is a little bit smaller than the one above, however is a 60hz IPS monitor. If you want to go LED/LCD with a 5ms response time, you could get one a bit cheaper/more hq than the one above. Keyboard is cheapest available with MX Blue mechanical switches, I can personally vouch, they're great for typing and gaming, Rosewill is a good brand.

The MSI 970 has a slightly higher clock rate than other GTX 970's + Good heat dissipation.

PSU is more than enough, also an excellent rating efficiency for the money.

Memory is cheapest price per gb, with a good CAS, and clock speed. Would recommend going to 16 gbs, if it's in the budget.

Motherboard is pretty vast, room for lots of upgrades in ram, and SLI support if you ever get another 970.

Case is pretty generic, but fits the build well

I went with the 4770k, because it is better than the i5-4960k, and fit in the budget. Worth the upgrade if you have the spare cash.
 
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