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Ok short story. My computer was stolen so after going through insurance I have a budget of $2200 Canadian plus tax. I would like some build suggestions. I already have an SSD and Cpu water cooler. I do not need a monitor, keyboard, or mouse. This is strictly a tower build. Also would prefer SLI setup


Approximate Purchase Date: Within a week

Budget Range: $2200 Canadian

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: does not matter

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

Parts Preferences: does not matter

Overclocking: Probably

SLI/Crossfire: Yes
 
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Needs ore I formation on your CPU cooler.

This build is above your budget with a GTX 980 SLI.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($228.77 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($624.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI)...
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: EVGA Z97 FTW ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($229.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($84.88 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($569.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: Corsair 750D ATX Full Tower Case ($159.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($105.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($24.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2286.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 21:46 EDT-0400

it'll pretty much handle everything you throw at it... for the next couple of years..
you could also go wwith a single gtx 980, or 2 gtx 970's in SLI, an i5 4690 and save you some money. because this build....well you wont even use half of it's power!
(I was assuming you wanted a gaming pc, if it's for editting you may want to throw another 8 gigs of RAM in there)
the PSU is a bit more then what's needed aswell, so you'll have some room for overclocking, which...isnt needed ;)
 
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not at least 850. 800-850 gives you lots of headroom, even with 750 you have some room to spare. but yea, to be on the safe side, maybe it's better to take an 800 - 850 watts PSU.
for a gtx 970 sli setup you'll haave more then enough with 750 watts though
 
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@Jowtoeh99 - Updated original post with your form, thanks

@tsune09 - I thought ddr3 @ 1866 Mhz gave the best performance do to speed and latency for games or has that changed over the past year?

 
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there isnt much difference, you wont realy notice any difference between 1600MHz or 2133MHz or 1866MHz in gaming.
I just thought...with a budget like that, why not go for some faster RAM.

and does it have to be around the 2200 mark? or can it be alot lower to save you money and still build you a machine that'll make most people drool
 
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Insurance is a bit of a pain, I can spend up to 2600 with taxes in so around 2200 without taxes. If i lower my budget I do not get the extra cash left over so I might as well go all out as much as I can for the $2200 budget.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QLvZqs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QLvZqs/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($383.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($224.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($349.99 @ B&H)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($2.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2023.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

If you want to save $200 just get 1 gtx 980. Also the cpu I chose is a 6 core, and you will not have to upgrade ANYTHING in this build for years.
 
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yea go full out then!
you may aswell buy a good PC, with extra parts in it, like a 3 or 4 way gtx 970 setup, and just sell 2 of the cards and put the money in your pocket
like I said earlier, the i5 4690k is a very good CPU and will handle any game without any troubles, same with 2 gtx 970's,
 
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Needs ore I formation on your CPU cooler.

This build is above your budget with a GTX 980 SLI.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.95 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($228.77 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($174.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($624.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($624.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.42 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($128.75 @ Vuugo)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $2324.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-10 22:13 EDT-0400
 
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He is from Canada.
 
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Abscent

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Sorry forgot to mention that my water cooler is a thermaltake water extreme 2.0
 
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My bad, OP here is a CA build

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/DxL76h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/DxL76h/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($416.79 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($101.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($246.61 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($259.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($402.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($402.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($114.50 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.34 @ DirectCanada)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($6.34 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $2197.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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@OP if the CPU cooler you have isn't compatible with my build feel free to get a i7 4790k build and add your cooler on the build that way. I suggest at least thinking about getting the SLI gpu and PSU I suggested as they are pretty good choices.
 
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