can anyone help me build a gaming pc ($1500 canada)

earljustin

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Can anyone help me build a gaming pc

Approximate Purchase Date:
By the end of the month (possibly december boxing day? or if they are on sale)

Budget Range: 1000-1300/1500(max)

Purpose? Gaming > Movie > Surfing

I need Monitor, keyboard

OS?? windows 7(pro or ulti?)

Location? Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Overclocking? No

SLI or Crossfire? maybe or near future xD

(exclude from budget)
Monitor? i need one? 60 or 144? Resolution? ? ?

it's my first time to build so I'm excited.

haha what can you say about this build?

[PCPartPicker part list](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/w9933C) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/w9933C/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $192.98 @ DirectCanada
**Storage** | [Samsung 850 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz7ke128bw) | $128.04 @ Amazon Canada
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ DirectCanada
**Video Card** | [MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g) | $417.95 @ Vuugo
**Case** | [Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4blw) | $119.95 @ Vuugo
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $913.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 21:11 EST-0500 |

thank you so much
 
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Windows 8.1 is much better then Windows 7, it takes advantage of a lot of newer technologies for gaming and has longer support.
Plus if you don't like the Metro interface, it can always be removed.

Here is a MUCH better build then the one suggested above and within the budget (inc Monitor):


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.19 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.98 @...

aks_1337

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Windows 8.1 is much better then Windows 7, it takes advantage of a lot of newer technologies for gaming and has longer support.
Plus if you don't like the Metro interface, it can always be removed.

Here is a MUCH better build then the one suggested above and within the budget (inc Monitor):


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.19 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($81.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($369.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($17.09 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($107.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: ViewSonic VX2252MH 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($154.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($36.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $1474.14
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-22 21:28 EST-0500


Motherboard - Good quality & capable of SLI.
SSD - For OS and applications, your PC will thank you for the investment.
HDD - Storage and games.
Video Card - Best bang for the buck and will run nearly all games on max settings easily.
Case - Sleek looking, quiet, excellent quality (I have one housing my build) and brilliant airflow to components.
PSU - Excellent quality, rated tier 1 (best tier) on toms PSU guide & enough juice as standard for SLI.
OS - Windows 8.1 x64, reasons stated above.
Monitor - 21.5", in-built speakers and 1080p quality.
Keyboard - Good keyboard and comes with an Optical mouse for free.



Hope that helps!
 
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