Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: Max: 2000$ (Tower only) to 3500$ CAD (Monitor, Speakers & Soundcard included)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Work, Distributed Computing, Entertainment (Internet, Music, Movie)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None, purchasing from a Mom & Pop shop nearby
Location: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel, Asus, Corsair, Nvidia
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Current: BenQ G2412HD @ 1920x1080, but looking to upgrade to something like the Acer XB270HU/XB271HU (27" IPS, 144hz, G-sync).
Speakers: 2.0 or 2.1 setup
Additional Comments: Cool, Quiet, Black, Reliable, Good for the next 5 Years.
Why Are You Upgrading: I've been pushing back purchasing a new PC for a couple of years now because life, but now my current venerable servant (E6600/8800GTX) is turning ten and some parts have been, and are, definitively dying a slow, painful death.
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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/xWZKzy
CPU
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard
Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card
Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card
Case
Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply
Corsair RM750i 750w 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
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Sound Card
Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Monitor
Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor
Speakers
Logitech Z623 200W 2.1ch Speakers
Budget Range: Max: 2000$ (Tower only) to 3500$ CAD (Monitor, Speakers & Soundcard included)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Work, Distributed Computing, Entertainment (Internet, Music, Movie)
Are you buying a monitor: Yes
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None, purchasing from a Mom & Pop shop nearby
Location: Canada
Parts Preferences: Intel, Asus, Corsair, Nvidia
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: Current: BenQ G2412HD @ 1920x1080, but looking to upgrade to something like the Acer XB270HU/XB271HU (27" IPS, 144hz, G-sync).
Speakers: 2.0 or 2.1 setup
Additional Comments: Cool, Quiet, Black, Reliable, Good for the next 5 Years.
Why Are You Upgrading: I've been pushing back purchasing a new PC for a couple of years now because life, but now my current venerable servant (E6600/8800GTX) is turning ten and some parts have been, and are, definitively dying a slow, painful death.
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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/xWZKzy
CPU
Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard
Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card
Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card
Case
Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply
Corsair RM750i 750w 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
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Sound Card
Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card
Monitor
Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor
Speakers
Logitech Z623 200W 2.1ch Speakers
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