$2000 Gaming Computer

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APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Around Christmas BUDGET RANGE: $2000 CAD

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, maybe some photo editing, internet browsing

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Keyboard, Mouse

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.ca COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Canada

PARTS PREFERENCES: I really want one of the new ATI graphics cards

OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: In maybe a year or so

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1280

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: I want something extremely fast that i won't have to upgrade any time soon while keeping the cost under $2000 CAD

These are the parts I've picked out, I'm 99% sure that this is going to be what i buy but i want other peoples opinions first. I'm also wondering if theres any way to lower the cost by a tiny bit without losing any performance.

Motherboard: Foxconn Inferno Katana GTI LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard(i dont know anything about the brand but it has good reviews and 3 PCIE x16 slots)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6813186175

CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz
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RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) (I'm getting 2 of these)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820231276

Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE 100282SR Radeon HD 5850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6814102857

Hard Drives:2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM in RAID 0 (I dont trust samsung so i dont want any hard drives from them even if they're faster)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6822136319

DVD drive: SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6827151188

Case: Antec Twelve Hundred
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6811129043

Power Supply: Antec TruePower New TP-650 650W
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6817371021

Moniter: ASUS VH236HL-P Black 23" (i'm going to get a second 1 after i build my computer and get enough money for it)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6824236065

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Reply to shozzking

shozzking wrote :

Good looking parts you chose there but I would wait for the MSI Big Bang motherboard. If you dont know what it is just google it. THX audio and muli GPU platform

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Reply to smokinu

Looks like you did your research. Very nice rig! However there are just a few things I would change or just keep in mind.

The Foxconn Quantum Force boards are Awesome OCers but have flaky BIOS. You can go with the Foxconn but keep in mind they are still working on the Foxconn Bloodrage BIOS on 1366. For the most part though the Foxconn Katana is solid. Foxconn over other manufactures just needs to tweak the BIOS on their Quantum Force boards in a more timely manner. Its a good board though.

If you haven't already, check out this set of Ripjaws. Higher bandwidth and the same timings. Its a tad more expensive though. Either set will do just fine.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produ [...] 6820231279

Happy Building!

Reply to BohleyK

what is the capacitator blowing issue? and whats wrong with the BIOS?

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I would keep the 750W for future upgrades and possible SLI in the future. Will save you...

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