New gaming pc

[Sarge5]

purchase within the next 2 months

$1000-$2000 budget

mostly for gaming, but also watching movies and surfing the internet

parts not reuiqred keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor

memoryexpress.com

Canada

don't really have a preference on parts

overclocking maybe

SLI/Crossfire maybe

Monitor Resolution is 1680 x 1050(that is the max setting in my display panel)

I would like a quite pc

 

[danraies]

A $1000 pc and a $2000 pc are MUCH different.

The september Tom's System Builder's Marathon $2000 build is pretty good:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/overclock-cpu-sli-ssd,3031.html

I would go slightly different, though

ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 ($125)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

2 x GTX 580 (~$1000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130590

Intel i5-2500K (~$200)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Your favorite 2x4GB 1600mhz/1.5V/CAS Latency 9 (~$45)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

Crucial M4 128GB SSD ($200)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB HDD ($150)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

Whatever CD/DVD drive makes you happy (~$20)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Antec 300 Illusion ($70)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

PC Power & Cooling 950W ($150)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703028

Total: $1960

There's an argument for downgrading the video cards to 2 x 570 and getting a better motherboard and case.

2 x GTX 570 (~$740)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125382

ASRock Extreme7 Gen3 ($270)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157269

Silverstone Raven ($140)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163180

With these parts replacing the video card/mobo/case above the build is $1915

 

[danraies]

I should have read the original post better...didn't realize it was Canadian. My build(s) will probably go a little over in Canadian prices but it's a place to start.

 

[Sarge5]

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX31619
now if I was to go with this system is there anything you would change on it or keep it the same?

 

[Emelth]

Here is a build i put together as well

Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $100.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107

Intel Core i5-2500K - $225.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

ASRock Z68 Extreme4 - $175.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157250

ZALMAN CNPS9500A-LED 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - $48.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

2 x EVGA SuperClocked 012-P3-1572-AR GeForce GTX 570 (Fermi) 1280MB - $720.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM - $150.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM DVD - $20.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106344

Crucial M4 128 GB SSD - $210.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148442

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $45.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428

PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II 950W High Performance 80PLUS Silver - $150.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703028

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - $100.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986
Total $1943

 

[drunkducki]

this build is based on your memoryexpress build with same or better parts except for memory (12gb vs 8gb but you really dont need more than 8gb). memoryexpress will price match all the following sites.

Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB - $219.76
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232639/BX80623I52500K/Intel/

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM - $24.20
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/218427/RR-B10-212P-G1/COOLERMASTER/

ASRock Z68 EXTREME3 GEN3 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E SATA3 USB3.0 SLI CrossFireX Motherboard - $146.88
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD2247&vpn=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3&manufacture=Others

XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E 2xDVI HDMI 2x Mini DisplayPort Video Card - $339.79
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232389/HD697ACNFC/XFX/

G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory - $43.15
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232563/F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL/G.SKILL/

Crucial M4 SSD Micron C400 128GB 2.5IN Solid State Disk Flash Drive SATA3 6Gbps - $208.38
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/234805/CT128M4SSD2/CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY/

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 7200.12 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive OEM - $146.88
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC9713&vpn=ST31000524AS&manufacture=Others

LG CH12LS28 12X Blu-Ray Reader & Lightscribe DVD Writer Combo Drive - $63.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60288&vpn=CH12LS28&manufacture=LG%20Electronics

Coolermaster cm 690 II Advanced ATX Mid Tower Case Black 4X5.25 1X3.5EXT 6X3.5INT *No PSU* - $80.33
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/225611/COOLERMASTER/RC_692_KKN2/

Corsair TX850W Power Supply - 850W, ATX, 80Plus - $134.97 - $15MIR
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4352342

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition 64BIT DVD SP1 OEM - $127.69
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12850SW7181&vpn=FQC-04649&manufacture=MICROSOFT

Total: $1536.02 - $15MIR

 

[Emelth]

i believe newegg ships to canada as well m pretty sure ive seen it as newegg.ca or something like that

 

[danraies]

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX31619
now if I was to go with this system is there anything you would change on it or keep it the same?

You don't want an LGA 1366 cpu and motherboard. That is why everyone has been recommending the i5-2500k

Also, @Emelth, newegg.ca does ship to canada, but newegg is overpriced there. Several sites are noticeably cheaper there.