$1500 - $2300 First Time Build

[Tedizrul]

I've been stuck playing games on my laptop. It can run most, but on extremely low quality, so I figured it was time to upgrade.

Approximate Purchase Date: Sooner the better

Budget Range: $1500 - $2300

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, recording and watching videos

Parts Not Required: I need everything

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Country: Canada

Parts Preferences: Again no preference

Overclocking: If I can

SLI or Crossfire: At this time no

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: Quiet as possible but performance comes first. I'll also need a mouse, keyboard and monitor.

 

[cpitts1]

If you're in Canada, NCIX is a great place to buy parts. I'll get started on creating a build.

 

[cpitts1]

$2350 CAD before adding OS, let me know if you want me to go cheaper

SSD/Boot Drive
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=59354&promoid=1012

Main HDD
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=58376

CPU
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=57960

MoBo
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=61183

Case
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=55559

RAM
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=57076

Monitor
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=55964&promoid=1012

GPU (even the 7950 bests the 580 by a significant margin)
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=67748

Keyboard
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=57745

Mouse
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=59341

PSU
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=58861&promoid=1012

CPU Cooler
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=64340

 

[Why_Me]

These two companies (Direct Canada & Best Direct Canada) are affiliated (both ship out of the same warehouse in Richmond, BC) and both offer free ground shipping

http://www.directcanada.com/contact/

http://www.bestdirect.ca/contact/

This build allows you to add another one of those cards later on for a dual vid card set up..

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC6196&vpn=CC-9011012-WW&manufacture=CORSAIR $113.56
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Mid-Tower Gaming Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS Black

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/236287/CP-9020004-NA/CORSAIR/ $133.98
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX850M 850W ATX Modular Power Supply Active PFC 120MM Fan 5 Year Warranty

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD6381&vpn=P8Z68-V/GEN3&manufacture=Others $189.69
ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 Motherboard Z68 LGA1155 ATX 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI HDMI DVI USB3.0 SATA3

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD1527&vpn=BX80623I52500K&manufacture=INTEL $215.69
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC0554&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER $27.58
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $46.69
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15180BD6087&vpn=FX795ATDFC&manufacture=XFX $477.94
XFX Radeon HD 7950 Double D 800MHZ 3GB 5.0GBPS GDDR5 DL-DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card

Total: $1,205.13

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12850SW2113&vpn=GFC-02050&manufacture=MICROSOFT $98.70
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT SP1 DVD OEM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/233775/ML249H%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20/ASUS/ $212.30 MIR $192.30
ASUS ML249H 24IN MVA LED LCD 1080P 50000000:1 250CD/M2 HDMI VGA Monitor

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=30170DR2160&vpn=MKNSSDCR120GB&manufacture=Mushkin%20Enhanced $162.30
Patriot PP120GS25SSDR Pyro Series 120GB 2.5IN SATA3 SandForce Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD

or....

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950DR8733&vpn=MKNSSDCR240GB-DX&manufacture=Others $372.77
Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 240GB 2.5IN SATA3 Sandforce SF-2281 SSD Solid State Disk Flash Drive

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14120DR5445&vpn=ST1000DM003&manufacture=SEAGATE $106.00
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive - OEM

or....

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14120DR0798&vpn=ST2000DL003&manufacture=SEAGATE $119.79
Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB SATA 6GB/S 3.5IN 12MS 5900RPM 64MB Hard Drive OEM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/231148/SH-B123LRSBP/Samsung/ $60.63
LG CH12LS28 12X Blu-Ray Reader & Lightscribe DVD Writer Combo Drive

or....

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/225965/DRW-24B1ST%20Bulk/ASUS/ $19.80
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12660ID4780&vpn=920-002232&manufacture=LOGITECH $66.50
Logitech G110 Gaming Keyboard USB Programmable Backlit Keys USB Audio

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12660ID2220&vpn=910-001260&manufacture=LOGITECH $60.85
Logitech G500 Laser Gaming Mouse 5700DPI Weight Adjustable Usb BLACK/GREY

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC8823&vpn=CA-9011111-WW&manufacture=CORSAIR $69.89
Corsair Vengeance 1300 Gaming Headset 50MM Driver Circumaural Earcup Analog