New Build: <$1000

[PygmalionJones]

Hey there, I'm planning on building a new computer. I'll be using it to do school work and play games. I don't play games on ultra-high settings or anything though, so the highest end graphics is not necessary.

Approximate Purchase Date: In a couple weeks

Budget Range: About $1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > Programming > Watching Videos > Other school stuff

Parts Not Required: I don't need any software, probably don't need a keyboard or mouse

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference

Country: Canada

Parts Preferences: I don't have preferences, don't really know the pros and cons of the different makers.

Overclocking: Maybe, if necessary

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe

Monitor Resolution: The higher the better, nothing ridiculous though.

Additional Comments: Don't really need anything special looking. Not too many LEDs would be nice, I don't want something glowing and flashing. Visually appealing but not ostentatious is the name of the game I guess.

 

[chulex67]

If you are from Canada, and you are not looking for a Super High end Pc. You Should Check this website

http://www.ncix.ca/

They are Really Really Proffesionals, They have one of the Best Warrantys of all Canada, Home Service.
This is their yourtube channel they do reviews, custom pcs, and reviews of allot of Hardware.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRQqdpMWoQQ&list=UUXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw&index=2&feature=plcp

If you want to Do it yourself then you should be looking for

An I5 2400, 8 (2x4) 1600 DDR3 Ram, A Z77 1155 Motherboard Atx, A Corsair, Antec, Seasonic Psu 600W, Gtx 550 ti , a 60 Gb SSD sata III as Main Os Drive and a 1Tb HDD and the Case of your Choice.

 

[quilciri]

based on those priorities, here's a build you can use as a starting point.

I'm going to stay under $900 to allow for the markup on parts in Canada. You have my sympathies.

$50
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

$90 ($80 after mail in)
CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 V2 650W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

$310
i7-2600K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070&Tpk=2600k
*the hyperthreading won't help with gaming, but as a coder, you may wand this. esp. if/when you get into parallel programming. There doesn't seem to be much benefit in the 3770k, assuming you can even get your hands on one.

$42
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426

$120
ASRock Z77 Pro4
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157296

$145
HIS H685FN1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161384

$123
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136786

$18
ASUS 24X DVD Burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204


$898 total ($878 after rebates). hopefully it's not so much more expensive in Canada to put you over $1k.

If you want stonger gaming performance, you can drop down to a 2500k and bump the video card to a 7850, and you'll be at the same price, but the 6850 will play all current games on medium+ settings @1920x1080 with good frame rates.

 

[juniiflow]

BTW: you could always turn off the lights by not plugin them.

 

[Why_Me]

Any order over $50 at Direct Canada is free shipping. Any order over $80 at Best Direct Canada is free shipping.

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

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


http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC3384&vpn=CC-9011014-WW&manufacture=CORSAIR $73.50
Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Gaming Case ATX 3X5.25 4X3.5 Front USB Audio No PSU

http://www.corsair.com/carbide-series-300r-compact-pc-gaming-case.html <----- another look at that case

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC1338&vpn=HCG-520&manufacture=Others $69.48
Antec High Current Gamer 520W 40A 24PIN ATX12V V2.3 Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply 135mm Fan

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/242053/B75M-D3H/Gigabyte/ $72.48
Gigabyte B75M-D3H mATX LGA1155 B75 DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI HDMI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=Gigabyte+B75M-D3H+mATX&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13492019359239374162&sa=X&ei=xJKsT-fuJ8jmiAKQzMnpBg&ved=0CF4Q8wIwAQ <----- another look at that board

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD5808&vpn=BX80637I53450&manufacture=INTEL $202.80
Intel Core i5 3450 Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $47.59
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530DR5213&vpn=DRW-24B1ST%20Bulk&manufacture=ASUS $16.89
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC0275&vpn=ST500DM002&manufacture=Others $75.60
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 3.5IN 16MB Cache SATA3 Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD5564&vpn=HD7850-DC2-2GD5&manufacture=ASUS $253.34
ASUS Radeon HD 7850 860MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card

or...

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD8406&vpn=GV-R787OC-2GD&manufacture=GIGABYTE $346.53
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC 1100MHZ 2GB 4.8GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/242460/ET.WS0HP.002/Acer/ $130.90
Acer S220HQL 21.5IN Widescreen LCD Monitor Black 1920X1080 LED Backlit 10000000:1 5MS VGA DVI

 

[Roxas2030]

Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Gaming-49.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133179

LG DVD Burner- 15.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236

AMD FX-8120 8 core-199.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961

Seagate Barracuda 1TB-99.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697&Tpk=Seagate%20Barracuda%20ST31000524AS

Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB)-41.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570

HANNspree By Hanns-G-129.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262011

ASUS M5A97 AM3+-94.99
http://secure.newegg.ca/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

Radeon HD 7850-245.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150608

Silverstone Strider 600W PSU-68.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071

Total: $956

Perks:
10$ mail in rebate
Free game

Let me explain this build for you
I kept in mind that you game and program so:

I got you the FX-8120 8 Cores because of programming and its excellence in gaming. You only need 4 gbs for gaming so the extra 4gb is for programming. The graphics card will do REALLY well.

The processor is a really good overclocker and with the Asus board you can overclock really nicely. Pick up a Cool master hyper plus for 34$ if you want to overclock.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

It should still be within your range under 1000$.

The case is really nice and good ventilation.

Finally the PSU is really nice. And to the guy above 7850 is MUCH better than the 560 Ti.

 

[Thrin]

If you could add which province you are in that would be useful.

If you are out west, use Memory Express. They have an incredible price match policy and a lot of stores to save on shipping.

If you are in Ontario I would suggest Canada Computers.

You'll need a monitor included in your budget correct?

 

[Why_Me]

Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Gaming-49.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133179

LG DVD Burner- 15.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136236

AMD FX-8120 8 core-199.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103961

Seagate Barracuda 1TB-99.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697&Tpk=Seagate%20Barracuda%20ST31000524AS

Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB)-41.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220570

HANNspree By Hanns-G-129.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262011

ASUS M5A97 AM3+-94.99
http://secure.newegg.ca/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view

Radeon HD 7850-245.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150608

Silverstone Strider 600W PSU-68.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256071

Total: $956

Perks:
10$ mail in rebate
Free game

Let me explain this build for you
I kept in mind that you game and program so:

I got you the FX-8120 8 Cores because of programming and its excellence in gaming. You only need 4 gbs for gaming so the extra 4gb is for programming. The graphics card will do REALLY well.

The processor is a really good overclocker and with the Asus board you can overclock really nicely. Pick up a Cool master hyper plus for 34$ if you want to overclock.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

It should still be within your range under 1000$.

The case is really nice and good ventilation.

Finally the PSU is really nice. And to the guy above 7850 is MUCH better than the 560 Ti.

What's the build total with shipping? I noticed some of your prices didn't match what was on newegg so I was just curios as to the shipping cost added onto the total cost of that build.

 

[Roxas2030]

If you can tell me what province I can help you with the shipping.

Oh and about the cost prices error...It's a bit late here so I made some mistakes but I assure you it's 956$ rounded up.

Shipping without the the dvd burner is free shipping. The dvd burner is 7.24 shipping.