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$1000 Gaming PC - Canada

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Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: Approx $1000 Cdn

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, internet, Microsoft office

Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, OS, Optical drive

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I would like to pick them up at memory express, they will price match other Canadian dealers. If a part is not available from them I am willing to order online but would rather not.

Country: Canada

Parts Preferences: Was looking at a i5 2500k and a 7850 GPU

Overclocking: Maybe, not right now but I could see so in the future

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the future

Monitor Resolution:1920x1080, will be looking at a new monitor in the future

Additional Comments: I am hoping for this to last me a couple years playing higher settings before needing a good upgrade. I would like to set up a dual monitor display for work productivity and possibly three in the future. If three monitors won't work it is not a deal breaker.

I have been looking at these parts so far but I am not dead set on any of them. I am fairly lost as to what motherboard would be good for me and the best ram for by build. Also will a 650w PSU be enough or should I get a 750w just to be safe?

CPU - i5 2500k
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232639/BX80623I52500K...

GPU - Sapphire Radeon 7850
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX38641

Case - Cooler Master HAF 922
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/216224/RC-922M-KKN1-G...

PSU - Corsair tx650
http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/?sku=233309&kw=tx650

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Try this and ask Memory Express to match these prices i like the case you picked btw it's a good one ;)  PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ NCIX)
Hard Drive: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.79 @ DirectCanada)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($87.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $956.53
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-06-08 03:15 EDT-0400)

+1 to bigcyco1's build. I would also try these websites: directcanada.com and bestdirect.ca, to see if their prices are cheaper.

If Memory Express don't want to match your prices, try NCIX. They price-matched my stuff without question.

http://www.directcanada.com <----- Free Shipping on orders over $50

http://www.bestdirect.ca <----- Free Shipping on orders over $80


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

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/233769/P1650SNLB9/XFX... $81.69
XFX 650W PRO650W Core Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 53A 24PIN ATX Power Supply 80PLUS Bronze PSU

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD6547&v... $148.37 MIR $128.37
ASUS P8Z77-V Lk ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA3 SLI DVI HDMI DP USB3.0 Motherboard

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/242391/BX80637I53570K... $234.00
Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/237385/RR-212E-20PK-R... $29.15
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366/1155/1156/2011 120MM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/240822/BLS2KIT4G3D160... $45.43
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 2X4GB PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 1.5V CL9 Dual Channel Memory Kit

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950AC0275&v... $67.79
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB 3.5IN 16MB Cache SATA3 Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD5668&v... $243.00
Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 860MHZ 2GB 4.8GBPS GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card

Total: $922.93 *not including rebates & tax
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Also, Memory Express choices are very limited. To price match, the store has to have the exact same model you are looking for. You may not be able to price match some components you want.

I guess that just reiterates my previous point. Try NCIX for price-matching. :p 
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