Approximate Purchase Date: June 25-30th
Budget Range: ~$1100 CAD
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video Editing, Graphic Design, School Work, Web Browsing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: canadacomputers.com (preference is to pick up items from their Ottawa stores than have it shipped) - if there's a better deal through NCIX (or newegg.ca if the shipping tax isn't insane) then I'll be open to that as well
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences:Intel CPU, nVidia GPU (no ATI or ASRock
Overclocking: Maybe down the road
SLI or Crossfire: SLI in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
Additional Comments: I'm looking for the best value for my dollar without sacrificing performance. Suggestions & critique of my current selection are welcome!
What I've put together so far:
CPU (Central Processing Unit): Intel Core i7-3770S Ivy Bridge Socket 1155, 3.1Ghz (3.9GHz Turbo), 8MB L3 Cache, 22nm (Retail Boxed) Gen3 $319.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_65&item_id=049661
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V Lk ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA3 SLI DVI HDMI DP USB3.0 Motherboard $134.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_722&item_id=049996
RAM (Memory): Corsair Vengeance Low Profile Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1866MHz CL9 DIMMs $55.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_613&item_id=048709
Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB Crafted Series Gaming Case with Red LED $64.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=033494
Power Supply: Antec HCG-620M High Current Gamer 620W 80PLUS Certified Modular Power Supply $69.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_443&item_id=045163
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 Graphics Card $169.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=038937
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue (WD10EALX) 1TB SATA3 6GB/s 7200RPM 32M Cache (OEM) $89.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_210_212&item_id=035361
DVD-Player/Burner: LG GH24NS90 Black SATA DVD-Writer 24xDVD+R/-R 8xDVD+RW/6xDVD-RW 16xDVD+R DL 12xDVD-R DL 48x CD-R 32xCD-RW $19.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=3_61&item_id=044120
Heatsink: Cooler Master V6GT $38.88
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_129&item_id=032564
Again, suggestions and critiques against the current list are welcome - I'd like to be fully prepared before I head off to the store this week to obtain my parts, knowing that I'll be happy with my build at the end of the day, and 9 months down the road.
Thanks!
Budget Range: ~$1100 CAD
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Video Editing, Graphic Design, School Work, Web Browsing
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: canadacomputers.com (preference is to pick up items from their Ottawa stores than have it shipped) - if there's a better deal through NCIX (or newegg.ca if the shipping tax isn't insane) then I'll be open to that as well
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences:Intel CPU, nVidia GPU (no ATI or ASRock
Overclocking: Maybe down the road
SLI or Crossfire: SLI in the future
Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024
Additional Comments: I'm looking for the best value for my dollar without sacrificing performance. Suggestions & critique of my current selection are welcome!
What I've put together so far:
CPU (Central Processing Unit): Intel Core i7-3770S Ivy Bridge Socket 1155, 3.1Ghz (3.9GHz Turbo), 8MB L3 Cache, 22nm (Retail Boxed) Gen3 $319.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=4_65&item_id=049661
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V Lk ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA3 SLI DVI HDMI DP USB3.0 Motherboard $134.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=26_722&item_id=049996
RAM (Memory): Corsair Vengeance Low Profile Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1866MHz CL9 DIMMs $55.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_311_312_613&item_id=048709
Case: NZXT Guardian 921 RB Crafted Series Gaming Case with Red LED $64.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=033494
Power Supply: Antec HCG-620M High Current Gamer 620W 80PLUS Certified Modular Power Supply $69.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_443&item_id=045163
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 Graphics Card $169.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=038937
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue (WD10EALX) 1TB SATA3 6GB/s 7200RPM 32M Cache (OEM) $89.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=15_1086_210_212&item_id=035361
DVD-Player/Burner: LG GH24NS90 Black SATA DVD-Writer 24xDVD+R/-R 8xDVD+RW/6xDVD-RW 16xDVD+R DL 12xDVD-R DL 48x CD-R 32xCD-RW $19.99
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=3_61&item_id=044120
Heatsink: Cooler Master V6GT $38.88
http://canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=8_129&item_id=032564
Again, suggestions and critiques against the current list are welcome - I'd like to be fully prepared before I head off to the store this week to obtain my parts, knowing that I'll be happy with my build at the end of the day, and 9 months down the road.
Thanks!