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Hello, after dealing with the crappy customer support of a custom pc company, I decided that I wanted to try building a Custom PC.

I'm mostly looking to use it for graphic-intense gaming, and some surfing. No video editing or anything like that.

Here's the system that I came up with: (please note that the prices may be a bit higher since I live in Canada!)


CPU: i5 3570k ($230) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70541&promoid=1034

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100 ($100) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=61380&vpn=CWCH100&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1034

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ($190-$40 Manufacturer's Rebate) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70902&vpn=Z77%20Extreme4&manufacture=ASRock

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Blue 2x4GB ($45) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59431&vpn=CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1443

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB ($90) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=65701&vpn=ST1000DM003&manufacture=Others

SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB ($90-$10 Manufacturer's Rebate) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=61051&vpn=AGT3-25SAT3-120G&manufacture=OCZ%20Technology&promoid=1034

Video Card: GTX 670 ($400) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=71245&vpn=02G-P4-2670-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1034

Case: Corsair Carbide 300R ($65) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=66063&vpn=CC-9011014-WW&manufacture=Corsair&promoid=1034

PSU: XFX PRO 750W Core Edition ($65) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59617&vpn=P1750SNLB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1034

Others: Optical Drive ($20)


I'm open to any criticism or suggestions. Please let me know if there are any incompatibilities. All the parts are from www.ncix.ca . Thank you for your time!



Approximate Purchase Date: In the next week, upto 4 weeks.

Budget Range: $1000 - $1400

System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING, surfing, video streaming

Are you buying a monitor: No


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.ncix.ca

Location: Winnipeg, MB, CANADA

Parts Preferences: Intel, I heard AMD stuff is terrible.

Overclocking: Maybe few years later.

SLI or Crossfire: Also a few years later, when I start seeing lower performances.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I'm just looking for a Gaming PC with good performance.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Purchased a brand new computer, but all the parts were defective
 
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Although, I would consider it to be meant for a moderate OC. Most people don't overclock past 4.5GHz. Plus, you already stated you don't care too much for overclocking...in which case, the hyper 212 evo would be perfect for you.
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Drop the SSD, its not required. It only affects load times not FPS which are more important. I'd change the case to a HAF XM (better and more flexible all round) and a better mobo from Asus. Otherwise its good.
 
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I heard it really speeds up the OS overall, is it not worth it?
 
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Could you suggest a different CPU cooler from ncix.ca so I wouldnt have to replace the case fans? I dont think I'll need an intense cooling system, since I don't care much for overclocking. Thanks!
 
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Although, I would consider it to be meant for a moderate OC. Most people don't overclock past 4.5GHz. Plus, you already stated you don't care too much for overclocking...in which case, the hyper 212 evo would be perfect for you.
 
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