Good Computer? SUGGESTIONS PLEASE

[CheesyHotDogPuff]

Hi!
My name is Connor, and I'm going to (at least try) build my first computer.
I'm getting help from my dad's good friend, so he should be able to help me with some stuff.
Anyway, this was the rig I'm planning on, how would you like this?

Priority - Most to Least Important: Gaming, School, Browsing, Movies

-Case - Corsair Carbide 400R - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008

-MOBO - MSI Z77A-GD65 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643

-GPU - GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

-PSU - Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125418

-CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

-RAM - Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226295

-SDD - Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233191

-HDD - Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697

-DVD Burner - ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

-CPU Cooler - XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm HYPRO Bearing CPU Cooler - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233081

-Key Board - Rosewill RK-700M Black USB Wired Multimedia Keyboard - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201039

-Monitor - ASUS VS Series VS228H-P Black 21.5" - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236176

-Speakers - Logitech S-220 17 Watts 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System - http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014

Total cost = $1,384.37 CDN

It would really help if you gave me feedback. Thank you!

 

[fpoon]

Looks good.
Get the Asrock Z77 Extreme3 and use the money saved for a 7950.
Get the Hyper 212 EVO instead of Xigmatek.
Get a WD drive instead of Seagate.
Get a OCZ Vertex 4 or Samsung 830 instead of the Corsair SSD.

 

[CheesyHotDogPuff]

Looks good.
Get the Asrock Z77 Extreme3 and use the money saved for a 7950.
Get the Hyper 212 EVO instead of Xigmatek.
Get a WD drive instead of Seagate.
Get a OCZ Vertex 4 or Samsung 830 instead of the Corsair SSD.

Thank you!
Took your advice of the HDD and the SDD.
Decided that I didn't need a fancy graphics card like the 7950.

 

[Why_Me]

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

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


This build allows you to add another one of those 7950's later on.


http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=61928&vpn=CC-9011011-WW&manufacture=Corsair $99.99 - After Mail In Rebate: $90.10
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC5838&vpn=CP-9020015-NA&manufacture=CORSAIR $78.67
Corsair CX Series CX750 750W ATX 12V 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Active PFC Fan 140mm Fan

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD5203&vpn=GA-Z77X-D3H&manufacture=GIGABYTE $134.26
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 3PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 HDMI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/242391/BX80637I53570K/Intel/ $219.69
Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC0554&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R2&manufacture=COOLERMASTER $29.03
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366/1155/1156/2011 120mm

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $37.23
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 $19.24
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14120DR5445&vpn=ST1000DM003&manufacture=SEAGATE $77.79
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950DR6190&vpn=SDSSDP-128G-G25&manufacture=Others $96.12
SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB 2.5IN SATA3 6GB/S Solid Stat Disk Flash Drive SSD

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD4746&vpn=R7950%20Twin%20Frozr%203GD5/OC&manufacture=MSI $307.63 MIR $292.63
MSI Radeon HD 7950 Twin Frozr III 880MHZ 3GB 1250MHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINI DP DX11 PCI Video Card

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/222137/GFC-02050/MICROSOFT/ $97.69
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT SP1 DVD OEM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530MN1490&vpn=VS228H-P&manufacture=ASUS $137.61
ASUS VS228H-P 21.5IN Widescreen LED LCD Monitor 1920X1080 5ms 50M:1 250CD/M2 HDMI VGA

Total: $1,334.95 *not including mail in rebates

 

[CheesyHotDogPuff]

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

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


This build allows you to add another one of those 7950's later on.


http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=61928&vpn=CC-9011011-WW&manufacture=Corsair $99.99 - After Mail In Rebate: $90.10
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC5838&vpn=CP-9020015-NA&manufacture=CORSAIR $78.67
Corsair CX Series CX750 750W ATX 12V 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply Active PFC Fan 140mm Fan

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD5203&vpn=GA-Z77X-D3H&manufacture=GIGABYTE $134.26
Gigabyte Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 3PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 HDMI CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/242391/BX80637I53570K/Intel/ $219.69
Intel Core i5 3570K Unlocked Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Ivy Bridge 6MB Retail

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC0554&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R2&manufacture=COOLERMASTER $29.03
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366/1155/1156/2011 120mm

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $37.23
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 $19.24
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14120DR5445&vpn=ST1000DM003&manufacture=SEAGATE $77.79
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950DR6190&vpn=SDSSDP-128G-G25&manufacture=Others $96.12
SanDisk SDSSDP-128G-G25 128GB 2.5IN SATA3 6GB/S Solid Stat Disk Flash Drive SSD

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD4746&vpn=R7950%20Twin%20Frozr%203GD5/OC&manufacture=MSI $307.63 MIR $292.63
MSI Radeon HD 7950 Twin Frozr III 880MHZ 3GB 1250MHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINI DP DX11 PCI Video Card

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/222137/GFC-02050/MICROSOFT/ $97.69
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64BIT SP1 DVD OEM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530MN1490&vpn=VS228H-P&manufacture=ASUS $137.61
ASUS VS228H-P 21.5IN Widescreen LED LCD Monitor 1920X1080 5ms 50M:1 250CD/M2 HDMI VGA

Total: $1,334.95 *not including mail in rebates

Wow, some of the stuff on this website are a lot less than newegg. Thanks for your help!

 

[nsouter853]

If you do stick with the MSI Z77A-GD65, just know that it is an awesome motherboard. It received an award along with another one for the best in it's class/price range, with the best overclocking of them all. Look up the review where they compare 6 major-brand mobos in the price range of the GD65 (GD65 included) and say it comes out on top.

 

[idroid]

here:

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($42.55 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($399.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1392.45

that's what i recommend you because its a "do it all" PC... its extremely good for gaming and you can record your gameplay, do heavy video editing, edit thousands of photos and well.... it will last a bit longer than the previous builds posted but if you want to save money and improve your gaming performance a little bit this is what i recommend you:

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 612 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($42.55 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($40.18 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($396.82 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($104.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1244.47

 

[CheesyHotDogPuff]

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[Why_Me]

Wow, some of the stuff on this website are a lot less than newegg. Thanks for your help!

It's not only cheaper, it's FREE SHIPPING. Start adding up the shipping cost on newegg and a few of those other sites and then you really see the savings.