$1000 gaming build

reccos7

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Oct 25, 2012
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10,510
Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: within a week or so

Budget Range: $1000, after Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching HD movies, and Folding@Home

Are you buying a monitor: No


Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.ca, ncix.com, tigerdirect.ca

Location: Canada

Parts Preferences: doesn't matter

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: No

Additional Comments: I would like a sleek looking PC, with the ability to play games such as Borderlands 2, Skyrim, etc. I'm new to this, so I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to computer parts. Hopefully you guys/girls can help me out :).

Thanks.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($224.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $965.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.05 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD55 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($271.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($48.08 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($49.97 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-222BB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($17.93 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1008.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

EDIT: As usual replace the case if you want.
 

pushanthegreat

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Oct 18, 2012
182
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10,710
Processor Intel Core i5-2500K $209.99
Motherboard Asus P8P67 Pro Rev 3.1 $144.99
Graphics card Gigabyte GTX 560 Ti OC 900MHz 1GB $214.99 or Asus 7770
Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance CL9 DDR3-1600 RAM $44.99
Boot drive Samsung 64GB SSD 830 $94.99
Storage drive WD Caviar Blue 500GB 7200RPM HDD $99.99
Power supply Corsair Enthusiast Series CMPSU-650TX $59.99
Case Fractal Design Core 3000 $64.99
Optical drive Samsung SH-B123 12x BD-ROM $59.99