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April 18, 2014 9:31:32 PM

hey im heading into a 3d animation program at my college and i also like to play games but all i got are crappy laptops and a old broken desktop and thought i should build a pc for myself like my friends.

i have no pc building experience and actually have no idea what im doing but so far this is the build i got

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/rosebefohoes/saved/#sav...

just wondering if you guys could give me suggestions and opinions about the build anything,i just want it to be good and durable and it works great

thanks

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April 18, 2014 9:49:49 PM

Well I'd change a few things. Here's what I'd do with that budget.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.00 @ Canada Computers)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ Memory Express)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($170.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($163.52 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($149.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($369.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (White) ATX Full Tower Case ($169.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.50 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($103.52 @ DirectCanada)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Canada Computers)
Fan Controller: NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller ($32.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1849.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-19 00:45 EDT-0400)

The 4770k and the 4820k will perform at the same level. Plus this build has an SSD for the OS and a fully modular PSU with a gold efficiency rating. The built in sound card is better than that add-in card.
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