1400-1600 Gaming PC Please Help!!!

[carzyday]

Approximate Purchase Date: This month.


Budget Range: 1400-1600 before rebates


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming and Editing

Parts Not Required: Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: NCIX


Country of Origin: Canada


Parts Preferences: by brand or type: Core i7 2600k


Overclocking: Yes


SLI or Crossfire: Yes

Additional Comments: Would be nice if the computer could be quiet.

 

[aznshinobi]

Please fill this out.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

In any case, you can check out my $1000 build here:
http://www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore

 

[cutebeans]

I'd buy here
http://www.directcanada.com/

FREE SHIPPING

i7-2600k $328
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD9917&vpn=BX80623I72600K&manufacture=INTEL

Asrock z68 extreme3 gen3 $146
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=16950BD2247&vpn=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3&manufacture=Others

G.skill Ripjaws 8gb $49
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL

HAF 922 $114
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC5964&vpn=RC-922M-KKN1-GP&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

EVGA GTX 570 $346
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11610BD7504&vpn=012-P3-1572-AR&manufacture=EVGA

Antec High gamer 900w $133
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10370AC0916&vpn=HCG-900&manufacture=ANTEC

Opdrive LG $24
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12600DR0411&vpn=GH24LS70&manufacture=LG

Hyper Evo Cpu cooler $31
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC0554&vpn=RR-212E-20PK-R1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

$1191

Buy another GTX 570 when you want to SLI but I don't recommend it as next year there will be newer cards that will be twice as fast as this current gen.

 

[Why_Me]

Without knowing your monitor resolution it's impossible to recommend a psu and graphics card.

FREE SHIPPING

These two retailers (Direct Canada & Best Direct) are affiliated, both use the same shipping addy out of Richmond, BC, and both offer free ground shipping.

http://www.directcanada.com/contact/

http://www.bestdirect.ca/contact/

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC6196&vpn=CC-9011012-WW&manufacture=CORSAIR $115.50
Corsair Carbide Series 500R Mid-Tower Gaming Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS Black

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139009 <----- that case on newegg

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC6193&vpn=CC-9011011-WW&manufacture=CORSAIR $89.69
Corsair Carbide Series 400R Mid-Tower Case ATX 4X5.25 6X3.5INT USB 1394 No PS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139008 <----- that case on newegg

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/237094/Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3/ASRock/ $148.50
ASRock Z68 EXTREME3 GEN3 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E SATA3 USB3.0 SLI CrossFireX Motherboard

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme3%20Gen3 <----- a better look at that board

http://www.asrock.com/microsite/PCIe3/ <----- PCI-E 3.0 for Ivy Bridge and the new generation vid cards

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232641/BX80623I72600K/Intel/ $314.79
Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Core Unlocked Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Sandy Bridge 8MB

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/237385/RR-212E-20PK-R1/COOLERMASTER/ $29.15
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15380BD5211&vpn=F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL&manufacture=G.SKILL $49.17
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/234626/GH24LS70/LG%20Electronics/ $17.79
LG GH24LS70 24X SATA Lightscribe Internal DVD Writer Burner DVDRW Optical Drive Black OEM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/235121/CSSD-F120GB3-BK/CORSAIR/ $183.53
Corsair Force 3 Series 120GB 2.5IN SATA3 6GB/S Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD Sandforce SF-2200

 

[carzyday]

Thanks for the recommendations guys.

 

[carzyday]

I've changed my mind can you guys include the monitor, mouse and keyboard what do you guys think I should get?

 

[cutebeans]

A 23" monitor would be best.

Edit

Asus 23" monitor $165 ( this is better)
http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530MN1186&vpn=VE247H&manufacture=ASUS

 

[Why_Me]

Here's some modular psu + vid card configurations to look at for running two of whatever cards you decide to go with.

*** gtx 580 set up

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=13220AC6971&vpn=OCZ-ZX1000W&manufacture=OCZ $177.72 MIR $157.72
OCZ ZX Series 1000W ATX12V 24PIN Active PFC 80 Plus Gold 83A Power Supply 140MM Fan Black 5 Yr Wrty

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD9256&vpn=N580GTX%20Twin%20Frozr%20II/OC&manufacture=MSI $489.69 MIR $459.69
MSI GeForce GTX 580 Twin Frozr II OC 800MHZ 1536MB GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI PCI-E DirectX 11 Video Card

***6970 or gtx 570 set up

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15180AC8651&vpn=P1850BNLG9&manufacture=XFX $139.66
XFX 850W PRO850W XXX Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 70A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Silver

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD3236&vpn=GV-R697OC-2GD&manufacture=GIGABYTE $356.90
Gigabyte Radeon HD 6970 900MHZ 2GB 5.5GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI HDMI Display Port PCI-E DIRECTX11 Video Card

or...

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD1893&vpn=N570GTX%20Twin%20Frozr%20II/OC&manufacture=MSI $344.51 MIR $314.51
MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr II OC GeForce GTX 570 Fermi 732MHZ 1280MB 3.8GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E 2XDVI Video Card

***6950 2GB or gtx 560ti set up

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15180AC1911&vpn=P1750BNLG9&manufacture=XFX $119.86
XFX 750W PRO750W XXX Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 62A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Silver

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=14080BD4250&vpn=11188-05-50G&manufacture=SAPPHIRE $274.56
Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 2GB GDDR5 PCI-E 2XDVI HDMI DisplayPort Video Card

or...

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11830BD9294&vpn=GV-N560OC-1GI&manufacture=GIGABYTE $241.17 MIR $211.17
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti Fermi 900MHZ 1GB 4.0GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI Mini HDMI DIRECTX11 PCI-E Video Card