1500$ gaming pc

[quickwing]

I'm building a gaming pc soon and would love to get some feedback!

Approximate Purchase Date: This week

Budget Range: 1500$ after rebates and shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Microsoft office, internet surfing

Are you buying a monitor: Yes

Do you need to buy OS: Yes


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None

Location: Montreal Canada

Parts Preferences: amd video card, since I will be buying bioshock infinite and crysis 3 anyways

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe. If I do end up using crossfire, I will buy a larger PSU.

Additional Comments: I'll be playing games like bf3, crysis 3, lol, bioshock infinite, skyrim and others.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My current computer is 10 years old and can't play anything.

This is the build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($114.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.79 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.90 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.03 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($93.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Asus VN247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($180.70 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1080.24
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-21 14:17 EDT-0400)

I'll be getting this video card, which isin't on pcpartpicker for some reason:

SAPPHIRE 100352-3L Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card :

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202026

Also, I would love to hear some suggestions on what do to with the 100$ left on my budget!

Thanks!

 

[ingtar33]

i'd make sure you're getting the samsung 840 PRO ssd... the pro is about x2 the speed of the base 840.

I'd use the rest of the bling to update the gpu cooler to a accelero xtreme gpu cooler (lower the noise and temps) and if you have a few left over, i'd change out the case fans with some noctuas... make this thing a rollsroyce.

 

[quickwing]

i'd make sure you're getting the samsung 840 PRO ssd... the pro is about x2 the speed of the base 840.

I'd use the rest of the bling to update the gpu cooler to a accelero xtreme gpu cooler (lower the noise and temps) and if you have a few left over, i'd change out the case fans with some noctuas... make this thing a rollsroyce.

What about getting an HD 7970, would that also be a smart way of using the 100$?

 

[ingtar33]

an overclocked 7950 will match a stock 7970.

the 7950 has been a price/performance champ for over a year now. it's not really worth the extra few bucks for the 7970 unless you've got the money burning a hole in your pants.

 

[mastrom101]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/YThY
Your build is fairly similar, just a few minor edits

 

[SamGriffiths]

An AMD option just in case you wanted one, it allows you to get a bigger and better SSD and a 7970 but the CPU will be slightly slow if not the same, it depends on who you ask and if they're a fan boy or not. Oh and also that screen is really good.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Canada Computers)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($254.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.90 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($399.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($101.37 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.99 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($142.76 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1512.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-21 17:08 EDT-0400)