Building a gaming pc

[Aaz09]

I want to build a liquid cooling gaming rig to play games at 1080p ultra, on my 23" asus vx238h monitor. I hope to have a multi-monitor setup. I'd like to have SSD's for storage and OS.

What parts do you suggest for the best 1080p multi-monitor performance?

I live in Canada, some parts may not be available to me (Like the kraken G10)

 

[HiTechObsessed]

What kind of budget do you have?

 

[Aaz09]

Dont really have one. I guess around 1500

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Are you looking for a custom watercooled loop? That will cost a lot lol Here's one with a closed loop watercooler for about $1,500, no OS though. I have the 780 in there cause it's a great card, and the 290x is stupidly overpriced, but they perform about the same. The power supply and motherboard also give you the ability to add another 780 in SLI in the future.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.50 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($169.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($108.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($539.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($133.62 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1551.22
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-23 09:55 EST-0500)

 

[Aaz09]

Luckily I have Windows 7 ultimate install discs
Would the i5 processor be good for editing gameplay videos, and unity?

 

[HiTechObsessed]

The i5 will be good, yes. It would be nice to get an i7, but I don't see doing that unless we drop you to a 770 GPU, which would still give you max everything at 1080p gaming wise.

If anyone gives you crap for the 770 with 4gb, it's because I am anticipating you getting a second 770 in the future for SLI, and 2 770's in SLI beat a 780 Ti, so you'll be set lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.98 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($108.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($409.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($133.62 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1514.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-23 22:44 EST-0500)

Even dropped the price a hair 😛

 

[Aaz09]

The i5 will be good, yes. It would be nice to get an i7, but I don't see doing that unless we drop you to a 770 GPU, which would still give you max everything at 1080p gaming wise.

If anyone gives you crap for the 770 with 4gb, it's because I am anticipating you getting a second 770 in the future for SLI, and 2 770's in SLI beat a 780 Ti, so you'll be set lol

PCPartPicker part list / Pricebreakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.98 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($104.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Memory Express)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($108.15 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 4GB Video Card ($409.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($133.62 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1514.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-23 22:44 EST-0500)

Even dropped the price a hair 😛

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[HiTechObsessed]

No problem, enjoy it!