Looking for Canadian gaming build (first build) budget $1400 CAD

[TheMilkMan42]

Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next week or so. Might try to grab a couple things on cyber Monday if I can find good deals for comparable parts.

Budget Range: Around $1400 before rebates and after shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly gaming & internet.

Are you buying a monitor: No, I have one that will do for now.

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: No preference, as long as they ship to Toronto.

Location: City, State/Region, Country - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Parts Preferences: NVIDIA graphics card preferred

Overclocking: Probably not at the time (but if the capability can be included with no downside, why not).

SLI or Crossfire: Same as above.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050

Additional Comments: Don't need any particular bling/lights/swag, I'm already quite gangster.

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Currently using a 4 year old laptop with no dedicated graphics card for gaming; lets just say it gets interesting.

Thanks a bunch in advance for your time/advice.

 

[prit87]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ Canada Computers)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.89 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($398.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1205.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-30 03:30 EST-0500

Given you a 2 way SLI supported board with a good quality 750 watt PSU if you want to SLI in future for the time being at your resolution a single gtx 970 is enough to max out any game also the CPU is a unlocked one.

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($324.89 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($94.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($398.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.70 @ Vuugo)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Canada Computers)
Total: $1319.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-30 03:37 EST-0500

in the future when second GTX 970 is added , i7 4790K will serve better than i5 4690K . Also i have avoided RAM with big heatspreaders , so when other 2x4GB is added later on , they wont block the huge cooler . 120GB for ssd is too little . Windows takes 40-50GB , 20GB recovery partition , also there are games 17GB .