New $1000-1100 Gaming Build | Need some advice

[Techguy1]

Hello, I had a post like this a while ago and I decided that It would be better to post it back up when the sales are started so I can save money. I would like to buy my parts from Newegg, NCIX and Amazon. I'm from Canada also.

My Build
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/tUFO
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/tUFO/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/tUFO/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Canada Computers) (PURCHASED DURING BLACK FRIDAY)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.98 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ NCIX)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.74 @ DirectCanada) (PURCHASED DURING BLACK FRIDAY)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($379.99 @ Canada Computers)
OK so I need to know what GPU to get during sales, if there are any on sale that are really cheap now please tell me.
Price range- 350-430
Cards I am looking at-

670
EVGA FTW- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=71941&vpn=02G-P4-2678-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1285

ASUS Direct CUII- http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=71705&vpn=GTX670-DC2-2GD5&manufacture=ASUS&promoid=1285

HD 7970
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=68755&vpn=HD7970-DC2-3GD5&manufacture=ASUS
Any other really good ones that are on sale and are good cards?

EDIT- Games I will play- Bf3, Skyrim, Some Racing games, GTA 4, TF2 those kinds of games.

Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.88 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Canada Computers)

Total: $1030.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-12-24 11:53 EST-0500)

Thanks for reading this and taking your time to help me!

 

[AMD Radeon]

couldnt agree more

you miss this one Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
i believe you wanted 212 EVO not 212 plus

670 vs 7970 depends on what game you play. some games favor only one of them

 

[Emelth]

Choosing which GPU u want would require us to know what games you play like the above posted said it varies from game to game. You can go look up the benchmarks if you want to see

 

[TheBigTroll]

dude, be smart and wait till 6pm pacific or 9 pm eastern. ncix is having their boxing week sale tonight. a gigabyte windforce 670 is going to go for 299.99 after mir

ill temporarly recommend something
http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/tUQo

-black hard drives are useless. no speed gain

go here
http://i48.tinypic.com/ajpcab.jpg

get the adata ssd, the ud3h motherboard, and the msi gtx 670

 

[AMD Radeon]

^ it will be a steal

you are lucky if you get it lol

 

[Techguy1]

dude, be smart and wait till 6pm pacific or 9 pm eastern. ncix is having their boxing week sale tonight. a gigabyte windforce 670 is going to go for 299.99 after mir

ill temporarly recommend something
http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/tUQo

-black hard drives are useless. no speed gain

go here
http://i48.tinypic.com/ajpcab.jpg

get the adata ssd, the ud3h motherboard, and the msi gtx 670

Ok, thanks for telling me about that gpu going on sale, Ill try and jump on that. Could you update me with things that are on sale at 6pm and edit that build you made?

Why that gigabyte Mobo? and the A data ssd? Haven't heard anything about that SSD.

 

[AMD Radeon]

Ok, thanks for telling me about that gpu going on sale, Ill try and jump on that. Could you update me with things that are on sale at 6pm and edit that build you made?

Why that gigabyte Mobo? and the A data ssd? Haven't heard anything about that SSD.

i think you already had a good build on the first post... in addtion, the GPU advice from ncix boxing day

it suits your taste and dont botther with anything else ^ thebigtroll maybe want to help you cheap out in some places

 

[Techguy1]

I am looking at this case, the rosewill blackhawk is it any better than the haf 922? Should I get that one instead?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147107

 

[AMD Radeon]

choosing case somewhat depends on you taste, seriously

case does not add performance to your system. it is about taste

 

[TheBigTroll]

because gigabyte motherboards dont have a 35 dollar MIR. a asrock at 154.99 + tax and then - the mir ends up costing more than a gigabyte board at 134.99 + tax -minus 10 dollar MIR

the adata is cheap right now and performs pretty well according to toms. i put that in there just for a blank space. obviously there will be cheaper SSDs tonight at ncix.

id say the fractal is a better case. solid steel (lots of it), is silent without a large increase in temps, while having tons of cabling space and gromments

 

[quilciri]

-black hard drives are useless. no speed gain

5 year warranty on black, vs 3 year for blue/green. Black drives have a lower intitial failure rate than blue/green.

No 7200 RPM HDD is going to have a noticeable speed gain over any other.

 

[TheBigTroll]

i have WD drives that fail and not seagate. depends on your experience with them. id say they are equal, just the price is not

 

[quilciri]

Unfortunately, all we have to go on with HDD reliability is personal experience, as any manufacturer independent study of HDD's so far has had to omit manufacturer and model identification from the data to avoid being sued. - why the HDD manufacturer's can get away with suing someone for releasing that data is beyond me.

Personally, I've had 2 seagate barracuda's fail on me consecutively (the first HDD and the under-warranty-replacement both failed, the second within 2 months). only the second one was kind enough to spit a SMART error first.

However, given the lack of non-anecdotal information, I'm going to go with the HDD that has the longest warranty.

 

[Techguy1]

Ill update this thread tonight when things are on sale!

 

[Xlerator]

I suggest you get the scout 2
Because its better best bang for buck

 

[TheBigTroll]

its never on sale in canada

 

[Techguy1]

Ok one more question, I think i might pick a different motherboard I haven't heard good things about that asrock. Give me some suggestions

I would like to go with asus

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131830

or

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

Tell me what you think.

Thanks

 

[quilciri]

its never on sale in canada

What ever is, besides moose jam?

<3 canada

 

[quilciri]

I don't know about that particular board, but in general, Asrock boards are excellent.

Between those two Asus boards, I'd suggest the P8Z77 (Unless you want a micro ATX case so you can fit the machine in a smaller space)

While the voltage regulator on the maximus is massive (8+2+2 phase), I find that the current fluctuations on a board with a 6 phase regulator, such as the P8Z77, are small enough that the overclocking difference between the two boards is minimal. The ATX Board will run cooler, has slightly more expansion options, and is, of course, cheaper.

good luck!

 

[Techguy1]

dude, be smart and wait till 6pm pacific or 9 pm eastern. ncix is having their boxing week sale tonight. a gigabyte windforce 670 is going to go for 299.99 after mir

ill temporarly recommend something
http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/tUQo

-black hard drives are useless. no speed gain

go here
http://i48.tinypic.com/ajpcab.jpg

get the adata ssd, the ud3h motherboard, and the msi gtx 670

Have the sales on ncix started yet? Nothing new on my end.

 

[TheBigTroll]

they have started, but servers just exploded

 

[bigcyco1]

I would recommend you get one of these mobo:GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP4 TH LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with Dual Thunderbolt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128558#top

mobo:ASUS P8Z77-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819#top

mobo:MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130660#top

mobo:GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128545#top

 

[Techguy1]

they have started, but servers just exploded

Do you mean I just have to wait a bit? and were did you hear about that gigabyte 670 on sale from?

 

[TheBigTroll]

k bro.

case: has window. who cares
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=75045&vpn=FD%2DCA%2DDEF%2DR4%2DBL%2DW&manufacture=Fractal%20Design&promoid=1033

video card. not as good as the others, but cheap
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=71127&vpn=67NPH6DV5ZVX&manufacture=Galaxy%20Technology&promoid=1033

pay 30 bucks more and get the gigabyte
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=71107&vpn=GV%2DN670OC%2D2GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1033

msi is also avaliable
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=72914&vpn=N670%20PE%202GD5%2FOC&manufacture=MSI/MicroStar&promoid=1033

dvd drive
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=76514&vpn=GH24NS72&manufacture=LG%20Electronics&promoid=1033

heatsink. dam straight get this
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=47090&vpn=NH%2DD14&manufacture=Noctua&promoid=1033
hard drive
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=70854&vpn=ST1500DM003&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1033

SSD
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=69895&vpn=SDSSDX%2D240G%2DG25&manufacture=SANDISK&promoid=1033

pay 30 bucks more you can get a intel drive. just more warranty and slightly faster speeds from special firmware
http://www4.ncix.com/products/?sku=67668&vpn=SSDSC2CW240A3K5&manufacture=Intel&promoid=1033

 

[TheBigTroll]

by any chance if you want something for a laptop, a seagate momentus xt is a great option, give its 39.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=53491&vpn=ST95005620AS&manufacture=Seagate&promoid=1033