Planned Gaming Computer this Fall/Winter

[kevincuth08]

Hi, I plan on buying these parts from Newegg.ca later this year and was was just looking for a second opinion on the parts and also a check to make sure they all work together, and if you guys suggest anything else, (I'm in Canada so gotta keep any links to things you can get in Canada) I will be using this computer mainly for gaming and doing school work and most of the games will be pretty high end (BF3 is one I'm hoping this rig will be able to tackle at full graphics no problem)

Case: Cool Master HAF 932 Advanced
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811119160
- $150 ($20 mail-in-rebate)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2X4GB)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820145345
- $73

CPU: Intel i5 2500K 3.3Ghz (3.7Ghz Turbo Boost, and I plan to O.C it with the ASUS BIOS, or manual tweaks)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115072
- $220

CD-DVD: ASUS 24X DVD Burner 2MB cache
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827135204
- $21

HDD: Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB (64MB cache/6.0Gb/s)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148506
- $160

SSD: Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" 128GB SATA III (For Windows 7 and bigger games like Lotro/FSX)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820148348
- $235

PSU: CORSAIR Professional Series 750W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified (Modular)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139010
- $160 ($20 mail-in-rebate)

O.S: Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16832116992
- $140

Heatsink: Cool Master Hyper 212 Plus (With Arctic Silver 5)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835103065
- $40

GPU: MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr II/OC
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814127565
- $240

Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V Pro LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131730
- $205

Others Stuff --

Headset: Logitech G930 USB Wireless Headset
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16826104399
- $120

Mouse: Razer Mamba Black (Not sure if I'm gonna get this)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16826153048
- $140

Keyboard: Logitech G150 (Which I already own)
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard/devices/7246

Cable: 2x SATA III (For SSD and HDD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16812189200
- $6 ea

Power Bar: Kensington 62668 6 Outlets Power Strip 15 Feet Cord Length
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16812120802
- $20

Thermal Paste: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
- $10

2.5" Adapter: SilverStone 3.5" to 2.5" (For SSD, i'm not sure if case has one built in, and info would be nice)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817997007
- $10

Software: Office 2010 Home & Student
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116861
- $115

- $2,077.84 Total (Shipping/GST) without mouse
- $2,226.56 Total " with mouse

Later in the future I also plan on getting a 24" or 27" 1080p monitor, so if anyone knew any good ones, a link would be very helpful and appreciated
- Some prices may change since i've put them here

 

[Why_Me]

It's far too early to figure your build...you want to start a thread on here about a week before you plan on buying. With that said here's a few idea's to that build.

FREE SHIPPING for both these sites. These two companies (Direct Canada and Best Direct) are affiliated and are both out of Richmond, BC.

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

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

Now here's the deal. That Asrock mobo comes with a nifty black front USB 3.0 Panel with a SSD cage. Look at the link on here of that Asrock mobo and scroll down about half way and you will see it. It's a perfect match for the 922 (fits right into the front of that case). Also the 922 is a much better "bang for the buck" than the 932. The two fans down below the case are the "optional add on fans" for that case (200mm on the side, and 120mm on the bottom)...and seeing how your going to be running dual cards...the more cooling the better.

This build also includes dual gtx 560's

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11130AC5964&vpn=RC-922M-KKN1-GP&manufacture=COOLERMASTER $89.69
Coolermaster Haf 922 Mid Tower ATX Case Black 5X5.25 5X3.5INT Front Audio USB eSATA No PSU

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/228326/R4-LUS-07AR-GP/COOLERMASTER/ $11.00
Coolermaster Megaflow 200MM Red LED Case Fan 700RPM for HAF932 922 Cosmos S Atcs 840 Storm Sniper

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/229778/R4-L2R-20CRAR/COOLERMASTER/ $4.95
Coolermaster R4-L2R-20 120MM Red LED Case Fan 2000RPM 69CFM 19DBA 3/4 Pin

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=15180AC1911&vpn=P1750BNLG9&manufacture=XFX $114.04
XFX 750W PRO750W XXX Edition Single Rail ATX 12V 62A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 80PLUS Silver

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/235447/Z68%20Extreme4/ASRock/ $196.90
ASRock Z68 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 3PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 SATA3 USB3.0 SLI CrossFireX Audio Motherboard

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232639/BX80623I52500K/Intel/ $208.79
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/218427/RR-B10-212P-G1/COOLERMASTER/ $20.63
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus Direct Touch 4 Heatpipe Heatsink AM2 AM3 LGA1366 LGA1155 LGA1156 120MM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/232563/F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL/G.SKILL/ $60.48
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11230DR7592&vpn=CT128M4SSD2&manufacture=CRUCIAL%20TECHNOLOGY $209.50
Crucial M4 SSD Micron C400 128GB 2.5IN Solid State Disk Flash Drive SATA3 6Gbps

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/233111/ST31000524AS/Seagate/ $53.74
Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 7200.12 1TB SATA 32MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive OEM

http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/225965/DRW-24B1ST%20Bulk/ASUS/ $17.79
ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Black

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD8066&vpn=N560GTX-TI%20Twin%20Frozr%20II/OC&manufacture=MSI $236.67 MIR $20 - $216.67
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 880MHZ 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini-HDMI DX11 PCI-E Video Card

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12980BD8066&vpn=N560GTX-TI%20Twin%20Frozr%20II/OC&manufacture=MSI $236.67 MIR $20 - $216.67
MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II OC 880MHZ 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini-HDMI DX11 PCI-E Video Card

Total: $1,460.85 *not including mail in rebates

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC0891&vpn=CA-HS1ANA&manufacture=CORSAIR $59.69
Corsair Gaming Audio Series CA-HS1A Headset 50MM Drivers Circumaural Earcups

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12660ID2220&vpn=910-001260&manufacture=LOGITECH $59.43
Logitech G500 Laser Gaming Mouse 5700DPI Weight Adjustable USB BLACK/GREY

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530MN9362&vpn=ML238H&manufacture=ASUS $179.92 MIR $15.00 - $164.92
ASUS ML238H 23IN Widescreen LED LCD Monitor 1920X1080 2MS 10000000:1DC VGA HDMI

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/product.php?category_id=19&product_id=2919 <------ Cooler Master HAF 922 specs, and pics with professional reviews.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-ssd-320-crucial-m4-realssd-c400,2908-3.html <----- review on that Crucial SSD in this build

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme4 <----- ASRock Z68 EXTREME4

 

[kevincuth08]

I don't think it's to early to be thinking about my build, only things that will likely change are prices or new products from now and then, or I find better ones while I keep looking. Now on to your suggestions

I like those two websites you suggested, I looked originally for Canadian computer parts websites and found Newegg by mistake, and i've kinda been stuck their cause of their good reviews and hi quality pics of their products, but i'll definitely look at these 2 new ones for me. As for the parts you suggested I like most of them, but their is three things I don't really like, the first is the HDD yes you suggested a nice one, but I'm looking for a 2TB 64MB cache, so i'll have to go look for that on one of those websites, the second and third is the mouse and headset, Honesty don't like them both I will be getting wireless of each, so the ones i've picked are pretty much the ones i'll buy because i've looked at many others and these 2 are my favorite (but expensive :9 ). But man, I love that Monitor! it looks very nice and elegant that was definitely a good link. Thanks for all the suggestions, i'm gonna go look for deals on these two websites

 

[klaykid]

I recommend checking out tigerdirect.com, some of the deals they have outbeats neweggs. I like checking both to see which one is better.

Such as this 4gb RAM http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7023168&CatId=3433. Only 25 bucks. Saves you $20+. I'm ordering 4 of these since they're 20 dollars in the USA.

 

[kevincuth08]

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