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Advice for new gaming PC

Yamaguchi

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
Gaming. Mostly Diablo 3 and WoW. Also Prototype 2, Batman Arkham Asylum.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
800-900$ Tax and shipping not included.

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
Toronto, ON. Will most likely be buying these parts at this store.
http://www.canadacomputers.com/
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Motherboard, videocard, Hard drive, Case, CPU

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Im thinking about reusing my current RAM and Power Supply. In my current gaming PC i have 4GB of OCZ ram with cooling rods coming from them (seemed pretty high-end when i got them 3 years ago). Im pretty sure 8GB will be required though. Im also thinking of reusing my current Cooler Master 650W PSU but my only problem is that i wanted to buy a modular one to minimize cables in my case. Will also be reusing monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc.

6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably. Haven't really done much of it in the past.

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920x1080

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
End of May

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
None in particular. Would like USB 3.0. Do not need Crossfire or SLI support.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
I will need to buy Windows 7.
 
Is the cost of OS part of that $900 CAD budget?
Which Coolermaster 650W PSU do you have?
What exact RAM will you be reusing?
 
That PSU isn't particularly great but it should do the job. You can't reuse that RAM since it's DDR2. All new motherboards and platforms uses DDR3 RAM.

SO here's a build:
$230 - Intel Core i5 2500K CPU
$110 - MSI Z77A-G43 Intel Z77 ATX Motherboard
$43 - Mushkin Silverline 2x4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$260 - Sapphire 11200-00-20G AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB PCI-E Video Card
$100 - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX 1TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$105 - Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit OEM
$55 - NZXT Source 210 Elite Black ATX Case
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Total: $903 plus tax and shipping.
 
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