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arr4ws

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Moslty gaming

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?

My budget isnt set , but would love the best ''money for quality'' i could get

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

Canada

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.

Cpu , Ram , mobo and maybe PSu , see below

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

hard drives ( 2 Ssd( 1x128gb and 1x256 gb and 2x 2tb harddrive)
Case Corsair 500R (new)
cpu cooler Corsair H60 (new)
want to reuse my P/S wich is a Enermax Liberty 620w , but i heard they are bad. Mine been solid since i have it. I could change it , but if its not needed , ill rather keep it.
Vid card Gtx 680 msi twin frozr


6) Will you be overclocking?

i do not wish to overclock.

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080p 27 inch

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
July

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video

Usb 3.0
 
You're planning a bit too early unless you mean you're planning on buying in the first week of July. I recommend bumping up this thread when you're 1-2 weeks away from buying the actual parts so that you can get an up-to-date build list.

With that said, you are definitely replacing your PSU unless you happen to have the ECO version of the Liberty 620. If it's not the ECO version, you're looking at a new PSU for sure.
 
ok... new PSU.

i was planning on doing my build in july... since im in '' vacation'' for a month
 
Any particular online Canadian computer hardware store you plan on buying from?
 
i do not have a preference to be honest.

im lurking on newegg and amazon

i was looking at a rig like yours tbh dangman. 4770k
 
arr4ws said:
i do not have a preference to be honest.

im lurking on newegg and amazon

i was looking at a rig like yours tbh dangman. 4770k
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You're not overclocking so you don't need to get a K series CPU. However, considering that you're coming from a Core i7 960, going with a Core i5 CPU isn't exactly an appropriate upgrade. So you're looking at the Core i7 4770 or the Core i7 4790 with a H87/Z87 or H97/Z97 motherboard respectively.
 
what mobo should i look at ?

gigabyte z97-ud5h seems like a very good deal
 
im not familiar with asrock...all my build have been done with gigabyte.

are they reliable?
 
Yes. Many people have used ASRock boards with no problems.

If you insist on Gigabyte, however, don't buy a $200 board when all you need is a $100 (or cheaper) board. The Gigabyte "equivalent" to the ASRock Z97 Pro3 is the GA-Z97-HD3.

Side question: Do you live near a physical Memory Express or Canada Computers store?
 
so i narrowed my choice. Please comment.

CASE
Case is already bought with a corsair 500R white
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...010&cm_re=corsair_500r-_-11-139-010-_-Product

GFX card
already have my gfx card Msi twin frozr gtx 680
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc..._re=msi_twin_frozr_680-_-14-127-723-_-Product

CPU cooler
already have a corsair H60
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181030&cm_re=h60-_-35-181-030-_-Product

CPU
4790 or 4790k ?
the difference is 40$ , and want most out of my money for a long time. I want to keep my next setup a long time.
4790 is 338.98
4790k is 379.98

Mobo
GA-Z97-HD3
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128715
128.98 (with shipping)

ram
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231416
89.98 (with shipping)

I already have an SSD hard drive for this build and will swap the remaining HD from my other tower.

Now i need a reliable PSU. What should i look at?
 
arr4ws said:
CPU
4790 or 4790k ?
the difference is 40$ , and want most out of my money for a long time. I want to keep my next setup a long time.
4790 is 338.98
4790k is 379.98
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Since you're not overclocking, no reason for you to get the 4790K.

arr4ws said:
Now i need a reliable PSU. What should i look at?
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Seasonic SSR-550RM 550W PSU.
 
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