Development PC build

[Medicant]

Build Ordered

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Heavy use of Blender, Photoshop, UDK, & Visual studio. Moderate gaming (dark souls, dota2, diablo3, gw2), occaisional video editing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500 CAD hard ceiling, would like some of that to go towards a second monitor.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
London Ontario 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,SSD,HDD,Case,Motherboard,PSU,GPU
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Will be reusing mouse (logitech g9), keyboard, logitech speakers
6) Will you be overclocking?
no
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1920*1080, 32" LG monitor
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
0/3 weeks
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.
USB3 and SATA 6Gb/s.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Legitimate Win8 x64


Final build (NCIX)

HDD - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green -$99
CPU - Intel Core i5 3570K - $219.99
Mobo - MSI Z77A-G43 ATX - $99.99
GPU - Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce 900MHZ 3GB - $279.99
Case - Fractal Design Define R4 ATX Tower Case Black Pearl - $89.99
RAM - Corsair Vengeance Black 16GB 2X8GB - $67.99
PSU - Antec HCG-520M 520W ATX12V Modular SINGLE-RAIL 40A 80PLUS Bronze 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply - $79.99
SSD -Samsung 840 Series 250GB - $184.99

SUBTOTAL: $1,184.33


Thanks a lot for your help everyone, I appreciate it.

 

[tiraides]

Define "moderate gaming" for us. Which games do you want to play and at what level of visual quality?

Let's ignore the second monitor for now; do you plan on reusing your keyboard, mouse, and speakers/headphones?

Which stores would you prefer to buy your parts from?

 

[Medicant]

I'd like to run at 60fps at my native 1920*1080 for gaming, Ideally (high settings). Not playing anything very new at the moment (dark souls, dota2, diablo3, gw2)
I'll be reusing my keyboard, mouse, and speakers/headphones,
I bought my last (and only build) from NCIX, was a good experience but I'm not tied to them.
First post updated.

 

[PTNL]

Bump that SSD up to a 256 GB model, and (if going with Crucial) go with the M4 series. 128 GB will quickly feel constrained, since Visual Studio and other tools will still install common components on the OS drive regardless of the install path selected.

 

[Dangman]

Ditch that PSU as it's not that good for the money. I recommend the Antec HCG-520M 520W.

Which version of Windows 8 do you have? Home Premium? Pro?

I concur with bumping up the SSD to a 256GB if possible. The Samsung 830 256GB is a solid SSD.

 

[Fakeman]

I purchased my last build from NCIX. Other stores would be fine, too. Tigerdirect has a physical store here.

Canada Computers has a physical store in London too I believe.

 

[Medicant]

PSU ditched, went with the Antec.
Upgraded SSD.

I have Windows 8 pro (upgrade license, transferable)

Just about ready to order, but I'm going to check for available deals.

Canada Computers has a physical store in London too I believe.

I didn't know that, I'll check them out too, thanks.

 

[hooplehead]

Enjoy your new computer!

 

[Medicant]

just pulled the trigger.

changed 660 ti to radeon HD 7950.
changed CPU to the 3570K

Went with NCIX and came out to $1,338.29 after tax (with $37 shipping and $17 insurance)