Need Build Help

[Akafobo]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming mainly
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
between 700 and 900 with taxes and shipping
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.
Hard drive, SSD, Mother bored, RAM, CPU, power sup and Vid card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

6) Will you be overclocking?
nope
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
asps

Here are the current specs:

1 x Antec Nine Hundred Mid Tower Gamer Case 900 ATX 9 Drive Bay No PS Top USB2.0 1394 Audio
1 x PC Assembly and Testing for Barebones PC (PRE-CONFIG OS If Purchased)
1 x Western Digital WD1001FALS Caviar Black 1TB SATA2 7200RPM 4.2MS 32MB 3.5IN Dual Proc Hard Drive OEM
1 x Mushkin HP HP3-12800 6GB DDR3 3X2GB DDR3-1600 CL 9-9-9-24 Triple Channel Memory Kit
1 x Powercolor Radeon HD 4870 770MHZ 512MB GDDR5 2XDVI PCI-E Video Card
1 x Seasonic SS-650HT 650W EPS12V 20/24PIN ATX Power Supply Active PFC 80PLUS 6PIN PCI-E 120MM Fan OEM
1 x Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 -SLBEJ-
1 x Zotac X58SLI-A-E X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3 3PCI-E16 PCI-E1 2PCI CrossFireX SLI SATA2 GBLAN Motherboard
1 x Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22X DVD+-RW SATA DVD Writer Black OEM

 

[Dangman]

From your old PC, are you allowed to reuse anything from there or are you giving away the PC or something?

What Canadian online computer hardware store are you buying from?

 

[Akafobo]

I'm buying from memory express or ncix. Anything inside can be, just not the RAM cuz its dead.

 

[Quartz-1]

You might consider buying just replacement RAM and a new video card.

 

[tiraides]

We need to know the monitor resolution you're using for gaming. That resolution affects our recommendations in video cards.

We also need to know if you have an unactivated copy of Window available (and if so, which version/edition you have). Each version of Windows plays by a different set of rules (as spelled out, if not partially, by the EULA).

At first glance, here's what you can reuse:

Antec Nine Hundred case (though Dangman doesn't like the comparative lack of space in there, right now, it's one less thing to buy)
Western Digital WD1001FALS HDD (you can reuse it as a storage drive)
Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE DVD burner

Here's my initial set of recommendations:

Intel Core i5-4570 Socket 1150 quad-core processor
MSI B85-G41 PC Mate Socket 1150 Intel B85 ATX motherboard
2x8GB DDR3 1333 or DDR3 1600 dual channel kit (that runs at 1.5V)
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB or 250GB SSD (I recommend the 250GB drive, if you can afford it)
(I'm waiting on your answers before I recommend a video card or power supply)

I need more time to determine whether NCIX or Memory Express has the better deals. (Then again, we may have to pick and choose between the two retailers.)

 

[Akafobo]

1920x1080 for both the LG and samsungs monitors, but would to upgrade for 1440p for the future. I will most likely just pick up win 7 or 8 depending on what u guys think. Also what would be the best way to get 3-4 monitors up and going if possible.

 

[Dangman]

1920x1080 for both the LG and samsungs monitors, but would to upgrade for 1440p for the future.

When are you planning on upgrading to those larger monitors?

I will most likely just pick up win 7 or 8 depending on what u guys think.

This might help:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013...dows_7_vs_81_performance_review/#.UwpjJvldVWw

Also what would be the best way to get 3-4 monitors up and going if possible.

Best way to connect 3-4 monitors to a PC or best way to buy 3-4 monitors for a PC?

As for your Mushkin RAM, they do have lifetime warranties last time I checked. So see if you can RMA that Mushkin RAM back to Mushkin for a replacement.

 

[Akafobo]

i have all the monitors(4 atm) and i meant best way to connect them(srry there), and i will look into that RAM later on the warranties

 

[tiraides]

How many monitors are you using for gaming?

When were you planning to buy the 1440p monitors?

 

[Akafobo]

In terms of monitors i tend to use 1-2 for gaming the other for watching stuff and for the 1440p when ever i can afford it later on, but would like to have it ready so i can just hook it up.

 

[Akafobo]

So for the budget i can do up 1000 now if that adds room for anything

 

[Dangman]

So for the budget i can do up 1000 now if that adds room for anything

Well how much is the build that Tiraides listed for you?

 

[Akafobo]

About 600ish, but not to sure about the power supply and video card. So i will wait for a reply on that

 

[Dangman]

Hmm... go ahead and reuse your PSU for now. As for the video card, go for the GTX 660, GTX 660 TI, or R9 270X, whichever is cheaper.

 

[Akafobo]

Okay, i will go from what is on the forum atm.

 

[Dangman]

Good luck with the build!