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New gaming rig

Eight8

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Gaming, Browsing
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
1500-1800 including tax + shipping (willing to splurge a little more if it looks good)
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.

Canada, Ontario
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.
Mother board, CPU, PSU, Case, Memory, Video card, After-market heat sink and fan, SSD and Hard drive/s. (Plan to build a big raid in a few months if the prices drop. I need at least 1TB space right now.)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Monitor and various peripherals.
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes
7) 7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080p
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Asap
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)? etc.
Crossfire/Sli, Sound, SATA 6b/s, Raid
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
64 bit vista + 64 bit windows 7 home upgrade



Currently looking at:
$229 i5 2500k
$214 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
$199 Crucial M4 128gb SSD
$99 / $79 Noctua D-14 (Will buy cheaper one if local store has it in stock at the time)
$99 Corsair Carbide 400r
$574 XFX HD7970
HDD/s - Atleast 1 TB (doesn't have to be raid compatible)
PSU - I would like to have a 2 card crossfire/sli capability)
Memory - Would need to clear the D 14

Let me know if any additional info is needed. I'm open to all suggestions; however, I don't upgrade often, so I would like it to last.

Thanks, eight
 
Thanks for the help Forceman. Ordered about half of the stuff this morning and will hitting up my local Canada Computers to see if their stock levels match their website :)

Again thanks a lot. I had no idea where to begin for those items.
 
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