First timer. I need some advice on my purchases.

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chicken_wang

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The tasks that I'll most likely perform are web surfing, online movie watching, and gaming... definitely gaming. I spend around 6-7 hours on my free time at weekends and an hour or two during weekdays. The reason why I'm turning over to PC gaming is that it can run games consoles cannot. The Witcher 2 in particular is one of the reasons why I think PC is so amazing. I plan to play that game in high-max settings.

I'm looking to spend under $950-1000 but if possible 800. Planning to save some on a gift for my gf.

I'll mainly buy my parts from NewEgg.ca but there's any other site that sells similars components for a lower price please suggest.

My brand preference is whatever's hot on the market right now for gaming but if I had to choose it would be nVidia and Intel.

I do not intend on using any of my current parts because they're simply useless at this point and cannot even run an MMO properly.

Yes, I am looking to overclock my system if that's what if takes to make my game perform good.
I plan to build this before summer school.

**I hope the info given wasn't too vague.


**EDIT

Here's the list of components that'll be in my rig. Tell me what you think.

Case:
COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Processor:
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

Motherboard:
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Video card:
EVGA SuperClocked 01G-P3-1563-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB

Memory:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

Hard drive:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive


Optical drive:
ASUS Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DVD-E818A4/BLK/B/GEN

Monitor:
Asus VE248H Black 24" 1920X1080 2ms Full HD HDMI LED Backlight LCD Monitor w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 10,000,000:1



Total cost: $$1,157.41 CAD

**If there's anyway I can go cheaper but still perform the same or better please suggest.
 
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Never EVER buy from bestbuy unless it is with a gift card, i wouldnt spend any real money there on computer parts though. Try NCIX or Newegg.ca
 
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You have incompatible ram. You need DDR3 ram, not DDR2.
Also, I would try to get at least 4GB of ram.

Unless there are features on the Pro mobo you need, you can save some money with the non-Pro.

btw, did you already have an OS?
 
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See if you can find prices on a Samsung F3 1TB drive - should only be a few bucks more than the WD Black 500GB.
 
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Zargon

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SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C - OEM 19.99
Item #: N82E16827151192

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 59.99 and 10 MIR
Item #: N82E16811119233

WD Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB SATA 6.0Gb/s $69.99
Item #: N82E16822136795

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 CMPSU-430CX 430W 44.99 - 20 MIR
Item #: N82E16817139017

G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1333 38.99
Item #: N82E16820231394

Intel Core i5-2500K 219.99
Item #: N82E16819115072

Subtotal: $453.94


GIGABYTE GV-R695UD-1GD Radeon HD 6950 1GB 236.99
Item #: N82E16814125372

GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 124.99
Item #: N82E16813128495
Subtotal: $361.98

Grand Total:* $815.92 plus shipping - 30 MIR



waht resolution do you game at? the GPU sorta depends on that
 
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chicken_wang

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fffblackmage said:
You have incompatible ram. You need DDR3 ram, not DDR2.
Also, I would try to get at least 4GB of ram.

Unless there are features on the Pro mobo you need, you can save some money with the non-Pro.

btw, did you already have an OS?
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Thanks for the notice. I changed it to a G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
 
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chicken_wang

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Zargon said:
and if you can afford 4gb of ram, I would do it.

check out these mobo's specs:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813131730

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813128495

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813130596

they have most of the options the asus does and are much much cheaper. Gigabyte and MSI are very reputable brands
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Wow thanks. You just saved me 40 Canadian dollars! I chose the MSI Z68MA-ED55 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard. Is that better? Is everything else compatible with eachother now? I'm planning to go cheaper with the video card CD/DVD drive if there's anything available.
 
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Zargon

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chicken_wang said:
Wow thanks. You just saved me 40 Canadian dollars! I chose the MSI Z68MA-ED55 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard. Is that better? Is everything else compatible with eachother now? I'm planning to go cheaper with the video card CD/DVD drive if there's anything available.
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NP. that asus board was very pricey
chicken_wang said:
Not sure this is my first gaming PC. My monitor resolution is 1680x1050 if that answers your question LOL.
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yes that and knowing you were getting a new LCD help alot
mnewsham said:
then HD 6950 1GB
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this.

also, you really should get a SATA instead of an IDE DVD burner, like the one I posted earlier
 
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