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So I've created a build and have some questions about it. It's a budget of 2000 dollars including os and peripherals.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($290.81 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($185.49 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive  ($139.35 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($440.68 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.78 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($26.04 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($121.33 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($384.14 @ Vuugo) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($89.15 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1891.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 11:59 EST-0500
 
How come the motherboard and the ssd are incompatible? Which budget power supply should i get? Also do i need to buy a network adapter if i want to use wifi? Lastly, I want to save money so is it worth getting speakers if I get headphones? Thanks.
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The Mobo is a bit expensive otherwise its a good PC

CPU: Xeon 1230v3 - GPU: GTX 770  - SSD: 120GB 840 Evo - HDD: WD Blue 1TB - RAM: Ballistix 8GB - Case: CM N400 - PSU: CX 600M - Cooling: Cooler Master 212 Evo

Update Plans: Mini ITX this bitch

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These are all including taxes btw. Do you know why my mobo is incompatible with my ssd though? And do you have any cheaper mobo recommendations?

The motherboard will be compatible with the SSD since it has Sata 6GB/s ports on it, I thought about that one https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xsli

CPU: Xeon 1230v3 - GPU: GTX 770  - SSD: 120GB 840 Evo - HDD: WD Blue 1TB - RAM: Ballistix 8GB - Case: CM N400 - PSU: CX 600M - Cooling: Cooler Master 212 Evo

Update Plans: Mini ITX this bitch

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So I've created a build and have some questions about it. It's a budget of 2000 dollars including os and peripherals.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($290.81 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($185.49 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Storage: Crucial M550 256GB mSATA Solid State Drive  ($139.35 @ Amazon Canada) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($440.68 @ DirectCanada) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.78 @ Canada Computers) 
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($26.04 @ Vuugo) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($121.33 @ TigerDirect Canada) 
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($384.14 @ Vuugo) 
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($89.15 @ DirectCanada) 
Total: $1891.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 11:59 EST-0500
 
How come the motherboard and the ssd are incompatible? Also do i need to buy a network adapter if i want to use wifi? Lastly, I want to save money so is it worth getting speakers if I get headphones? Thanks.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KBLK8

Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3KBLK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($258.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)

CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer 81.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($59.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($178.80 @ DirectCanada)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($121.50 @ Vuugo)

Storage: A-Data SP900 M.2 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Memory Express)

Storage: Western Digital Se 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($100.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($428.95 @ Vuugo)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)

Power Supply: Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($169.99 @ NCIX)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($23.05 @ Vuugo)

Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($339.95 @ Vuugo)

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($34.99 @ DirectCanada)

Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Pro Headset  ($78.90 @ DirectCanada)

Total: $1940.40

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-28 12:23 EST-0500

 

Get OS from G2A ard 40$

 

Send this to NCIX. See if they can get you a better deal with discounts + shipping it all together.

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