Fairly High Budget PC

[CanadianTechNoob]

1. Budget And Location:

I have a budget of $3100 Canadian but I'd prefer to use as little as possible, and as my name and currency might suggest, I live in Canada.

 

2. Aim:

The aim of this build is heavy gaming at a 1080p resolution, while also being used for some video editing and content creation, preferably with a black and red theme, although that may change given the circumstances. Sadly, although most may say luckily, I'm going to be building this system around September or October of this year, so I suppose I'd make a few changes to the builds that get designed now (Add an AMD R9 390(x) and maybe even upgrade to the next generation of Intel processor).

 

3. Monitors:

With this build, I'd need two monitors to be included, one 1080p TN panel monitor for gaming, and one 16:10 (1920x1200?) IPS panel for my editing and content creation. I have neither of these right now, so I need both to be included in the build.

 

4. Peripherals:

I will need all peripherals with this build, but I'm only really looking for headphones and and a good mouse that preferably matches my red and black colour scheme, while also not looking too gamer-y. The keyboard I've decided on, in case you were wondering, is the KUL ES-87 with Cherry MX Clears. It seems like the best (And almost only) board with Cherry MX Clears in my price range, and based on the reviews I've seen, works very well.

 

5. Why are you upgrading:

I am upgrading because I'm tired of being a console kiddy, and my crappy old dell laptop that works great for browsing media and the internet, doesn't do such a good job running games with its nearly first generation Intel Graphics. I felt that not being able to run MInecraft was pretty much screaming for an upgrade. But, thank you all for your help in advance, and I'll be back to check this thread at roughly 3pm eastern time, as that is when I get off work.

[ShadowCaptain]

SNIP.

 

for $3100 you could be looking at 1440p or maybe even 4k also why do you want a TN monitor for gaming? you could just get a single 27" 144hz IPS monitor, and a 980 or something

[Zach's Tech Tips]

@ShadowCaptain is completely right

[CanadianTechNoob]

for $3100 you could be looking at 1440p or maybe even 4k also why do you want a TN monitor for gaming? you could just get a single 27" 144hz IPS monitor, and a 980 or something

Because I don't really feel like wasting nearly $900 on a single monitor, my current financial situation doesn't allow for that. And if you can find a single 27" IPS panel that has a response time of <5 seconds, I'll definitely consider it. 

EDIT: I was clearly in the wrong about what I was talking about, there are many monitors that fit that criteria, and I apologize for replying in such a rude manner.

[ShadowCaptain]

Because I don't really feel like wasting nearly $900 on a single monitor, my current financial situation doesn't allow for that. And if you can find a single 27" IPS panel that has a response time of <5 seconds, I'll definitely consider it. 

EDIT: I was clearly in the wrong about what I was talking about, there are many monitors that fit that criteria, and I apologize for replying in such a rude manner.

 

its cool yeah there are plenty of 60hz 5ms 1440p IPS monitors for relatively cheap, i mean you have a very large budget,  seems a waste to buy a high end PC and stick to crummy 1080p

 

 

idea $2600 - i7, 16gb ram, 500gb ssd, gtx 980, 1440p ips display

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($414.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($165.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($678.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($152.80 @ shopRBC) 

Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($478.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Total: $2591.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-29 07:15 EDT-0400

[CanadianTechNoob]

 

 

its cool yeah there are plenty of 60hz 5ms 1440p IPS monitors for relatively cheap, i mean you have a very large budget,  seems a waste to buy a high end PC and stick to crummy 1080p

 

 

idea $2600 - i7, 16gb ram, 500gb ssd, gtx 980, 1440p ips display

 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($414.99 @ NCIX) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($109.99 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($165.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Crucial BX100 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($229.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($89.99 @ NCIX) 

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GB Twin Frozr Video Card  ($678.98 @ DirectCanada) 

Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($152.80 @ shopRBC) 

Monitor: BenQ GW2765HT 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($478.98 @ Amazon Canada) 

Total: $2591.67

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-29 07:15 EDT-0400

 

I appreciate the quick reply, I'll definitely take that build into consideration! It seems pretty solid, and at that price I can always add another monitor later, and have plenty of room to buy peripherals.

[ShadowCaptain]

I appreciate the quick reply, I'll definitely take that build into consideration! It seems pretty solid, and at that price I can always add another monitor later, and have plenty of room to buy peripherals.

 

yeah just threw it together in 30 secs, but give a rough idea of what you can get for your money

[WoodenMarker]

I'd suggest planning later. ~2-3 days at most before you buy. Parts and prices change frequently so any parts list you come up with now will likely be obsolete by the time you're ready to buy.