looking to purchase new gaming rig

[Gear]

I'm in need of a gaming rig. The one I have now isn't the greatest and I think it's time that I get a brand new one.

Newegg.ca is the preferred site, as I am Canadian.
Range: $1400-$1600
Monitor, Keyboard and Mouse are already here, so I don't need those.
Processor: Intel-based
Video Card: Nvidia-based; preferred to have 2 cards, but 1 will do
Memory: At least 1 TD in HDD and 100GB in SSD

Everything else is up for debate, but above specs is what I prefer to have in the computer.

PM me with the rig.

The help is much appreciated.

 

[Cloakedsphere]

Do you want me to PM your the rig? Or shall I just take a screen shot of the build and post it here for you?

 

[I'm your huckleberry]

Post it here so we can critique it.

 

[Muffs]

 

[runo]

Here's my shot at the build. It's off the Canadian NewEgg site and totals in at about $1500, shipped (including taxes).

EVGA's GTX 670s were out of stuck, but you should probably ditch the Galaxy for the EVGA 670 if you go to purchase it IMHO. I also had to pick the i5-3570K as a placeholder, but the i7-3770K will only tack on about $100ish more and you'll still be at or under budget. It'd be worth it, though.

Let me know what you think. If the image is too big, I'll scale it down or hotlink instead.

 

[a pet rock]

Those are both good. Personally, I'd take the silverstone case over the xclio, the Seasonic PSU over the OCZ, the Samsung RAM over the G.skill, and the Vertex SSD over the Mushkin. But, there's nothing wrong with purchasing the alternatives.

 

[Fear Feathers]

Get the new vertex 4 ssd. fastest ssd atm

 

[Muffs]

Those are both good. Personally, I'd take the silverstone case over the xclio, the Seasonic PSU over the OCZ, the Samsung RAM over the G.skill, and the Vertex SSD over the Mushkin. But, there's nothing wrong with purchasing the alternatives.

Agreed

 

[Gear]

I forgot to mention, the OS is being supplied by my friend who is building the computer.

 

[runo]

Those are both good. Personally, I'd take the silverstone case over the xclio, the Seasonic PSU over the OCZ, the Samsung RAM over the G.skill, and the Vertex SSD over the Mushkin. But, there's nothing wrong with purchasing the alternatives.

Yarrr; I pretty much posted the Mushkin SSD as an alternative, as I didn't want to copy Muffin's build since it was already solid on its own. There's also other good drives out there like Crucial's M4 series and the Vertex series from OCZ is like lightning, too.

@Gear: Awesome. Since you're not factoring in the OS, that saves you about $100-$120 off your budget -- the EVGA GTX 670 is also ten bucks cheaper than the Galaxy, so that's about $130 total off the build I posted. IMO I would push those pennies towards the i7-3770K and maybe add in a CPU cooler (assuming you intend to overclock) or bump the power supply up to an X750 in case you ever intend to double up on your cards later on... though someone correct me if I'm wrong, the X650 should still be enough to power the rig even with 2-way SLI 670s due to the lower power consumption of the 670.

There's a lot you could do with the extra dough, including not spending it and saving it for yourself. That's up to you. :>