Gaming/Video Rendering/Fraps Recording PC

[Someone]

Hi all,
I posted here a while ago, but my situation's changed a bit.
I'd like a decent PC for gaming on high settings, video rendering/encoding, Fraps recording, and preferably something that will last a few years. My budget is $1400, or around that. I probably won't be overclocking, and I'd like to use 1080p resolution. I live in Canada, so I can buy it from here or the U.S., whatever is cheaper. I hope to build it relatively soon.

Current build (over budget):
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k - $229.99
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 - $121.99
GFX Card: XFX Radeon HD 6970 - $349.99
HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB, 7200RPM, 32MB Cache, SATA 3.0Gb/s - $159.99
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB DDR3 1600 - $89.99 (the justification for 16GB being that I'd like to be able to compile Android)
PSU: Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V 80 Plus Bronze Certified Active PFC High-Performance Power Supply - $104.99
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 Blue - $99.99
Disc Drive #1 (Bluray): LG Bluray/CD/DVD drive with 3D playback and Lightscribe support - $87.99
Disc Drive #2: Lite-On CD/DVD drive with Lightscribe support - $22.99
Monitor: Acer 21.5" 5ms LED Widescreen 1080p LCD Monitor - $129.99
Keyboard: Still need one
Wifi Adapter: TP-LINK Wireless Adapter - $19.99
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium OEM - $99.99 (I know the pros and cons of OEM, and I'd rather not upgrade to standard version)
Last updated: 2012/02/15, 2:01PM EST
Grand Total: $1517.88 (117.88 over budget)

Pretty sure all of that is compatible and decent, but not certain. Thanks for the help.

[Razamatraz]

Hmm, Not a bad build, I know nothign about ASrock MBs. Why that hard drive? Spin points are nice, but prices are on the way back down to normal and WD Blacks are sitting at $149 now...I hope back to the $90 they were at within a couple of months.'

I dislike that PSU. I know they are rated fairly highly but I've had fan bearings blow and bad buzz on a couple HCGs. I prefer the Corsair TX 750W V2 which are on sale for the same price you have listed at memory express.

Razz

[ZZLEE]

What need the Lite-On fore the LG will do all that it can do.
64 bit OS ( probably don't have to say it but some one we know insalled 32 bit ubutu by achcedent ) to use your 16 GB mem.

[JJThomp]

Originally Posted by Razamatraz

Hmm, Not a bad build, I know nothign about ASrock MBs. Why that hard drive? Spin points are nice, but prices are on the way back down to normal and WD Blacks are sitting at $149 now...I hope back to the $90 they were at within a couple of months.'

I dislike that PSU. I know they are rated fairly highly but I've had fan bearings blow and bad buzz on a couple HCGs. I prefer the Corsair TX 750W V2 which are on sale for the same price you have listed at memory express.

Razz

They are the same PSU lol just branded differently

[Someone]

I've updated the PSU on the build as Razz recommended.

Originally Posted by Razamatraz

Why that hard drive? Spin points are nice, but prices are on the way back down to normal and WD Blacks are sitting at $149 now...I hope back to the $90 they were at within a couple of months.

I chose that hard drive because it was the cheapest one I can be reasonably certain won't die on me.

Originally Posted by ZZLEE

What need the Lite-On fore the LG will do all that it can do.
64 bit OS ( probably don't have to say it but some one we know insalled 32 bit ubutu by achcedent ) to use your 16 GB mem.

The OEM disc is 64-bit. As for the second drive, it's not for any additional functionality the blu-ray one lacks, just so I can use multiple discs at once.

[Razamatraz]

@JJThomp: The electronics may be the same, not sure on that, but the fans on HCGs have been bad to me whereas I've never had a Corsair problem.

Edit: Corsair is a single rail and Antec is multi, so they are not identical....

[draemn]

You could save $60 by shopping around for the HDD and the GPU. I have seen 1TB drives (reliable brands) for $110 on sale. I have also seen the 690/570 (similar gaming performance) go on sale around $310. Other than that there isn't much to change or save some $$ on... the blu-ray is expensive, but your choice, same with getting a full 16GB of ram.

I no longer see the point in blu-ray for computers as I never need to burn that much information to a disk (I just use an external HDD or flash drive) and don't care about watching a blu-ray movie on my computer monitor.

[Uberg33k]

I haven't had a problem with my ASRock yet. ;)

[erjohnz]

^Same here. = )

[Adzsask]

Used 6970's are plentiful, to keep within your budget, or closer to it grab a used one.