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#1  Edited By Crick120

This is my Haswell build

ProcessorIntel Core i5 4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor
MotherboardASUS Maximus VI Hero ROG Z87 LGA1150 ATX DDR3
RAMCorsair Vengeance 8GB Dual Channel (2x4 GB) DDR3 1600
HDDWestern Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal
Video CardASUS GeForce GTX 760 2GB
PSUCorsair HX 750W EPS 12V
OSWindows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
CoolerCorsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
CaseNZXT Phantom 410
Optical DriveASUS BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
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Alright so recently I finished building my rig and now I have a ton of files on my laptop that need to be transferred over. I have no external hard drive making the process even harder. I do have a router and Ethernet cables but so far I haven't been able to get a connection between the two computers. I have too much data to move with a CD-RW disc and my flash drive doesn't have the storage space I need since it's also my Xbox Memory Card (Which my console is so full I can't move anything from the flash drive back onto it). I tried a HomeGroup but it wouldn't work at all either. Any ideas on this problem?

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I now have my PC all configured and everything. Only problem now is getting my games from my laptop onto my desktop via a high speed connection where the only connection I can use is at an auto garage, only at night, and have such a limited amount of time in case police drive by thinking I'm robbing the place (my folks own the garage btw).

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Okay, so in a couple days all of my parts will be ordered (probably in about 1-3 weeks after the order. My cooler was already back ordered once so hopefully I'm not slowed down again.) I have a non-magnetic toolkit and a grounding band to prevent static. I have a guy that I'm friends with who knows how to build a pc so he'll be helping me out with that. That just leaves configuration and data transfer. I plan on moving the majority of my files and programs from my laptop onto my new pc. A lot of this is digital content (steam games and other basic programs) so reinstalling is going to kill me. (I have a location to reinstall my stuff that is available to me on weekends.) Now before any of this can happen there's still the factor of configuring my pc. I'm assuming it's not as easy as sticking the OS software into my optical drive so any pointers about configuring will be appreciated.

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Alright, so I have my parts chosen, now comes the hard part once they all come in. Building and configuring the computer. Anyone have any ideas or references I could use once all my parts come in? I really don't want to have to spend more money having my supplier do all this stuff for me and finding out it was much easier to do it myself.

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#6  Edited By Crick120

Thank you all for the suggestions so far. Using the site I was given above for choosing parts plus the setup I was given, I now have the following parts chosen in the link shown here.

The parts will cost me $1148.24 CDN. without a SSD. I should mention that I would like to perhaps have a backup wireless network adapter. If there are any suggestions on this or on the list I gave above, just post them on the forum. I should have the computer built in 5-6 weeks, end of August at the latest.

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@gaspower: thank you very much for the list, after removing the parts I already have (the case and bluray drive) the switching to the canadian prices, my overall price was lower than before. Now, I can still fit in the Asus Maximus Motherboard. Is it better than the Gigabyte motherboard you provided before? I can pop the extra cash to keep the Asus Maximus in my list if it's really worth it. Again thank you very much for this.

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@mosdl: I have a HDTV that I normally use for a computer screen via HDMI so I plan on going 1920x1080 perhaps. Also do you have any suggestions for an alternative power supply?

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My budget is around $1300 CDN and so far it's about 50 bucks under that. I'm currently looking into pricing in my town here since I'm neighbours with the Computer Store's Manager, but I might be able to bleed another 100 bucks tops. I was looking at the GTX 660 Ti but the one I had chosen was around 325 bucks. I just took another look and I see many different results by different brands, which is the better brand? Asus, PNY, Gigabyte, MSI, or EVGA? Also I had a look at the 760, but is it compatible with my motherboard and processor?

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So, I've decided to build a Gaming PC since I've begun buying some games on steam that don't run too well on my laptop. I've picked out a set of parts for a decent start but I just need some feedback on my choices. My budget is limited but I think what I have chosen right now is keeping within that.

This is my build in progress:

Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (OWN)

Motherboard: Asus Maximus V Gene

Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K

RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card: GIGABYTE GV-N65TOC-2GI GeForce GTX 650 Ti

Power Supply: Corsair CP-9020039-NA Enthusiast Series TX650M Modular Power Supply

Hard drive (HDD): Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA Internal Hard Drive

Hard drive (SSD): SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive

Disc Drive: Asus Blu-Ray Combo Reader (Own)

Programming: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

So I'm asking if this build is not only decent, but if it will all work together as well. I can only assume right now that it does with what I've been looking up, but I would rather have some opinions on this before I start to pump out the rest of my cash on the internals.

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