Awesome, I'll go for that then, thanks. :D

Including the future GPU I'll probably be $100ish over my budget, but I'll be selling my old one for probably like 200-300 so that'll offset it a bit.

Interview Foster's nose.

Jesus christ you guys are nerds.

Is there a better cheaper case?

I liked the look of that one because of the dust filters and the handles up top.

I believe that happens when the person who gifted it has a private inventory.

Alright so I added a case (probably going to sell my current computer to a friend), and removed the GPU for now to wait for the 960, then I can see if I can get that one or see how much cheaper the 760 has become.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($364.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Team Xtreem LV 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($164.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout 2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($124.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1000.90

Does that look good?

Edit: Also changed the PSU 'cause I like how that one is supposed to be quiet, plus it's modular.

I did some research on ECC and 3D modeling, and it seems like the price increase isn't worth it.
So I'm still leaning towards the first option.

Only thing I'm worried about is the computer not making full use of the RAM speed.
PCPP is yelling at me about the voltage exceeding the Intel recommended voltage. Does that mean the RAM would run at a slower speed? Would it be better to get some 1600 RAM instead then?

So if I were to skip out on ECC to save money, would you still recommend your initial 3 builds?

On a side note, I forgot to mention I want an UEFI mobo. (Or do they all support UEFI now?)

Edit: Switching to the Canadian PCPP makes your 2nd option about $65 cheaper. Since I'm already paying a grand, would it be better to stick with #1? The i7 is only $50 more expensive than the Xeon in Canada.

Very. I'm working on getting my first studio job and turning it into a career.

Whenever I render something, yeah.

Kinda iffy about it since I've never done it. If it's OC out of the box I'm fine with it.

Would be great, but only if it doesn't break the bank too much.

Forgot to mention I have a Dell 2209WA as a secondary, but amazing color isn't too important to me.

I have two externals (500 and 640), though I was kind of considering adding another internal HDD (or SSD even) to have Windows and Linux on separate drives.

If it's compatible with the new stuff. I'll have to figure out what type it is..
Edit: Found it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119203

Nope.

(Thanks for the feedback :3 )

I have absolutely no idea what is good hardware anymore, so hopefully some of you fellows can help me out.
I'm mainly aiming for it to be good for handling 3D modeling, but I'll do some gaming on the side as well (I don't need to play the latest games on max graphics or anything).

What I threw together:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($332.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($184.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1014.91

Few notes:
Budget-wise 1 grand is really starting to push it, so I don't really want to go over that.
Might've gone overkill on the RAM..
I'd highly prefer a nVidia card (from what I can tell they're a lot more stable with Maya)
I plan on dual booting Windows and Linux
I'm using a 1080p 144hz

My current set-up:
Asus P7P55-M mobo
i5 750 cpu
GTS 250 gpu
4 GB RAM (don't remember stats on that)

I'd be ok with stripping parts from that if they're not ancient relics by today's standards.

Anyone driving from (near) Vancouver?

I'm waiting for the detailed analysis video showing how the aimbot Pie uses doesn't actually track the other player when he's looking at chat so that it seems more legit because the only time he hit the other guy while looking away was when he ran into Pie's LG beam.

Brilliant.

Needs a good solid team so he can blossom like a beautiful flower.

I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to be playing S18, but I figured I'd make a thread and see what's out there for me.
I'd like to think I'm somewhat IM playoffs capable, so that's what I'm aiming for.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6455086/sc2/CScwM6t.gif

Dude's incredible.

One of the few roamers who will actually make scouts complain about roamer.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6455086/sc2/rCodFLc.gif