Budget: 2500$ CAD Tax,Shipping and Assembly Included
More specific use (what games, what programs): Bf4,Crysis 3, Cod AW, etc
Planned time until purchase: As soon as possible
Do you have any specific preferred components?: I really like the NZXT H440 case.
Do you need a bigger monitor? mouse? full keyboard?: I need keyboard/mouse and 2 or 3 monitors
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): H1W 2N5 Quebec,Canada

What are your preferences in case style? I like clean looking cases with a side window preferably red with red leds.
Are you planning to use multiple monitors? Yes 2-3
Are you looking for upgrade-ability? Yes maybe sli
Do you have any preferred brands? Intel, MSI, NZXT, Noctua
Can you reuse any components from an older build? No
Is there anything else you think we should know? I plan to buy from NCIX since they can assemble it for me for only 50$ and I don't have the knowledge to put it together and don't want to mess it up.

need os?

No

Keep in mind, NCIX price matches its competitors.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/vWdqWZ

Core i5 4690k ($246.98 | Direct Canada)
MSI Z97-Gaming 5 ($169.99 | Canada Computers)
Seagate Barracuda ($57.99 | Canada Computers)
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB ($148.98 | Direct Canada)
Gigabyte GTX 980 ($703.50 | Direct Canada)
NZXT H440 ($124.99 | Canada Computers)
ASUS VG248QE ($279.99 | Direct Canada)
ASUS VS239H-P ($184.95 | Vuugo)

The prices I listed above are the one's to price match with NCIX. They don't include Mail in Rebates. So unless I messed up on the math somewhere, your pretax should come to $2128.33. That puts you at $2340.63 after tax + $52.50 (Building w/ Service Tax) - $30 (MiR) = $2363.13
The price above doesn't include an OS, Mouse, or Keyboard.

As for the peripherals, I'll leave you to pick ones you like. They greatly fall under a preference category.

This post was edited by DeXaFiLaH on Nov 7 2014 09:03am

are you looking to use eyefinity/surround?

Maybe in the future.




These are good monitors? Also wouldnt sli 970s be better?

2x 970 SLI would perform slightly better than a single 980 but would cost you $100 more before tax.

This post was edited by DeXaFiLaH on Nov 7 2014 10:27am

yes it'd be better. especially if you want to use surround.

if 20 fps is slightly better, then yes slightly better

Well yeah, of course its going to be much better performance running 3 1080p monitors in surround mode. With just two standalone monitors, the performance gain is negligible since a single 980 will run any game on the market at ultra settings on 1920x1080.

Anyway:
GTX 980 = In budget
2x GTX 970 = Over budget

OP stated he wanted no more than $2500 with tax, installation, and shipping.
However, if you can swing the extra $130 or so and get two 970s instead, definitely do so.