$2000 budget, in dire need of new rig.

• What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

• [Some games, league of legends, Alan wake, skyrim, some graphic design/photo editing, possibly video editing]

• What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

• [$2000 Canadian ]

• When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

• [Hopefully fairly soon, my old laptop just died]

• What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

• [Tower and OS]

*Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• [BC Canada]

• If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• [i have none]

• Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• [Eh no?]

• Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• [ wait, is 500GB too much or is that ridiculously low?]

• Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• [Nope]

• Do you need a copy of Windows 7 or 8.1 included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference for one or the other?

• [No preference]

• Extra info if required:

No liquid cooling system