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

I will primarily use it for entertainment: FPS Games (Warzone, Apex, BRs) RPG (The witcher, cyberpunk, GTA) , Movies, Web browsing.

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

$1700 USD

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

Within the next 2-3 weeks. Might be later depending on GPU availability.

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

Tower

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?

Canada, Ontario. I can order from the US if the shipping is not too crazy.

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

None

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

I am not sure since I don't understand what overclocking is, I am hoping I don't need to. Would appreciate a quick explanation though.

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)

I want to have at least 500 GB SSD memory.

What type of network connectivity do you need? (Wired and/or WiFi) If WiFi is needed and you would like to find the fastest match for your wireless router, please list any specifics.

Wired

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?

None

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

Not needed.

Extra info or particulars: Ideally, I would want to run games on a 1440p 144Hz monitor.