christianx85

I agree with the Xeon but later on, he can Crossfire 390's which is WAYYYY more powerful than 9600's in SLI.  And SSHD's are more for laptops and at that budget, he should be able to get both an SSD and an HDD.

I'd spend an extra $20 and replace the i5 with a Xeon E3 1231 V3. It's an i7 4790 for about the price of an i5 4690K(you can't overclock it, BTW).
 
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646e31231v3
 

 
But if you're adamant about not going outside of $1200, then I'd suggest buying 2 GTX 960s and putting them in SLI, which will save you about $140, but you'll have slightly weaker performance:
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487092&cm_re=gtx_960-_-14-487-092-_-Product
 
And while you're doing that, you'll have enough to upgrade to an SSHD:
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178381&cm_re=sshd-_-22-178-381-_-Product
 
However, if you're willing to step about $10-15 outside your budget, then stick with the R9 Fury and the HDD.

you aim for gaming*
your aim is gaming*
you're aiming for gaming*

here you go man. IPS monitor, i7, 390x, with a redish theme and plenty of room to work with
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($316.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($127.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory  ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.24 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($410.47 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.23 @ Mac Mall)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($17.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0" Monitor  ($143.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1472.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-11 19:05 EDT-0400

Christian,
 
It's not necessary to have a liquid based CPU cooling system. I selected a top rated air cooling based CPU cooler.
 
The SSD that I picked will be used as your bootup drive that will speed up boot times.
 
The HDD is a Western Digital Black Series, which is one of the higher rated drives in terms of reliability and performance.
 
The Mushkin RAM modules are made in the US of A, which is of higher quality than other brands, especially the poorly made G. Skill modules. Don't even consider G. Skill modules because those have a high failure rate.
 
The Sapphire R9 390x is an excellent built and high performing graphics card that you need for heavy duty gaming.
 
The computer case is a real cool mesh designed computer case that allows great airflow and it already comes with 2 built-in computer case fans. No need to buy extra case fans. 
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.90 @ Newegg)  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.99 @ Amazon)  Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($128.02 @ Amazon)  Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)  Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.50 @ Amazon)  Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.99 @ Newegg)  Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X Video Card  ($423.98 @ Newegg)  Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.98 @ Newegg)  Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($100.98 @ Newegg)  Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($18.99 @ Amazon)  Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill N900PCE 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ Amazon)  Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($179.00 @ Amazon)  Total: $1484.31 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-11 18:53 EDT-0400  
Here is my recommended computer build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($257.42 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($45.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.24 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.33 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card  ($469.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($94.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($11.99 @ Newegg) 
Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($269.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1549.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-11 18:51 EDT-0400
 
I suggest buying an external DVD burner.

OR
 
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WdVHyc
 
extra $50 for Skylake and DDR4

i got you fam, give me a minuet
wow, your like the only one who reccomends to go for help somewhere else

Well, that's where my friend got the advice to build his computer, and his computer is now better than mine.
 
Also- improved on SPAS-ID's build here- http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wtmPrH (changed RAM to 8x2 for better upgrade potential, removed GTX 970 & + R9 390, better performance for cheaper) The peripherals are all good choices
 
  Basically, yes. ;-;

Christian,
 
Here's my recommended computer build. Great for gaming and other heavy computing.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.00 @ NCIX US)  CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.99 @ Amazon)  Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($84.99 @ Amazon)  Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($72.99 @ Newegg)  Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)  Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X Video Card  ($424.98 @ Newegg)  Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($95.98 @ Newegg)  Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($37.24 @ Adorama)  Monitor: LG 27MP34HQ-B 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($235.09 @ SuperBiiz)  Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm Devastator Keyboard & Mouse Wired Standard Keyboard w/Laser Mouse  ($31.98 @ Newegg)  Total: $1435.12 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 13:14 EDT-0400

mine has a white/black color scheme
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.00 @ NCIX US)  CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)  Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ NCIX US)  Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury White 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($83.99 @ Amazon)  Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)  Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ B&H)  Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($564.98 @ Newegg)  Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US)  Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ NCIX US)  Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($33.06 @ Amazon)  Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor  ($131.99 @ Amazon)  Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.99 @ NCIX US)  Total: $1556.37 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 12:06 EDT-0400   also you can get a usb CD driver that works same as a optical drive at your local supermarket or electronics store (i have one and it works fine) http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-ultra-slim-8x-max-dvd-write-speed-external-usb-dvdrw-cd-rw-drive-black/5407064.p?id=1219650452864&skuId=5407064&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=5407064&extensionType=pla_multichannel:g&s_kwcid=PTC!pla!!!87911171359!g!!56697482359&kpid=5407064&k_clickid=fffc61d3-07f5-43cd-9360-ceea8371ecc4&lsft=ref:212,loc:1&ksid=fffc61d3-07f5-43cd-9360-ceea8371ecc4&ksprof_id=8&ksaffcode=pg5893&ksdevice=c&kpid=5407064

Here is what I would probably do.
Mouse and keyboard you have to decide for yourself tho. I just picked those two as an example.
I tried to have a good balance bewteen all components.
The R9 390 is definitly a nice card and when it comes to price to performance its hard to beat. It performs great in 1080p and will push the high refresh rate of that ASUS monitor I chose.
There is also some SSD storage for your OS and a few programs and all your games you can put on the 1TB HDD.
Because I didn't just put all the money in PC hardware you have enough money left for high quality peripherals.
You can still change out a few components for better ones because I left a little bit of space regarding your budget.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.00 @ NCIX US)  CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Directron)  Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($115.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)  Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)  Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)  Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 390 8GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg)  Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Newegg)  Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ Mac Mall)  Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.45 @ OutletPC)  Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($244.51 @ Amazon)  Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($108.99 @ Amazon)  Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse  ($58.70 @ Amazon)  Total: $1444.47 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 12:03 EDT-0400

Ok it's not as simple but I think I have you covered. Went for a Fury since I like AMD but you can drop a 980 for mostly the same budget if you prefer. Compromised a bit on overall storage but you can easily add a mechanical drive later on for more storage, this should take care of install and games and since you needed a monitor I went for a nicer 1440p 60hz monitor. If you go for a 1080p monitor you can probably then add the 500gb version of the 850 Evo.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($228.00 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($80.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 Fury 4GB Video Card  ($569.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN725N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($9.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer K272HULbmiidp 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired Standard Keyboard  ($8.49 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech Optical USB Mouse Wired Optical Mouse  ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1531.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 11:59 EDT-0400

R9 380 > 960

get windows off of g2a if you can...
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($112.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.87 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.87 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.36 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.99 @ Mac Mall)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($97.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($239.89 @ Amazon)
Total: $1567.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-19 13:03 EDT-0400

Do It! *couldn't resist*

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4ktLmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4ktLmG/by_merchant/
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Glacer 240L Ver. 2 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Newegg) Similar to Swiftech H220-X? Should give decent OC headroom
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($149.99 @ Newegg) SLI Compatible. and red.
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 16GB DDR4-2800 for this $? noice. It's red too.
Storage: Sandisk Z400s 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($94.95 @ SuperBiiz) try M.2 Drive?
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 980 4GB XLR8 PRO OC Video Card  ($468.16 @ Amazon) At $500, you could either get 390X/Fury/980 up to you though? (maybe 390 if you dare to flash the bios) sorry if it does not match with the colour scheme
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($40.00 @ NCIX US) small. nice.
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.75 @ OutletPC) "UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10 FOR FREE" -Microsoft
Monitor: Asus VS228T-P 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($97.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $1452.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-19 10:59 EDT-0400
 
I think I spent too much on the GPU. Maybe the colour scheme isn't simply red enough

Apparently I cannot read, I redid the parts list
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ NCIX US) 
CPU Cooler: LEPA AquaChanger 240 103.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($111.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($48.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($88.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390X 8GB Video Card  ($369.90 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ NCIX US) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($86.89 @ OutletPC) 
Monitor: Acer G257HL BMIDX 60Hz 25.0" Monitor  ($148.50 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1341.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-19 08:29 EDT-0400

here you go 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($369.90 @ B&H)  CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($103.99 @ NCIX US)  Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz)  Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg)  Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($50.89 @ OutletPC)  Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card  ($309.99 @ Newegg)  Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg)  Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Amazon)  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($97.89 @ OutletPC)  Monitor: Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($139.32 @ B&H)  Total: $1521.94 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-19 08:18 EDT-0400

Two things, The first one is more of a preferance but air coolers in the $60-$70 price range can and will compete with 120mm AIOs in that price range. Second of all, that power supply is over priced and I would not recommend it to anyone. You can find a much better power supply for $127, you could find the same if not better power supply for $60-$80. The RMi is by no means a bad supply, it's fairly good but the price tag does not justify anything it has to offer.

ok here PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
  CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($233.99 @ NCIX US)  CPU Cooler: be quiet! Shadow Rock 2 51.4 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler  ($45.99 @ NCIX US)  Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.98 @ Newegg)  Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($37.99 @ Amazon)  Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($84.95 @ Amazon)  Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($42.90 @ Amazon)  Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card  ($334.98 @ Newegg)  Case: Cooler Master N400 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($46.99 @ Newegg)  Power Supply: XFX Core Edition 850W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($65.98 @ Newegg)  Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter  ($34.99 @ Amazon)  Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($149.99 @ Amazon)  Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($26.98 @ Newegg)  Other: Windows 10 from reddit ($50.00) Total: $1242.71 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 23:57 EDT-0400