$1000 Gaming PC

[MattP123]

What should I get for $1000? It's pretty much for just gaming. I live in the US. Would like a mid tower without a window. I don't need peripherals or a monitor, but I do need a copy of windows. Also I can get an h100i for $50. I haven't made a list in quite a while so I want to see people's suggestions for my build.

Thanks

[Grendle]

Do  you live close to a Micro Center?

[Johntheawesomeguy]

are you a college student?

[SimpleG]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($100.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.87 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  ($269.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($47.99 @ Micro Center) 

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $978.24

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 12:22 EDT-0400

 

Well if that h100i is in good quality get it, otherways I'd get something like bequiet dark rock 3

[Johntheawesomeguy]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZvzGD3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZvzGD3/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($58.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.49 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($314.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($51.49 @ Newegg) 

Total: $997.86

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 12:25 EDT-0400

[Johntheawesomeguy]

If you are at a college you can get the OS Very cheap through your school thanks to a program called dreamspark, if you are a college student or know one you should look into it

[Bonesy]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Micro Center) 

Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($58.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.75 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.75 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($314.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H230 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.50 @ Newegg) 

Total: $936.95

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 12:27 EDT-0400

 

Obviously some adjustments can be made...you can get Windows cheaper elsewhere, but there is plenty of room(funds wise) to add it and remain under budget.

[Grendle]

If you live near by a micro Center go with this.

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz   279.99

MOBO:  Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H LGA1150  44.99

Ram: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600   57.99

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7,200 RPM SATA III   49.99

Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 970 Overclocked 4GB Video Card   339.99

Case:  Thermaltake V3 Black Edition ATX Mid 37.99

PSU:  Corsair CX Series CX600M 600 Watt   69.99

Total:  880.93

Tax: 66.07

Grand Total:  947.00

 

MicroCenter will price match so you can probably get it even lower.  The motherboard + CPU  is a combo deal that 40.00 comes off the mobo which I already included in the price.