$800-1000 PC Help

[TJG753]

Hello, I've recently been considering building a PC, but I've had a lot of trouble choosing the right parts.

 

I have come up with this, but I cannot find the best way to lower the price, and I want all of your suggestions, as I don't think this will do very well.

 

I plan on gaming, and game development @1080p.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.98 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.89 @ OutletPC) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  ($291.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit)  ($89.99 @ NCIX US) 

Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor  ($139.99 @ Best Buy) 

Total: $1110.64

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 19:18 EDT-0400

[NiftyMist]

So are you asking for recommendations?  

[TJG753]

So are you asking for recommendations?  

I forgot the link lel - I was asking for suggestions (sorry)

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($307.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1033.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 19:24 EDT-0400

 

You can get a M-Atx case and Mobo if you don't need the extra PCI expansion slots. 

[NiftyMist]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($49.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($90.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($307.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($94.99 @ NCIX US)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $1033.82

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 19:24 EDT-0400

 

You can get a M-Atx case and Mobo if you don't need the extra PCI expansion slots. 

why suggest a Xeon?  

[Equilibrium_FOOL]

why suggest a Xeon?  

Cheaper than an i7, with basically the same performance without onboard graphics.

 

Edit:

You can always get an i5, although game development may benefit from hyper-threading.

[BigDay]

i think this is better:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.05 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-E ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1010.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 19:59 EDT-0400

 

if you spent 100-200 more, you could get yourself a top of the line gtx 970

[BigDay]

nvm

[BigDay]

do you need a monitor included in the budget?

 

if so, i would get this one:

 

Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor

 

if you're gaming, always get a 144 hertz, 1ms, gsync (if you go with nvidia) monitor

[BigDay]

nvm

[BigDay]

i think this is more of what you want...

 

i've included the monitor into the budget:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($97.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($40.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1049.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-06 20:28 EDT-0400