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2 hours ago, ddenis1021 said:

By following what you posted above means that for a $1000 budget this is how much i would spend in each part:

 

here is a top notch 1000$ Gaming machine:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($71.82 @ NCIX US)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GT OC Video Card  ($259.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($78.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $934.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-23 22:44 EDT-0400

| CPU: Core i7-8700K @ 4.89ghz - 1.21v  Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING  CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 |
| GPU: MSI RTX 3080Ti Ventus 3X OC  RAM: 32GB T-Force Delta RGB 3066mhz |
| Displays: Acer Predator XB270HU 1440p Gsync 144hz IPS Gaming monitor | Oculus Quest 3 VR

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4 hours ago, ddenis1021 said:

Thanks for all your answers guys.

 

If my over all budget is $1000 to spend 300 on the CPU is good?

If I was spending $1000 on a gaming system I'd probably go with a 6600k. Something like this build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($82.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($70.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.39 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($264.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $965.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-24 00:09 EDT-0400

 

The power supply is enormous overkill but it's at a great price for Seasonic quality.

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