$1000-$1200 Gaming Build help

DirtyDiaper

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Hey,
I'm building a budget gaming pc for around 1000-1200$ aud. I would like to play dayz, rust, csgo, bf4 all on high with around 60+ FPS if possible. Any help/tips will be appreciated. I still need money for a monitor ( preferably 120-144hz)
 
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Here's a $900 and a $1300 build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: *A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Transcend SSD340 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($314.99 @ B&H)
Case: *Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($32.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: *EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: *Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.91 @ NCIX US)
Total: $879.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 12:46 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: *Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($224.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: *Cooler Master Seidon 120V 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: *Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($85.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: *Transcend SSD340 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: *Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: *Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card ($491.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: *Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: *SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: *Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive ($13.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: *Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($89.91 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1285.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-13 12:46 EDT-0400
 
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