$1000 Gaming Build

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I'm building a pc for a friend, and need help choosing components that fit into his budget.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 2 weeks

BUDGET RANGE: $1000 after rebates

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: General gaming, upcoming first person shooters and RTS games.. modern warfare 2, starcraft 2

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Need everything, so make sure the budget fits a cheap mouse and keyboard

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: Newegg.com

PARTS PREFERENCES: Whatever gets the most bang for his buck, and however much upgradeability he can afford.. prefer mid tower case, around 20" monitor

OVERCLOCKING: Probably not

CROSSFIRE: Probably not, but if a crossfire/sli mobo and psu fits in the budget maybe.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: Would prefer either 1080 or 1050

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Just want the best gaming pc that he can get for the money, can windows 7 be installed fresh from the student upgrade?
 
CPU: Intel Core i5 Lynnfield Central Processing Unit =$199.99

RAM: G.Skill 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600mhz CL9 =$87.99

MB: ASUS P7P55D EVO LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard =$188.99

Storage: Samung Spinpoint F3 =$54.99

GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5770 =$159.99

Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid-Tower Case =$51.95

PSU: Cooler Master 600Watt ATX Power Supply =$69.99

OS, Keyboard, Mouse: Nice Deal for This =$124.98

Monitor: I'm Sorry but unless your friend wants a 15'' monitor, you are going to have to exceed budget. A 20''monitor will end having to go over a little bit :) But with everything above it totals $940 dollars approximatly. If he is a student he can MS Windows 7 for $29.99

-If you want to save money look into older sockets/chipsets, DX10 Gpu's not DX11, and cheaper ram. But then again the game performance and upgradeability will start to tick-tock downwards the more you shave off from the hardware.