$1000 PC Build

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I need help making a new pc Build. I'd like the case to be white and some blue led's, can include fans. And I prefer intel over AMD and Nvidia over AMD. Thanks in advance.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($298.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($81.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $996.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 23:18 EDT-0400
 
Not the best PSU, but will get you started. Spend $50 more on a bit better board and PSU if you can.....

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($192.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($459.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($93.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1054.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 23:29 EDT-0400
 
I'd recommend a 4690k with a 970 and 8GB of DDR3 type build

Here's a decent start:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.00 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($299.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1037.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-03 23:26 EDT-0400

You could save money on a cheaper case (up to you), the cheaper Z97 anniversary motherboard (I wouldn't, the gaming 5 is great), a cheaper 212 EVO cooler (not bad, but the H7 has replaced it I'd say), and if you have an old windows license you'll save nearly 100 bucks there. You could also go with a cheaper CPU, given that games are, and are becoming more so, GPU dependent, and in turn you'd also get a cheaper motherboard with a non-OCable CPU, like a 4590 with an H81 board, but I wouldn't.

Don't get cheapo RAM (you'd only save 10 bucks anyway), and DEFINITELY don't get a cheap PSU. Maybe even get a nicer, and larger at least 750W PSU for future SLI capacity

Get more storage if you feel like it. 250 is enough for quite a few games, but if you like Add a 1 TB HDD for 50 bucks, or spend about 180 total for a 500GB SSD. If it's really just for games and not a photo library then one SSD is really enough, even 250 GB.

Also, I'm assuming this is for 1080p, High-Ultra Settings and 60fps roughly.
 


This is a solid build where you save money on the other parts to get the 980, but the 970 has the better price/performance ratio. I'd say either get the 970 for 1080p (which is already more than enough for that res), or save up more for 2k gaming and VR with a 980ti, which is the other great price/performance ratio product. The problem with the 980 is that it's about 20% better but 50% more expensive than the 970, and occupies a weird niche where it's not quite perfect for 2k (I'd get the 980ti for that), and it's a bit overkill for 1080p (I'd get the 970 for that).

So, the question is how cheap do you want to go on your other parts to get the best GPU possible? The 4690k with GTX 970 will be about as good at 1080p as the 980 (you probably won't notice), and the rest of the system will last you longer, such that 4ish years from now you're looking at more of a GPU upgrade rather than a whole system upgrade MAYBE (pure speculation though). On the other hand, the trend among gaming enthusiast is to save as much money everywhere else to get as good of a GPU as possible.

Just my $.02