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[fingolfin215]

Hi all, I'm looking to build a new gaming PC for the first time ever and was looking for what the best bang for my buck would be with a $1000 budget. Appreciate the help!

Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: ~$1000 (willing to go slightly over if needed)
Usage: Gaming primarily
Parts not needed: Speakers, mouse
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Nothing AMD
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Monitor Resolution: Not entirely sure?

 

[Merueth]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3 GEN3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($246.97 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($149.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.95 @ B&H)
Total: $1104.82
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

The Carbide 300r is actually $59.99 after a promo code, but pcpartpicker doesn't update that fast :/. Slightly over budget, so you can save $50 by getting the GTX 480, which gives 7850 performance, but also runs hotter and consumes more power.

 

[Ironslice]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($122.86 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 1.25GB Video Card ($277.55 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Apollo Black NP ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer S220HQLAbd 21.5" Monitor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1097.31
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

 

[batuchka]

You could get a pretty beefy gaming rig with carefully selected parts and a nice 23" full hd/led monitor to boot hehe

23" LED LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824262012

Johnnyguru's take on the Capstone 80+ gold line of PSUs
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=266