Best Possible Gaming PC for a Budget of $900-1000

[Theshrew]

Hello everyone. I ask this question because I am a complete newbie. I'm coming over from the Xbox to the PC and I have no clue what to get and what's the best price for the things I should get. This is excluding a monitor. Thank you.

 

[wolverine96]

If you are willing to spend just a tad more, I would recommend this:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($191.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($544.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Commander G41 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1031.91 (with rebates applied)
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-06 11:02 EDT-0400

If you already have a hard drive, you could also just use the one you have.

 

[TheLonelyShrub]

I would personally go for this build, although it includes a 970 not 980, it has a i5 4690k. it also has a CPU cooler, an SSD and OS, which together add up to almost $200.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.00 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($339.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cougar MX300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.79 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1030.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-26 21:24 EDT-0400