Build for $1000 (Intel)

[Xeon Rampage]

I'm thinking about building a PC for Gaming nothing fancy like editing but I want to max out games like Battlefield and stuff like that.

 

[Francisco Costa]

Don't know if you need an OS but I included it anyways.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Grey ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1007.56
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 06:14 EST-0500)

 

[Redheadsrule13]

I didn't worry about an OS or an optical drive. Most people have a spare OS around and optical drives are real easy to find if you need one.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ppbe
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ppbe/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ppbe/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.98 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1000.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 06:18 EST-0500)

 

[Redheadsrule13]

And if you really want to max the crap out of price-to-performance:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ppgk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ppgk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Ppgk/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($218.98 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill NS Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.70 @ Amazon)
Total: $1035.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 06:25 EST-0500)