Great >$1000 Gaming PC?

[Gbaumler98]

I am looking for a quality gaming PC to play some new games at a quality frame rate. I need an OS as well. Thank you.

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 311 (Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($78.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $964.83
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 15:14 EDT-0400)

 

[Dblkk]

Add in a 128gb ssd for os/boot for $60. Your sitting pretty.

 

[g-unit1111]

Add in a 128gb ssd for os/boot for $60. Your sitting pretty.

Stay away from Kingston or PNY SSDs, though. Get a Samsung 840 Evo for $20 - much better and definitely worth the cost difference.

I'd stay away from that case though - the Cooler Master Elite series are the very bottom of the barrel and made from lots of cheap plastic. You want at least a Corsair 200R or Antec One - much better cases in the $40 - $50 range.

 

[HiTechObsessed]

Gets you a 280X which is good for Ultra/Max in everything at 1080p, and an SSD

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $999.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 16:22 EDT-0400)

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

If you don't mind spending a bit over $1000, here's a build using better quality parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($106.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($82.49 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1245.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 16:49 EDT-0400)