help building a gaming pc for $1,000

[berko1989]

hello everyone
I just used toms to help me build my awesome high end pc and my buddy is looking to build a new gaming pc also.
His budge is 1,000 usd. hes from the US
He has a mouse and keyboard but he needs a monitor and speakers. a monitor with speakers is fine also.
He prefers Intel and Nvidia.
The games he will be playing are some fps games, Skyrim, and Dragon age.
thanks in advance for the help and advice.

 

[MichaelKanRS]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HrCg99

 

[berko1989]

Here are some things i changed with what MichaelKanRS suggested after i talked with my friend.
I asked him if he was going to try and do a color scheme and he said if possible he wants to do black and blue theme.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L7JPCJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/L7JPCJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H170A PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($106.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($53.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($85.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ B&H)
Case: Apevia X-HERMES-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.88 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1087.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 00:15 EST-0500

 

[TheLonelyShrub]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($226.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 390 8GB SOC Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($86.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VE247H 23.6" Monitor ($122.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1034.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-17 23:56 EST-0500