Help making a decent gaming rig: 1000$ - 1200$

[yourself93]

Hey, I am looking to see what a good 1000$-1200$ gaming pc would look like. Specifically looking to play games such as BF4. Future games will also be played, so looking for something that will last and can be upgraded.

1200$ is the absolute maximum I would pay altogether, nothing higher, not even 1201$ (just making sure this is known as I have seen some others ask for a price then get higher suggestions).

I would not need a monitor, keyboard or mouse. OS would be needed.

Thanks in advance to anybody that responds.

 

[bodeen2012]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1140.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-17 13:23 EST-0500)

 

[yourself93]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1140.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-17 13:23 EST-0500)

Overall this seems pretty good, my only question is on the power supply as the other posts I had (for some reason not showing here) had better power supplies.

I also forgot to mention I am Canadian, so this cost ends up being around 1275 for me, so I was thinking of removing the SSD and potentially adding that back in down the road.

Thoughts?

 

[bodeen2012]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2lOn9/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1140.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-17 13:23 EST-0500)

Overall this seems pretty good, my only question is on the power supply as the other posts I had (for some reason not showing here) had better power supplies.

I also forgot to mention I am Canadian, so this cost ends up being around 1275 for me, so I was thinking of removing the SSD and potentially adding that back in down the road.

Thoughts?

i can adjust it for Canadian prices . the power supply is built by seasonic and branded by xfx . 550w is enough for a single gpu setup no need to go crazy if your system doesn't need it.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2n2gs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2n2gs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/2n2gs/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($246.00 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.28 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V200 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.48 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.44 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($329.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.47 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.33 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($93.87 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1197.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-19 20:53 EST-0500)