Looking for budget PC under 1000 Dollars (not including rebates)

[Kazz580]

Hello, can someone help me put together a gaming pc for under 1000 dollars after taxes, so say around 800 dollars for parts?

 

[ZskNinoh]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $870.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-04 13:16 EST-0500

The base price for the parts is $900, I used a pricey mobo and RAM. I can knock of a few bucks if you need me to. I could also do an AMD build. Intel is better at gaming than AMD. AMD is better at stuff like rendeing, etc.



EDIT:
Base price of $808.53. better processor cheaper parts.
You could add a GTX 970 GPU for a base price of $925.53

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $757.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-04 13:35 EST-0500

 

[Kazz580]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($146.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Vengeance C70 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $870.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-04 13:16 EST-0500

The base price for the parts is $900, I used a pricey mobo and RAM. I can knock of a few bucks if you need me to. I could also do an AMD build. Intel is better at gaming than AMD. AMD is better at stuff like rendeing, etc.



EDIT:
Base price of $808.53. better processor cheaper parts.
You could add a GTX 970 GPU for a base price of $925.53

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Plus ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($90.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 760 4GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $757.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-04 13:35 EST-0500

thank you very much

 

[tiny voices]

Those builds have issues and done really make sense here. The first build you posted has a locked CPU but a high end motherboard and cooler for overclocking? Why? Also crazy tall RAM that will almost certainly interfere with the cooler installation. Then the bottom build with an unlocked CPU but a junk for overclocking motherboard. On this budget a locked i5 and an h96 board is the correct decision. It allows for a gtx970 on the $800 budget and will beat the pants off the builds posted above with gtx 760's.

For $800 ish get this for sure:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Zeus Yellow 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ Directron)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 970 4GB XLR8 Video Card ($316.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $815.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-05 11:43 EST-0500

 

[Kazz580]

I'm not too worried about overclocking as this is just a budget gaming pc for guests and what not. Thank you all for the help

 

[tiny voices]

I would go with my build EVEN MORE SO after hearing that.

 

[Kazz580]

I would go with my build EVEN MORE SO after hearing that.

Yeah, I do like the build. Seems effective, thank you for the help.