Need help finding parts to build gaming computer

[dn002]

Hi guys, I'm looking for help on part suggestions to build a new gaming computer. My budget is about $1000. I already have gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, and monitors so I won't have to purchase those. I also happen to have an unopened PNY 2.5-Inch 480GB Optima Solid State Drive that I would like to use to install my operating system and program files on. Can you guys help with helping me find good quality parts that are within my price range? I'm looking to build a computer that will last me a few years, I'd like to play world of warcraft and first person shooters like Battlefield on it.

It looks like I will need to purchase the following:
Tower / case
Power supply
Motherboard
Graphics card
CPU
RAM
Standard hardrive (for pictures, music, documents, etc)

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[-HH-]

So this is a little over budget but how does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1137.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 04:10 EST-0500

 

[dn002]

So this is a little over budget but how does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1137.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 04:10 EST-0500

I actually have a new and unused PNY 2.5-Inch 480GB Optima Solid State Drive. Will that work with this build? If I can use that, then I won't have to purchase another SSD and this build would be around $1000.

 

[-HH-]

that should work aslong as it has the SATA connection!

 

[-HH-]

So I reconfigged the build slightly to run more black and white! I put in a GALAX HOF GTX 970. The only issue is it doesn't display the price thoug I know that it will be around the area.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 970 4GB HOF Video Card
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $703.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 04:16 EST-0500

 

[dn002]

So I reconfigged the build slightly to run more black and white! I put in a GALAX HOF GTX 970. The only issue is it doesn't display the price thoug I know that it will be around the area.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($117.75 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($101.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: GALAX GeForce GTX 970 4GB HOF Video Card
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $703.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-19 04:16 EST-0500

What is the difference between this video card and the other one?

 

[-HH-]

The colour! The card in this is black and white which IMO makes the build look nicer bar the clock speed is higher

 

[badboyrog2]

this is all you need , even futur proof with a psu and mobo for futur SLI config compatibility
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TDD9vK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TDD9vK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($20.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($347.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $926.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 07:42 EST-0500

all red and black setup

 

[dn002]

this is all you need , even futur proof with a psu and mobo for futur SLI config compatibility
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TDD9vK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TDD9vK/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($20.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($347.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax OSTROG ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $926.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-20 07:42 EST-0500

all red and black setup

So I like that you mentioned future proof. I would really like this computer to last about 4-5 years. If I can get parts now that are really good or I can easily upgrade in the future it would be better. Even though my price range is about $1000, I am willing to spend a few hundred extra if it means my computer lasting a bit longer. I would love to finally be able to play some of these new first person shooters in high setting with high FPS also. Will this build or the other ones be able to?

 

[badboyrog2]

``So I like that you mentioned future proof. I would really like this computer to last about 4-5 years. If I can get parts now that are really good or I can easily upgrade in the future it would be better. Even though my price range is about $1000, I am willing to spend a few hundred extra if it means my computer lasting a bit longer. I would love to finally be able to play some of these new first person shooters in high setting with high FPS also. Will this build or the other ones be able to? ``

there will be always have a better hardwares at each new years ... computer technology always change each 6 month
so thats impossible to know in advance which hardware we should buy now

but the rig i built for you should do the job very well for at least 3 years approx....
you can buy an other gtx 970 to put in SLI with the setup i built for you , and above all with the psu i added to the build
you will able to handle the SLI config without problems

 

[dn002]

``So I like that you mentioned future proof. I would really like this computer to last about 4-5 years. If I can get parts now that are really good or I can easily upgrade in the future it would be better. Even though my price range is about $1000, I am willing to spend a few hundred extra if it means my computer lasting a bit longer. I would love to finally be able to play some of these new first person shooters in high setting with high FPS also. Will this build or the other ones be able to? ``

there will be always have a better hardwares at each new years ... computer technology always change each 6 month
so thats impossible to know in advance which hardware we should buy now

but the rig i built for you should do the job very well for at least 3 years approx....
you can buy an other gtx 970 to put in SLI with the setup i built for you , and above all with the psu i added to the build
you will able to handle the SLI config without problems

Ah okay. I just want to make sure I can run the latest games on high settings and then I can easily upgrade to keep the computer running new games for 3-5 years.