New gaming rig for about $1000

[Trxxi]

Hi, I have a budgetof $1000 and I'm looking to buy the best gaming rig for the money.
I'm looking to buy a :
case
cpu
motherboard
harddrive (doesn't have to be ssd)
graphics card
power supply

No peripherals needed at this time.
Please help and thank you!

 

[FastGunna]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $934.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-04 10:38 EST-0500)

Do you plan on over clocking or adding a second GPU in the future? I take it you already have RAM and OS?

 

[linckmichael]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XiFn

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $989.93

>>> Almost identical just went for different HDD, Video Card (3GB), PSU.

 

[Trxxi]

Oh shoot, I also need to purchase RAM. Which should I purchase? And thank you for your response.

 

[FastGunna]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s00

No problem 😀

Also the R9 280X is a good choice if you would prefer it over the GTX 770. They are pretty close in both price and performance.

 

[linckmichael]

Oh shoot, I also need to purchase RAM. Which should I purchase? And thank you for your response.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Xjcm

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1057.24

Hah so I cheated by going $57 over, I just have a high favouritism for the HX750 Gold. But TBH, any of Corsairs 750 Bronze will do. Or the XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US) - as the buddy above posted. They all work just fine But Corsair is a better PSU brand IMO.

 

[FastGunna]

Oh shoot, I also need to purchase RAM. Which should I purchase? And thank you for your response.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Xjcm

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($87.32 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1057.24

Hah so I cheated by going $57 over, I just have a high favouritism for the HX750 Gold. But TBH, any of Corsairs 750 Bronze will do. Or the XFX ProSeries 750W 80 PLUS Silver Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.99 @ NCIX US) - as the buddy above posted. They all work just fine But Corsair is a better PSU brand IMO.

If I'm not mistaken, Seasonic makes both Corsair and XFX power supplies. But I also own a HX750 and would recommend it if it weren't significantly more expensive.