Pc Build $900

Reapeh

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I'm going to build my first PC, my budget is $900 top $975

I will mainly use this PC for gaming, gaming with friends, and maybe a little recording but likely not.

Games I will mainly be playing Battlefield 4, DayZ Standalone, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, and Counter Strike GO. I will like to run all those games at High-Ultra with good FPS (if possible)

I would like the OS included but no other prephriels
 
We can just build the best we can for the budget. Try -

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($208.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($179.50 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($76.26 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($19.96 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $955.62
 


Yes I am from the Us. don't really care about the color of the case, the size eh, don't really mind just not ENORMOUS.
 
This build would run all games at high settings on a 1080p monitor
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($327.85 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $955.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 02:40 EST-0500

I used more money on the case and GPU, and went slightly cheap on the other components. However, they are still of high quality that would last long. They're just not the best.

I suggest that you buy an external optical drive if you won't be using it often. Internal optical drives can be quite ugly, and they can only be used in desktops. External optical drives also allow you to free up some space on your case for better cable management.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.59 @ Directron)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $899.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-23 02:51 EST-0500
 
Solution
Heres this. Just barely on budget with Rebates but you didnt mention whether before or after rebates sooooo yea.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/FdT8zy

EDIT:

Soz dont know how to make it look all cool and such like the people above.

i5-4440 - good CPU nothing much to say

H212 Plus - aftermarker cooler. Went with this over EVO since its slightly cheaper and CPU isnt unlocked so you dont need anything too amazing just something over the stock cooler.

Mobo is mobo should handle a GPU OC.......

RAM is RAM........

SSD for OS & smaller games you might play (small SSD) & a 1TB drive for the rest.

970 - better price/performance than 980 & will max out anything up to date that you throw at it

Good case with cable management.

Good PSU with large overhead if you wana OC you GPU.

and

OS.