$950 budget gaming desktop

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gonnago

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Looking to build a gaming desktop asap.
My budget - $950
Need 1x monitor.
Don't need OS
Games - will be playing a variety of games, CSGO, BF4, SC, D3.
Will also need to stream/browse/music on my second monitor.
I should also mention that I have a 23" Sceptre monitor that I've been using. This will be my secondary monitor.
Also I do not plan on overclocking.

Budget is $950, including monitor..Any recommendations?
 
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sacara21

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($246.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ TigerDirect)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX238H-W 23.0" Monitor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $955.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 01:05 EST-0500)

Locked processor, H87 mobo. Might want to consider AMD.
GTX 760 is about as high as I could go with only $950.
600W is plenty and its semi-modular.
Stuck with another 23" monitor so its the same size as the one you have. Also it has a 1ms response time, so it'll be better for gaming.

I hope this can be of some guidance to you.
 
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realchaos

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($299.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($134.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $959.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 01:28 EST-0500)

Max out any game at 1080p.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($253.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 330R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VX238H-W 23.0" Monitor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $933.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-17 01:47 EST-0500)
 
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