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raymondnoodles

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Hello everyone Im looking to build a PC for gaming for about $1000. I really want to get the most out of the budget with the best outcome. Im just looking to build the pc by itself without a monitor or anything else. Thank you
 
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I'm not going to give you parts here, but I will tell you how I would spend my $1000.
I would spend $250~$300 on the GPU.
Spend $200-$250 on the CPU (i5).
Spend about $100 on the motherboard.
Spend under $100 on the case.
Spend $100-150 on an SSD drive and get a 1TB hdd ($60ish)
Spend 50-75$ on a GPU.
Spend about $75 on 8 GB of ram.
Spend $20 on a DVD burner.

This should get you close to $1000.
For parts, i5, decent board, something like an R9 270X for GPU, you should be able to find a 240~260GB SSD for under $150 if you shop around.
Good luck and post what you are building using http://pcpartpicker.com/
 
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CreativeUsername

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Enermax ETS-T40-TB 86.7 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($103.49 @ Staples)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($74.28 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($364.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($46.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($111.04 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $954.72
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-30 22:07 EST-0500)

Still with $50 to spare. I don't know what the guy above me is talking about with spending 50-75 on a GPU when a GPU is one of the most, if not the most important part in modern gaming.
 
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d4v0

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Here is a build you can take a look

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($56.08 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1045.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-30 22:17 EST-0500)
 
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d4v0

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I think he meant psu cause he did mention gpu and it was the first thing on his list
 
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