What parts do you recommend for $1000 and lower gaming computer?

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I am looking to build a gaming computer that can run games (cod, ac, gmod, skyrim, emulators, etc.) on high or normal settings, while still being able to do simple tasks such as using Microsoft office (word, PowerPoint, Excel). I am new to this and have never built a computer before. What parts do you recommend on a $1000 and below budget? Also is it worth buying 3 monitors (I forget the term for it; I have seen some gameplay and it looks pretty cool)?
 
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He asked if 3 monitors are worth it and I would argue no. Personally I don't like the bezel bar between each monitor. Spanning across 3 monitors can be pretty taxing on games and would require some GPU horsepower beyond normal recommendations.

Something like this could fit the bill for you. If you needed to purchase a monitor that would change things a bit.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory:...


He asked if 3 monitors are worth it and I would argue no. Personally I don't like the bezel bar between each monitor. Spanning across 3 monitors can be pretty taxing on games and would require some GPU horsepower beyond normal recommendations.

Something like this could fit the bill for you. If you needed to purchase a monitor that would change things a bit.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Fortress 550W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $981.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-14 16:02 EDT-0400)
 
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