A good gaming pc near $1000

Asbaat Amar

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Ok, I'm in search of gaming pcs, it would be better making it myself so i want a gaming pc like this:
It should have
intel core i7 (quad core)
Ram should be 16GB
Video card should be 3 to 4 GB of nvidia gtx (any model)

Plz help me, cuz im going a to buy a new pc in the first week of June. Thank You.
U can make one on pcpartpicker or just write it down but make sure that the parts are compatible
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $993.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 18:15 EDT-0400)

P.S. I agree with the comments below that you don't need an i7 for gaming, an i5 would already be more than adequate. If you truly want i7 performance, you could purchase an Intel Xeon for a fraction of the cost.
 
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If all you are doing is playing games there is no need to get an I7. All an I7 really is-is an I5 with a slight bump in frequency and hyper threading. Hyper threading won't give you any performance benefit and the frequency bump doesn't matter because you can overclock an unlocked I5.

You don't need 16 gigs of RAM that's overkill for a gaming computer. 8 Gigs is fine and even that you can argue is overkill.

You don't mention anything about a motherboard what are you going to get. I would use the money saved from above and put it towards a high end gaming motherboard or video card.
 
intel build i would go with this
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lh1N
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lh1N/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lh1N/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($237.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Apevia X-SNIPER2-WHT ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $999.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 16:50 EDT-0400)
amd
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lh56
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lh56/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lh56/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($172.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($77.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apevia X-SNIPER2-WHT ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $997.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 16:52 EDT-0400)

both are pretty awesome
 

CTurbo

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Li1Q
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Li1Q/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Li1Q/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($196.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($299.24 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $980.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 17:23 EDT-0400)
 


This is a really good build. The i5 is a better option for gaming because you can save your money and get a better video card. The only thing I would change is the motherboard. You might as well get one of the new H97/Z97 series motherboards so you will be compatible with the next-gen Intel parts, the Broadwell series coming around the end of the year.

Go with CTurbo's build, but instead get this motherboard instead for futureproofing:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128715

I also would recommend the Xeon E3-1230V3. It is basically an i7-4770 but without the graphics and just a little bit slower. It has the hyperthreaded quad core like the i7, which is what makes it better than the i5. That is the best thing you can get for the money.

I am not quiet sure if the Xeon will work with Z97/H97 in that motherboard though... do you know CTurbo?

Good luck!
 

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The motherboard you have linked to on Newegg is the Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3, which is indeed compatible with the Intel Xeon E3-1230V3. :)
 

CTurbo

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Ah I forgot the H97 motherboards were out. For $3 more I changed to a Haswell Refresh i5 +100mhz and a new H97 motherboard.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lr4C
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lr4C/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Lr4C/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($299.24 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $983.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-16 22:18 EDT-0400)


The Xeon e3 1230v3 is awesome but it would bust your budget.