Little overbudget, but should last several years as a general purpose build. Can currently run all the high end games at 1920 x 1080 between 50-60fps:
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qv7rRB
Price breakdown by merchant:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Qv7rRB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($294.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 54.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($153.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($80.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1076.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 17:29 EDT-0400
Cheaper version of the same, less CPU horsepower, but still very good, and RAM, no SSD.
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qv7rRB
Price breakdown by merchant:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qv7rRB/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.95 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $761.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 17:32 EDT-0400
A lot less GPU horsepower, still great for older games and general use, very low power:
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vq2Qcf
Price breakdown by merchant:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vq2Qcf/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($119.50 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $566.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-05 17:35 EDT-0400
We can keep sliding and still build a decent PC platform, just depends on how much you want to save.