if your close to a micro center there cpu and combo deals are hard to beat. on the case look at the r300/r400 from cosair there no flashy but with the saving on the case you can buy a small 120g or 256g ssd boot disk. on the ram those red sticks are there older ram. arires ram is there newer line.
PCPartPicker part list:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tGDRwP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tGDRwP/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.75 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1037.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-26 14:57 EDT-0400