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October 15, 2014 8:02:26 AM

Hi everyone. I've never built a pc before and was thinking of gathering all my parts on PCPartPicker.com. I'm looking to stay within the price range of $1000. All I really care about is having a good cpu and graphics card that can handle games like Skyrim with ease. I'm a moderate gamer and can't have any lag.

I don't need this to be an optimal system at first. I want there to be lots of room for future upgradibility while still being able to run games before upgrading. Please let me know what you think and if I don't have to go to $1000 that's even better. I'm looking for a decent build with lots of potential.

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October 15, 2014 9:14:58 AM

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.03 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($111.68 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($48.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $999.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-15 12:14 EDT-0400

If you have any specific requirements, such as a monitor or an OS, let me know.
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October 15, 2014 9:19:36 AM

A system needs the following components:

CPU: i5 is most cost effective for gaming $130 to $225, more money buys more performance.
CPU cooler: stock cooler will work for most under $1000 builds without overclocking
Motherboard: H97 is more modern than H87, but H87 is OK $75 - $125. A Z97 is OK, but you are paying for things you might not use
RAM: 2 x 4GB DDR3 - 1600 (although sometimes better memory is cheaper) $75 - $90
HDD: 1Tb 7200 rpm drive $50 to $65 sweet spot.
SSD: 120 to 256Gb Solid State Drive for OS and faster boot $60 to $110
GPU: GTX970 $340
PSU: 500W - 750W tier 1 or 2 power supply. $60 - $100 Here's the list of tiers and examples
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supp...
Case: To taste. You may needs some additional case fans.($40). Buy good fans with as large a diameter as will fit for quietness and airflow
OS: Windows 8.1 64 bit $90

You can see that you can get a good computer in the $800 to $1000 range.
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