Building a Gaming PC for Under $1000 CAD- Under $1500 w/ monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse, etc.

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Hey guys. I am building my first gaming pc with my dad and we have no clue what we are doing. If you know of a great up-to-date build that we could build for under $1000, please list it. The $1000 is excluding the monitor, OS, keyboard, mouse and any other extras we might need but please feel free to list ideas for these too, keeping the total under $1500. I will answer as many questions as I can. We live in Canada if that can help you at all. Thanks in advance.
 
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UPDATE: Here you go i made it in respect to Canadian currency. Sorry forgot the title that you wanted a gaming PC. Here i updated the list and put all the things you needed and tried as hard as i could to keep it under the budget. If any questions ask away it is better than to regret later.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyLkzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyLkzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($41.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus Z77-A ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory...
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Here are you go if anything ask away:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q8ybVn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Q8ybVn/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($23.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro (OEM) (64-bit) ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus MX279H 27.0" Monitor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1430.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 17:25 EDT-0400
 
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Hey goku1234567890. Thank you for your answer. Is there a specific reason why you didn't include a SSD? Sadly, in Canada, the price adds up to around $1800 so I might substitute the monitor or something else if you have any other suggestions. I am guessing you have planned this build out to overclock which is a very cool feature.
 
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Whoa that build is going too expensive. Well let me see what can i notch down in that list. And as for SSD it doesn't matter that much they are kind of expensive right now and provide only few enhancements like increase in boot up, copying data in gaming hard drive and ssd performs the same. I can suggest the SSD if you want.
 
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DON'T SKIMP on the power supply. take the time to do the research and spend the money for a good psu. make sure it has decent capacitors. A psu may claim to be for gaming with a lot of wattage but if the caps are junk it will not last
 
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UPDATE: Here you go i made it in respect to Canadian currency. Sorry forgot the title that you wanted a gaming PC. Here i updated the list and put all the things you needed and tried as hard as i could to keep it under the budget. If any questions ask away it is better than to regret later.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyLkzy
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZyLkzy/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($41.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus Z77-A ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($102.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($185.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($239.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($88.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($23.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($292.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1569.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-02 17:52 EST-0500

UPDATE: I also put in the SSD so i recommend install the OS on the SSD you will get faster boot up, data transfer and slightly more performance when doing other tasks.
 
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great rig except for the power supply. the CX series uses those cheap chinese capacitors that don't last under heavy gaming loads. The TX series uses japanese caps that can withstand the current demands of gaming
 
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