$900 Gaming Build? Parts? Suggestions?

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Hi guys, I am looking to create a good gaming build that will runs most games well for about $900. I can stretch to $1000.
All I am really looking for is some suggestions on the parts I use, being a novice to this area myself.
So, take it away, What should I use?
 
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CTurbo
This is exactly what I would do. This is an awesome microATX build

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.90 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case...
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Thaisnang

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You should get something like this.
Intel cpu
8GB RAM
GTX 970
A good 500-600W PSU
For eg:-
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $905.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 01:44 EST-0500
 
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CTurbo

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This is exactly what I would do. This is an awesome microATX build

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.90 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $937.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 01:47 EST-0500
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.96 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $990.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 01:59 EST-0500
 
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CTurbo

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The 350D is such an awesome little case though! haha

Here you go

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

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.93 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($329.90 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $947.05
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 02:00 EST-0500
 
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Parthu Revanth

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Do you overclock?
 
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This build has a gaming i5 that can be overclocked in the future, has a much better power supply than previously listed builds, a better SSD, and has the potential for an another GTX 970.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($83.45 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($329.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($41.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $980.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 02:19 EST-0500
 
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Thaisnang

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And a motherboard which cannot overclock.
 
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@CTurbo
I'm in Australia so everything is a little more expensive. (Imports...etc..)
Unfortunately, Newegg does not ship to Australia and the cheapest I can get the GTX 970 here is $430 AUD ($369.74 USD)
What would be my next best choice in Nvidia down from the 970? (Since $430 does not leave much room for the pricing of all the other components.)
 
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You really should have mentioned you were from Australia from the start.

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/T7vw8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/T7vw8d/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($97.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($369.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $1004.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 18:19 EST+1100


$15 more gets you a R9 290
 
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Thaisnang

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In that case r9 290 would be a good choice
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($97.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($385.00 @ IJK)
Case: Cooler Master K380 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.00 @ IJK)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($88.00 @ IJK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1013.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 18:20 EST+1100
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($228.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($63.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($88.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($399.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($95.00 @ Centre Com)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $1003.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-25 18:24 EST+1100
 
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