Quality gaming PC $1000 ?'s

jRoK

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Looking to build a quality gaming PC for around $1000 maybe a bit more needs to include OS and a monitor best for the money. Thanks for your help in advance.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($187.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $982.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-26 23:44 EST-0500
 

jRoK

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I can most likely spend $1200 if it is worth it for me to spend extra cash for the performance gained. Any real difference between 5ms and 1ms monitors? I would also like to be able to 3d model "Blender", and stream if that is a viable option on this budget. Thanks.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($116.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($61.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor ($141.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1267.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 00:35 EST-0500
 

RazerZ

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$1200 before or after rebates?
 

RazerZ

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Not sure of your storage needs so I used a 1TB HDD+120GB SSD.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($242.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($70.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($309.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($52.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC i2267Fw 60Hz 22.0" Monitor ($125.44 @ B&H)
Total: $1126.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-27 00:40 EST-0500
 
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