best gaming pc for $900ish usd

noobgamer40

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($313.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $923.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-10 17:30 EDT-0400
 
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I'd go up to windows 8.1 or 10, a 4690, get a 970 and you'll get essentially the same performance, but you can go down to a 650W power supply which will let you save money on power supply, the graphics card will be the same price and you can get a better CPU.