First time building a gaming PC I am wanting it to be around $900-1000 and would be for gaming and recording gameplay

Jimmy_9

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Hello all, I am looking to build my first gaming PC. I have watched many videos on how to put the parts together and it does not seem that hard. But what the hard part is, is picking the parts. I am not at all up to date which graphics card and which motherboard is best; so I am wondering if the wonderful people of Tomshardware can help me out? I am in need to a system that will allow me to play video games at very high or ultra settings around $800-1000 if that is possible. I would also be using Fraps to record my gameplay. I would also be heavily multitasking (again playing games, recording, and also recording my voice at the same time). I am in need of a good gaming PC for around this cost, but I am unsure which parts are best to use. Please can someone help me out?

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($304.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT SW ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.98 @ Mac Mall)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.00 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $992.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-13 09:57 EST-0500
 
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