$1000 Gaming PC Full Setup - First build

killworthy

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This will be my first build. Looking to spend around $1000 with everything included. Any advice appreciated.

Approximate Purchase Date: within the next few weeks (Black Friday?)

Budget Range: $1000

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, entertainment, mild computing

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Parts Preferences: Don't know enough to have a preference.

Overclocking: Maybe

Preferred Monitor Resolution: Best bang for my buck

Additional Comments: Stability and reliability are important. Would like something that will last a few years.

Why Are You building: Finally have to money to build and start playing games again.
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($87.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($289.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($85.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $919.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-19 00:10 EST-0500
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($193.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston FURY 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($84.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX228H 60Hz 21.5" Monitor ($139.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $979.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-19 00:38 EST-0500
 
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