1100 dollar gaming build, overclocking capability not neccasary.

Either get an i5-6600k + r9 390 or i5-6600k with gtx 970. Everything besides that is kind of up to preference. There are tons of Z170 motherboards which will all do the trick, tons of different ram, psu etc manufacturers.

this tells you that you need to shop elsewhere. notice how much more you get on the other builds offered over a strictly microcenter one. to spend $1000 and only get an r9-380 is not very good at all. i can point you to a prebuilt one with better specs than this for the same money!! do yourself a favor and use the web retailers for their much better pricing. it's possible to get an awesome cpu/mobo combo from microcenter but that is about all i would rely on them for!!

i understand that believe me hp and dell and those types have some aweful parts. for instance looking at ibuypower.com this system is $1200. a few more than the $1100 but it comes with a ton of freebies and stuff you did not consider in the build like a blue-ray burner, wifi usb, remote controlled lighting in the case, 16 gb ram, gtx 970 and free keyboard/mouse/headset.

ARC 648 Gaming Case - Black/Red
Case Lighting
iBUYPOWER RGB Smart Lighting (Software Controlled LED Lighting Kit) - [FREE] 1 Smart Lighting Strip - Top of the case $+0
Intel® Core™ i5-6400 Processor (4x 2.70GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler - Standard 120mm Fan
16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-2800 Memory Module - ADATA XPG Z1
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 4GB - Single Card
ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming -- 3x PCIe x16, 2x USB 3.1, 4x USB 3.0, 1x M.2, DDR4 Memory
750W EVGA 750GQ - 80 PLUS Gold
2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive + [FREE] 128GB SanDisk Z400S SSD
LG 14x Blu-ray Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive Black
Windows 10 Home + Office 365 Trial [Free 30-Day !!!] - (64-bit) *Newest Microsoft Windows*
iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard
iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse
3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Holiday Limited Time Offer
[FREE] - iBUYPOWER High Performance Gaming Mouse Pad Free with any System ($19 Value)
Holiday Limited Time Offer
[FREE] - KWORLD G98 Gaming Headset Free with any System ($29 Value)
Holiday Limited Time Offer
[FREE] - iBUYPOWER MEK Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Red Switch) Free with all desktops ($79 Value)
Free Stuff
[FREE] - 802.11AC Dual Band Wireless USB AdapterFREE with iBUYPOWER Desktops
Additional Software
NZXT CAM - Hardware Monitor Software Preinstalled on your PC

now i am not saying this is what i would get but it is an example of how much more things are at microcenter. you can do better than this price as well building yourself and being open to other sellers besides microcenter. i have been buying from newegg for over 15 years and have never had an issue with anything they have sold me and i build a good 20 pc's a month or more for clients. i'd never hamstring myself to one seller and drive the price up for my customers and i'd not suggest it to you either

yah even the custom prebuilts from cyberpower and ibuypower and such still carry a good $100-150 premium for putting it together.

if you happen to live near me, i'd be happy to assemble it for you but somehow i doubt your close enough since you're considering microcenter and the nearest one to me is a good 3 hours away in Fairfax, Va

if you buy prebuilt i would avoid the odd shaped ones and "unique" features as they tend to be the ones you can't upgrade without a very hard time. a nice "normal" case will help ensure you can actually fit an upgrade as needed.