Sub 1000$ Gaming PC

Approximate Purchase Date: Within this month or the next.

Budget Range: 1000$. I may be able to squeeze a little more in if necessary.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Surfing the Web

Parts not needed: Monitor

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, TigerDirect, or any other store where I can get the best price.

Location: Michigan, US

Parts Preferences: Intel

Overclocking: Most likely

SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the future but not right now

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

Additional Comments: I have been wanting to build a gaming pc for almost a year and I finally have the budget for a decent system. I am relatively new to this sort of thing and I would really appreciate some advice! I do have a parts list but I'm not sure if it is the best I can get for my budget.


Here's what I'm thinking



Case: Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case
$99.99 $99.99


Mobo: ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
$129.99 -$10.00 Instant $119.99


GPU: XFX Double D HD-695X-CDFC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with ...
Mail in Rebate Card
$259.99 -$10.00 Instant $249.99


PSU: SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
Out Of Stock
$124.99 -$35.00 Instant $89.99


GPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 ...
$219.99 $219.99


SSD: Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
$99.99 -$28.00 Instant $71.99


RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop
$49.99 $49.99



Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$84.99 -$10.00 Instant $74.99


Optical Drive: Sony Optiarc 24X DVD Burner, Bulk Package Black SATA Model AD-7280S-0B - OEM
$17.99 $17.99



CPU Heatsink: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G1 "Heatpipe Direct Contact" Long Life Sleeve 120mm CPU Cooler Compatible Intel ...
$19.99 $19.99

(Still need an OS, keyboard, and mouse)

Subtotal: $1014.90 (Without Shipping)

Thanks!