Build me a Gaming PC Under $1,000

[Beahminator]

Hey all, it's that time of year again... PC Building season! (well for me anyway) I need a new PC before the first of the year... I'm looking at something between 900-1000 USD.

Parts needed- WINDOWS 7, MOBO, CPU, GPU, HDD, Optical Drive, RAM, Case, and a Power Supply.

Don't need- Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, or Speakers.

Overclocking- Minimal

Some help would be appreciated!!

Also, I hear there is some big sale tonight? Should I jump on it then and pull the trigger?

 

[djangoringo]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $954.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

[bigcyco1]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Samsung 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.89 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $954.80
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

+1 if you cannot afford that get this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tZg2 i recommend his build if you can swing it though.

 

[jmsellars1]

That build looks good, a H77 motherboard would do the same job for less though.

Also you can't overclock so a 450W+ PSU is fine so long as you have enough connectors.

Maybe get a 500GB hard drive and possibly a slightly cheaper case as well and see if you can fit a ~120GB SSD in there.