Constructing a purely gaming machine assistence

[FeiGnt]

I'm looking for an affordable 'best bang for my buck' machine.

Approximate Purchase Date: Christmas

Budget Range: No more than $1000 can leave my account

System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING, Skype, internet

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: I need everything except peripherals

Do you need to buy OS: No (I plan to use windows xp for this. Will that be alright?)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I prefer newegg but as long as it's all from one reliable retailer at a good price I'll buy it.

Location: Eastern coast of canada

Parts Preferences: I won't be all fanboyish for this. I need to keep costs low and I won't provide any preferences.

Overclocking: Do I have to push the cpu that hard for gaming?

SLI or Crossfire: If over budget, no.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have a laptop for productivity (mac) and while I can game with it, its undesirable. I would also like to have a separation between work and play.

 

[SNA3]

I'm looking for an affordable 'best bang for my buck' machine.

Approximate Purchase Date: Christmas

Budget Range: No more than $1000 can leave my account

System Usage from Most to Least Important: GAMING, Skype, internet

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: I need everything except peripherals

Do you need to buy OS: No (I plan to use windows xp for this. Will that be alright?)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I prefer newegg but as long as it's all from one reliable retailer at a good price I'll buy it.

Location: Eastern coast of canada

Parts Preferences: I won't be all fanboyish for this. I need to keep costs low and I won't provide any preferences.

Overclocking: Do I have to push the cpu that hard for gaming?

SLI or Crossfire: If over budget, no.

Your Monitor Resolution: 1440x900

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: I have a laptop for productivity (mac) and while I can game with it, its undesirable. I would also like to have a separation between work and play.

your system :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($165.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($269.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $1002.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-02 17:16 EDT-0400)

Enjoy it ..

Mobo with very good features :

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z87%20Extreme6/index.asp?cat=&os=&c=

and GTX 760 from MSI twinfrozer

and I chosen a noise Dampning case for you , u can

Edit : and NO you cant use win xp on this .

 

[g-unit1111]

Approximate Purchase Date: Christmas

Yeah come back when you're ready to buy. There's no point in planning a system this far out in advance - there will be new hardware being released (SSDs, cases, the new AMD GPUs are still to be released), and things will come down in price, etc.

 

[FeiGnt]

Sounds good, thanks for the advice.