$1000 budget. Gaming at 1080p 60-max fps, coding, VM (hackintosh), media consumption, web browsing, media streaming

Pretty hard to "future proof" at this price point, but this is as close as I can get with the RAID and an SSD. If you need to upgrade to 16gb of RAM you can always do that later down the line.

Just remember in 2-3 weeks when you go to buy your stuff the prices are going to be different.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $199.99 @ Micro Center
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $27.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $84.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $55.89 @ OutletPC
Storage Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $99.00 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $47.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $47.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $47.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card $209.99 @ Newegg
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $64.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $68.99 @ SuperBiiz
Optical Drive LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer $39.95 @ OutletPC
Wireless Network Adapter Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter $18.75 @ OutletPC
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1014.50
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-29 00:28 EDT-0400
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