[Build Ready] Gaming and 3D animating Workstation- $1,000 budget!

Much better CPU for your work, higher quality power supply, cheaper RAM. Review for the PSU I picked: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=317192

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor $242.95 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $44.85 @ OutletPC
Memory G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $55.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $64.95 @ SuperBiiz
Storage Toshiba 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $93.99 @ NCIX US
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card $209.99 @ Amazon
Case Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $57.99 @ Directron
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter $18.19 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer S220HQLAbd 60Hz 21.5" Monitor $121.75 @ OutletPC
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $27.87 @ Amazon
Speakers Logitech S120 2.3W 2ch Speakers $7.99 @ SuperBiiz
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $996.50
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 19:10 EST-0500
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