First Build $1000 Gaming PC, Need Help Reaching Budget.

If I were to get this under $1000 as a hard maximum, this is what I would do.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel - Core i5-7400 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor $168.37 @ OutletPC
Motherboard MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $54.99 @ Amazon
Memory G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $76.99 @ Newegg
Storage SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $74.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $43.78 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB GAMING Video Card $189.99 @ B&H
Case Deepcool - TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case $36.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $49.99 @ B&H
Optical Drive LG - WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $37.50 @ Amazon
Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $92.99 @ Best Buy
Wireless Network Adapter TP-Link - TL-WDN4800 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter $33.99 @ Amazon
Monitor AOC - G2460VQ6 24.0" 1920x1080 75Hz Monitor $129.99 @ B&H
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $990.56
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-07 14:52 EST-0500
  • You don't need an aftermarket CPU cooler for these CPU's
  • The cheaper monitor is likely similar quality, I would go for it
  • I chose a slightly cheaper PSU and SSD that are still decent quality
  • Slightly cheaper case that still fits everything you need
  • If you can get the 1060 3GB for the price listed here the ~15% performance loss and 3GB VRAM is worth it for the cost savings. If you stretch the budget to ~$1,050 you can still grab the 6GB version
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