First build (Gaming) $1,400.00 USD max budget before shipping and tax.

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Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor	$294.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	$118.75 @ Directron
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory	$54.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$104.98 @ NCIX US
Storage	Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$50.99 @ NCIX US
Video Card	Zotac GeForce GTX 980 4GB AMP! Edition Video Card	$523.99 @ Amazon
Case	Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case	$49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ SuperBiiz
Optical Drive	LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer	$35.98 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)	$89.99 @ NCIX US
Wireless Network Adapter	Rosewill RNX-N250PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter	$20.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1425.63
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-21 17:34 EDT-0400

I went 25 bucks over but I think it was worth it for the i7 and 980.