First PC build need some help ($1,000-1,200)

You won't have any trouble maxing games with this.

Enjoy!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor $178.98 @ OutletPC
Motherboard ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $71.99 @ SuperBiiz
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $59.99 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $104.98 @ OutletPC
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $47.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card $328.99 @ Directron
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case $49.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply $29.99 @ NCIX US
Optical Drive Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer $14.98 @ Newegg
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $87.75 @ OutletPC
Monitor Acer H236HLbid 60Hz 23.0" Monitor $159.99 @ B&H
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $27.87 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $1208.39
Mail-in rebates -$45.00
Total $1163.39
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 21:01 EST-0500
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