Gaming/Programming PC ($800-1200)

Here's the PC I'm about to build for myself (made a few changes to fit your criteria). I'll be using it for the same purposes and it's right in your budget. This will crush most games at 1080p / 60fps and will definitely be great for programming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor $174.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $75.98 @ Newegg
Memory Team Zeus Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $69.97 @ OutletPC
Storage Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $62.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $99.98 @ OutletPC
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card $347.99 @ Directron
Case Antec GX500 ATX Mid Tower Case $57.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $24.99 @ NCIX US
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $88.98 @ OutletPC
Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available $1003.85
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-09 01:44 EST-0500

My case isn't black/blue, but here's a budget one that is (sort of) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153

And if you're willing to stretch your budget for a nice case, this one looks awesome: http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=97739&vpn=CA-H440W-M4&manufacture=NZXT

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