Build for €1000 Gaming PC

OnionUnion

Looking for recommendations for a €1k gaming PC:

1. What is your budget? €1000

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Gaming: Battlefield4, Skyrim

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Yes

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? No (assuming there's no reason to replace a Dell e228wfp 1680x1050)

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Card Reader

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? No

8. How can you pay? Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser

9. When are you purchasing? In next 30 days

Nice to haves: SSD for OS, quiet fans & HDD, reasonably compact case.

BloodBath

A €1000 PC on an old crappy monitor like that is a waste of money to be honest.

You should definitely be looking to upgrade that if you're spending that kind of money.

Do you need a lot of storage?

Something like this should do nicely. It still needs windows though.

That case comes in 9 colors. Prices got using geizhals.de


Total build cost: €974.74 + €11.99 shipping
8GB-Kit Crucial Ballistix Sport Series DDR3-1600, CL9 €63.10
Crucial MX100 SSD 256GB (2,5", 7mm) €91.21
Intel Core i5-4460 in-a-Box €158.93
ASRock B85M Pro4, Sockel 1150, mATX €56.81
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 WindForce 3X, 4GB GDDR5, 2x DVI, HDMI, 3 x DisplayPort €344.90
AeroCool DS Black/White Edition mit Fenster, mATX, ohne Netzteil €69.89
Corsair Builder Serie CX600 V3 Non-Modular 80+ Bronze, 600 Watt €60.90
LG 24MP55HQ-P €129.00

OnionUnion

Thanks, that looks great. I'll include the monitor upgrade - the LG is good value.

For storage I'll probably add on a 2TB HDD - any thoughts on WD Red v Seagate Barracuda v Seagate SSHD?. (I would link but apparently I can't because I'm a new user)

BloodBath

Any of them will do really. No need for the SSHD with the ssd already. The Barracuda would be fine and the cheapest option.

Your current monitor isn't much lower than 1080p but the LG is IPS and bigger so combined it should look a lot better.

The 970 is already over powered for 1080p but at least you will be able to run everything maxed out for quite some time.