Every day rig

[jarlmaster]

cpu- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372

thermal paste- Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - Newegg.com

mobo- ASUS Z97-E LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Newegg.com

cpu cooler- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel 2011/1366/1155 and AMD FM1/FM2/AM3+ - Newegg.com

case- Corsair Carbide Series 200R Black Steel structure with molded ABS plastic accent pieces ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

ram- G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL - Newegg.com

psu- CORSAIR CX series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

gpu- GIGABYTE GV-N960G1 GAMING-2GD GeForce GTX 960 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support ATX Video Card - Newegg.com

OS- Windows 8.1 64-bit | Windows Operating Systems - Newegg.com

SSD- SAMSUNG 850 EVO-Series MZ-75E500B/AM 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Newegg.com

So yeah... pretty sick computer right here. I know it comes in a shade over 1100 but I think its well worth it. This gaming computer has everything you will need to play and max out your games with the exception of GTA V I would assume. Maybe you have to turn down AA on battlefield as well but this will still offer 60fps at 1080p with pretty much every setting maxed. Do some overclocking as well (both the cpu and gpu can take pretty massive overclocks especially the gpu). If you wanted to halve the ssd capacity you could throw in a HDD for data but I think 500gb is plenty.

You can always reduce cost by getting a smaller ssd or cutting the cost of the OS if you already have it.

 

[NikonGuy]

Guys what? I play Bf3 ultra on my 2gb Gddr5 730?? The 750Ti ( much better ) will do the same for Bf4 I'd say. And also, Do, Not, Get, Windows 8.

 

[Celery]

You're better off with this PSU.

SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com

 

[Trotter]

If you are not overclocking then you can use the stock heatsink and same the money.

I would swap out the EVGA PSU for a Corsair, Antec, or Seasonic.

I have this mobo and really like it. Plus it would save you some more dough to go toward a better GPU.
Amazon.com: MSI Computer Corp. Socket AM3+ AMD 970 DDR3 SATA3 and USB 3.0 A&GbE ATX Motherboard 970A-G43: Computers & Accessories

 

[Celery]

What he listed was a Corsair but all the CX model are made by CWT which had a spotty past. I only trust Seasonic and Super Flower. As I learn more about OEMs I can add Delta to the top dogs.

Some Antec models are Seasonic/Delta made.

 

[jarlmaster]

Huh. Didn't know that about Corsair's CX series. I have a GS series personally which has been great and have used CX series psu's in builds for friends and they have all worked fine but I'll keep that in mind.

 

[Celery]

They're ok for casual users but for extreme machines you need better. I have a CX430 in my i3 system and so far so good. It's in storage since I've built my i5 system.

You may find this list interesting.

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/183351-please-read-power-supply-tiers-quoted-from-eggxpert/