$970 Gaming Build - i5-4690K / R9 280X / Silverstone TJ08B

The mission? A gaming build under $1000. At $970, we hit the price point with a bit of room to spare. And this build doesn't sacrifice performance - with an overclocked Core i5-4690K and an R9 280X, it has plenty of horsepower.

For the color conscious, all the parts match a black/red color scheme. (Yes, I know the power supply has a green logo - but it gets covered up by the side-walls of the PSU bay.)

As an added bonus, Newegg has even created a combo using this exact set of parts. Check it out!

Newegg Combo Link: http://goo.gl/5EqP70

Here's the part list rundown:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vnqzFT

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vnqzFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vnqzFT/by_m...

Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card
Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case
Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

Total cost at the time of filming: $969.42