[Build Help] $1,000 Budget Gaming, Office, Day Trading

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t3nacity is in Build Help

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Build Help/Ready:

What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.

Budget Gaming, Office, Day Trading

If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, FPS, game settings)

1080p, 60 FPS, High

What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?

$1000

In what country are you purchasing your parts?

USA

Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor	Purchased For $174.89
Thermal Compound	Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste	$4.58 @ OutletPC
Motherboard	Asus Z97-E/USB3.1 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard	Purchased For $117.98
Memory	G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	Purchased For $43.89
Storage	Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	Purchased For $46.89
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0 Video Card	$179.99 @ NCIX US
Case	Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case	$44.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply	EVGA 430W 80 Certified ATX Power Supply	$23.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive	Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer	$15.99 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)	$124.74 @ B&H
Case Fan	Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan	$4.99 @ Newegg
Case Fan	Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm Fan	$7.99 @ Directron
Case Fan	Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm Fan	$7.99 @ Directron
Case Fan	Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm Fan	$7.99 @ Directron
Case Fan	Cooler Master R4-L4S-10AB-GP 60.9 CFM 140mm Fan	$7.99 @ Directron
Fan Controller	NZXT SENTRY 3 Fan Controller	$29.88 @ OutletPC
Monitor	Asus VS247H-P 23.6" Monitor	$124.99 @ Newegg
Keyboard	Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse	$24.99 @ Micro Center
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1129.62
	Mail-in rebates	-$90.00
	Total	$1039.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-09 12:34 EST-0500

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I'm nearly halfway through buying the parts. I used to build in the 90s and early 2000s. What do you guys think? Any recommended changes? I will eventually have at least 2 monitors, maybe 3.

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