welcome to PCTT Chris,
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I want to try to stay under $1000.
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I'll pretty much just be using my computer for storing and editing music and gaming. Then of course, web browsing and schoolwork, but those dont seem to require much.
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it very much depends on how serious a gamer you are, if you want to be able to play all the very latest games at full speed with a high frame rate or FPS then unfortunatly games DO require much and a $1000 budget wont build you the machine you want, however thats not to say you wont get a very nice PC for your money.
ask yourself a few questions about what you realy need your system to do, for example you want to edit music, will you be recording sound directly with the system or just chopping up and mixing?
if you need to record its going to mean spending a little more on your sound card, if not a motherboard with onboard sound will do.
do you want all the latest games at full speed or are you satisfied with a mid range performance - and let me say these days even midrange can be impressive.
do you want a case with flashing lights, temp sensors and all the other bells and whistles or will a white box be enough for you?
the answers to these questions will determine the cost of your major componants, show you just where you can shave a bit off your budget and where you need to spend the major portion of your money.
you will find building your own system can be a very rewarding but sometimes frustriating experiance, but i will say this - you will end up with the system YOU want.