I've got a PC already with an i5, 16GB Ram, 1GB wd hard drive and a 256GB samsung SSD, Geforce GTX 960 SSC, 800w PSU, and a Z97s motherboard.Okay, just a heads up. I've got a certificate III in Information Technology. I can help you out a lot and run pretty much any game.
I would recommend:
CPU: i5-4690 3.5GHz Boost 3.9
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 1 TB seagate.
GPU: R9 270 Radeon
PSU: 500w power supply
Motherboard: Gigabyte B85M-D3H
That is able to run Battlefield 1 in good graphics and get 60 FPS.
If you wanna add maybe $400 to the budget, upgrade the PSU to 600w + Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 470 8GB GDDR5. That's around the 990 GTX to 1040 GTX nvidia. It'll run like a beast.
I've got a PC already with an i5, 16GB Ram, 1GB wd hard drive and a 256GB samsung SSD, Geforce GTX 960 SSC, 800w PSU, and a Z97s motherboard.
Already built"1GB WD HDD" hmm... But, nicely done!. you custom building it?