I found an MSI that might be a good bet:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_1199&item_id=093144
It's got the quad-core i5, but the graphics are 940MX, so I'm not sure how good that is.
Edit: lost track of the pricing as I was browsing. There was a 5th gen i7 available sub-$1000:
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_1198&item_id=087707