Reddit reviews Empire Paintball Basic Carbon Fiber Air System, 68 Cubic Inch, Grey
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Proven regulator performance using Pure Energy Technology68 Cubic Inch at 4500 psiStandard 800 psi output pressureAircraft grade aluminum construction regulatorFully serviceable regulator design
From what I have seen, for a Carbon Fiber tank that runs in this size, the closest thing to your price point is probably Empire's. It's $140 (a little over your request), but still pretty good.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052F61TW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_crtMBb9ZME44V
Here you go...select the 68/4500 option. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0052F61TW?cache=1194adf48645468e61b80647889779da&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1411234192&sr=8-3#ref=mp_s_a_1_3
Well it goes like this: a marker can only perform as well/quickly as it can get air and paint, so you always want to have your loader and tank outperform your marker, and never have your marker outperform your loader/tank.
Basically, if you think you're going to stick with it, I'd recommend spending a little more. If you can up your budget for marker/tank/loader to about $350, you'd be in business and wouldn't need to upgrade for a while.
Try and find a used loader such as an Invert Halo Too, Empire Prophecy Z2, or Dye Rotor in the $50-75 range.
A tank, you're probably going to be able to find some 45-50 ci or 68 ci 4500 psi tanks for $80. There is a link in r/paintball right now for an Empire 68ci/4500psi tank brand new on Amazon for $105, too, and that would be good for ~5 years.
Now let's call it $200 left over for a marker. You could easily find a used Invert Mini for that price, which is a marker perfectly capable of holding it's own at any level. Also, that puts you in range for Proto Rail (aka PMR) markers from 2010-2012, some Proto M7s (a great marker!), or a first-gen Planet Eclipse Geo, or a used Etek3 (keep in mind these would all be used at that price, but it's always better to buy a cheaper used marker than to buy a new marker and continually be upgrading, because that would ultimately cost more).
I'm sure I left out some points, so I'll edit as I think of them, but feel free to ask any other questions.
EDIT: look thru all the PbNation B/S/T sections too. There are always good deals