I need advice on how to upgrade my current PC to game

Megaloblastic

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Approximate Purchase Date: late 2010
its an ASUS Essentio CG5275-AR003 with a Nvidia Gefore 430 GT graphics card

Budget Range: $500-$700 (or if a whole new computer that would be about $1000 if it was THAT MUCH more worth it i would definitely consider it.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming I'm hoping to play The elder scrolls online on release and possible WoW also league of legends and possible streaming

Are you buying a monitor: no


Parts to Upgrade: i was thinking my hard drive, graphics card, power supply, and possibly motherboard

Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com but others are fine if need be.

Location: Sarasota county Florida, USA

Parts Preferences: Whatever is the best!

Overclocking: Haven't really researched it because i have had a need for it yet but, if it would suit my needs better i could consider it.

SLI or Crossfire: not sure?

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080, i also have a 2nd monitor I'm debating using which is 1440x1080

Additional Comments: I was also curious about a SSD is it worth it and could i have both a HDD and SSD? and would it be better?

And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Well my hard drive doesn't seem to be in the best of shape anymore and i want to be able to run new games on high or stream and not worry about lag.

Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts.
i was thinking these parts (but please let me know if something would be better that's mainly what I'm wondering)
AURUM GOLD 500W-power supply

Seagate Constellation ES.3 ST1000NM0023 1TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SAS 6Gb/s 3.5 - Hard drive

MSI N660 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 - Graphics card


 
Solution
Just over the $1000 mark

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2C3oH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2C3oH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2C3oH/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video...

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Just over the $1000 mark

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2C3oH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2C3oH/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2C3oH/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1013.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-15 23:19 EST-0500)
 
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