Buiding a gaming PC from scratch- gpu advice?

Henri3794

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I have about $1000 to spend on a gaming pc, and have thrown together a system build on pc part picker. http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

This is my first time assembling a computer, but i have done quite a bit of research; with that being said, I am still at a loss as to what gpu to choose, and this "forum" of sorts seemed to be just the place to go...

I am leaning toward, at the moment, and evga or msi overclocked gtx 760, but I am not sure if the card will be overkill, or underpowered. I MAY be able to downgrade other components to scrape pennies for a gtx 770, or a relative AMD card, but I fear that could lead to more issues. Also, I will be getting an AMD chip, so an AMD card seems appealing for compatibility sake. I plan on playing Day Z, CS Go., maybe Titanfal ect. In the near future I may purchase another of whatever gpu I buy to run sli (if that affects anything).

What do you guys think? check out the link, and any input would be really appreciated!

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
 
I'm going to suggest this entire build for the fact that spent A LOT of time choosing the right components that compliment one another and give you the best bang for your buck.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3c4CN
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3c4CN/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3c4CN/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($129.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 DT 750GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.20 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($209.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($97.26 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1012.36
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 22:12 EDT-0400)