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Thinking about buying a pc for around $1000. Right now I'm thinking NVIDIA GTX 760, 8GB RAM, 650W PSU, AMD FX 8320 CPU, about 1TB HDD, and 120GB SSD. But opinions or details on what else I should get would be very helpful. Thank you.
 
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Did you plan to overclock your CPU in the future? Also did you need a copy of windows included in that price?

Here is a build for no OC, no Windows:

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI...
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Did you plan to overclock your CPU in the future? Also did you need a copy of windows included in that price?

Here is a build for no OC, no Windows:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($101.39 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($324.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $972.29
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 20:12 EDT-0400)
 
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Wow that actually looks pretty good. And yes I would need to buy the windows OS. A few questions though: Is the GTX 770 that much of a step up from the 760? And is overclocking worth it? I'm a little in the dark as far as overclocking goes.
 
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The difference between the gtx 760 and 770 can only really be seen with the really graphically intense games. For instance, in Battlefield 4, the gtx 760 would run at high settings and the gtx 770 would run at ultra settings. I personally have a gtx 760 and it does everything I need but many people care about getting the max settings (which I don't care so much about as long as it looks good and is playable). But, the gtx 770 would last longer at higher settings in the future. Both are great cards.

As for overclocking, with the current generation of cpus, I don't see overclocking as being a necessity but more of a hobby/tinkering thing. If you are trying to keep the budget down, go for the no-OC build since you will save $30-50 on the cpu and another $30 on the motherboard.

If you needed the price of the OS in the $1000 budget then you could drop the SSD (gives no advantage in gaming other than loading times, but makes windows and various apps load faster) or you could drop the gtx 770 to a gtx 760 and fit it all in.
 
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Errr, just to say that you can change the 4670 down to 4570, that will sacrifice only 200 MHz for more than 20$
 
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The 4690 is 5$ more expensive than the 4670, but then again it's haswell refresh so you may want to invest in
 
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