[Solved] $1,000 Gaming PC (First Time)

I definitely suggest this board. Gigabyte is great manufacturer and you can be rest assured that this is of good quality. It can also do SLI AND Crossfire which is nice to have both (it'll last you awhile). Also, it's much cheaper than most Crossfire/SLI capable 8x/8x boards from good companies. For instance, you'd have to pay up quite a lot from Asus to get pretty much the same thing.
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If your not satisfied with my recommendation then I would definitely go with the ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA1155 Intel Z68. It's all up to you... I'm actually leaning more to this Asus board right now, since it has pcie 3.0 slots. This means if you decide to upgrade to a next-generation video card (i.e. gtx 600-series or AMD 7000 series) then you'll get the most out of them. And btw PCIe 3.0 IS compatible with PCIe 2.0 products.

You chose a very nice CPU that will last a long, long time. You don't have to worry about that one.

8gb of RAM is more than enough. For ANY gamer, 16gb is complete overkill. It's nice RAM that you chose, too.

Well, that video card... It's OK and all but you'd be MUCH more "future-proof" with a single gtx 560 ti now and then another in SLI mode later. The 560 ti is a card with the best price-performance ratio out of ANY of the mid-high end cards out there. It's around $210 lowest. (usually around $220-240ish).
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I can't express how nice of a card it is. If you run 2 of them in SLI mode later on down the road you would be achieving speeds that are 20% greater than the fastest single-gpu card out there (the gtx 580 which is, btw, $550). It's a great choice.

The hard drive is a really nice one and NO you should NOT go with an SSD. Especially not with that type of budget. Get all the parts of your system put together first, then play on it for awhile. Then see whether or not you need an SSD.

The power Supply. DEFINITELY go with the Antec 750w power supply. It's a very nice power supply and has the cords needed to SLI/Crossfire. Also, it will be under less load and therefore last longer and produce less heat. It also gives you much more options for upgrading.

The case. Although it looks like a decent case unless you want a red color scheme I would go with an Antec 900.
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I'm not crazy about the Storm Scout's cable management... Although if you do want to go with a red color scheme, by all means, grab one of those.

The CPU heat sync you chose is phenomenal, but you'll need some good thermal paste. The only thermal paste I ever get is Arctic Silver 5.
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It's the best thermal paste you can get out there and, trust me, it DOES make a difference.

Well, if you went my way you would probably be spending a bit over $1000 but I can tell you it makes ALL the difference.

Good luck with your build! Hope this helps! Any more questions? I'd be glad to answer them!!