~$1000 tower build w/ gtx 780 (need help)

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iOzZ

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hi everyone, i'm quite new with the building my own pc thing so i'm asking for some advice with building my first one.

Approximate Purchase Date: next month
Budget Range: 900 ~ 1000 (with shipping and tax). I can stress to 1100 if i have to.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > edit video (once in awhile) > web
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, amazon
Location: New York, USA
Parts Preferences: I'm deciding between FX-8320 vs i5-4670k for cpu (or any suggestions); GTX 780 for gpu (unless you have other good options)
Overclocking: Yes (will the CM Hyper 212 EVO enough for overclocking?)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe in the future
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: i sold my gaming laptop because i cant carry it around school so i think might as well have a pc at home.

I only need to build the tower because i have mouse + keyboard + monitor (24") + msata (im gonna transfer to sata) + 250gb samsung 840 pro SSD. I want to play games at 1080p max settings.
Any suggestions will do. Thanks!
 
Solution
This will be enough for your brother, it will run any games at high resolutions. It is pretty good small factor PC.
No need for SLI, you will experience more power draw, more heat and sometimes games experience microstuttering or will not work just right with dual GPU setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg)...


thanks maurie for clearing that up. I'll go with that option
Im sorry modern, i know im asking alot of questions but i just wanna make sure. Thanks to you and maurie, ive finished my build, not just my brother's left.