First time building a gaming rig

Wild Fire07

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Hey, guys this is my first time building a gaming rig, here is what I've come up with so far. Any suggestions and recommendation will be appreciated. My budget is around $1000. Thank you

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3nWS8

I've found this ssd at local computer store for $79.99, so I'll pick this one up

Mushkin Chronos Deluxe 120GB SATA 6Gb/s 7mm Solid State Drive (SSD) , Read: 560MB/s, Write: 515MB/s (MKNSSDCR120GB-DX7)
 

Skylarz

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($103.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($83.01 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Mushkin Chronos 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.00)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($369.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.75 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($93.00 @ Vuugo)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1019.51
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-07 22:28 EDT-0400)

I think Zotac Amp Edition 770 is worth the extra $10. Also, you can OC the 6300 because there's not a lot of differences between the 6300 and 8320 except that it's 6 cores instead of 8 and it's $40 cheaper.