Help with Upgrading my PC

GoGoSpaceMan

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I'm looking to buy a new Monitor, new Motherboard, new CPU, and new Video Card (perhaps a new PSU if the new GPU calls for it).

Please I would like a list of options (let's say 3 of each; ie: 3 CPUs to pick from, 3 monitors, etc) so I can gauge what I'd like and not like. This is strictly for the purpose of gaming, but I'm not trying to get top-notch components here. Just better than what I already have, as I'm trying to achieve at least 60 fps in games like Skyrim and World of Warcraft in highly dense areas.

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and my monitor runs at a resolution of 1366x768

I'm not 100% sure what PSU i have exactly, but I know it is ~550W and can run my GTX 460SE

Please and thank you! Trying to make a list for the holidays... as that's already obvious 🙂

Budget: $600-$800 (The cheapest and most effective is most desirable, of course)
 
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And if you wanted a monitor as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($313.50 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $820.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-18 00:23 EST-0500)
Here, this one comes with a motherboard, a psu, a gtx 770 gpu, and i5 4670k and a watercooler!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2m7Lx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2m7Lx/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpih80cker.com/p/2m7Lx/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $811.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-18 00:16 EST-0500)
 
And if you wanted a monitor as well:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($313.50 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Monitor: Asus VS238H-P 23.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $820.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-18 00:23 EST-0500)
 
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