This is for gaming and my budget is under 1k. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Idle_Gamer/saved/26pB
ocz psu >>> kill it with fire. Go for anything else. Like this LINK or something from xfx, corsair, silverstone, and a few others.
cpu cooler - would change to this LINK (just use supplied TIM as its fine)
rest looks ok.