$750 gaming pc budget build? 1080p resolution

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With this setup, can I play most games on
medium - highish settings on a 1080p resolution at a min of 55 frame rate?
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fB8f
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fB8f/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fB8f/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($70.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($256.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $696.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-11 14:50 EDT-0400)
 
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looks good to me. the only thing I would suggest is putting out a little more for on the motherboard. the 970 northbridge on the M5A97LE R2 is decent but you might see a slightly better performance from the 990FX northbridge. ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard for $104 on newegg.com with free shipping.

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looks good to me. the only thing I would suggest is putting out a little more for on the motherboard. the 970 northbridge on the M5A97LE R2 is decent but you might see a slightly better performance from the 990FX northbridge. ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard for $104 on newegg.com with free shipping.
 
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