Building a Gaming PC, what do you guys think?

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FreeFourAll

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Hey, I am planning to build a PC for 800 or less. What I am going to do on it is schoolwork, some recording, some live streaming, lots of gaming, and some other general things. What do you think of this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wXdk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wXdk/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wXdk/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.13 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($95.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($238.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($98.98 @ Outlet PC)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $794.28
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-27 17:35 EDT-0400)
 
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FreeFourAll

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Slight edit:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wXLs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wXLs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wXLs/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-D3H ATX FM2 Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($238.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: CoolMax 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $732.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-27 17:58 EDT-0400)
 
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Hey, yeah. Did a lot of changes swapped the X4 for an FX 6300, and the PSU is a CX 600 Those are the changes. Any reason why not to go with the HIS?
 
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I absolutely dislike mail-in rebates. So I think I will stick with my HIS. As for the case, why the CM 431? Would mine still be ok? Or should I get a CM HAF 912? I have done a build in a 922, that thing had lots of space and cooling. Is the 912 anything like it?
 
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