First build $650ish Feedback needed

josh987654

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So the time for my first pc build has come. Looking for advice/ Feedback. Currently I'm posting this from a Dell Dimension E310, Windows xp 2003 1gb ram ect ect...

I'm Shooting for a mid range gaming computer. Something not way way over the top but something that I can play most games on about mid settings at a decent fps. I would like to play a wide range of games from World of Warcraft to FPS like battlefield, league of legends, you name it, I will probably like it. Thus, I put together the Build below and was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of feedback as to how I did and how the system will run. Feel free to suggest something else But if you do please explain why and try and keep it in the same price range. Extra info Posted at the bottom.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/25U0X

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($125.66 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Rosewill RFA-120-RL 74.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Perixx PX-1000 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: 8" Cold Cathode ($6.99)
Total: $597.52

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-21 05:45 EST-0500)

I do not plan to overclock at this time but may in the future.
Current monitor has a 1440x900 resolution
The main things that concern me as far as actually building it are:

Applying thermal paste to the heatsink. Being a HDT design the bottom has gaps between the pipes so from what I'v read the dot in the middle method wont work. Instead I saw that it was suggested to fill the gaps with thermal paste and used two lines between the pipes. My question is. how do I go about filling those gaps?

Link: http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=vi...

Thanks!