Preferably under $800 gaming build

spliffypants

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Hey guys, I'm looking to build my second pc. The first one I built was almost 4 years ago with an i5 750 and HD 5850 black edition.

I basically need help picking out a video card and a psu. Also taking other suggestions to possibly keep this build under $800. How is the CPU comparable to the 8 core one? Or should I go intel? I live in Hawaii so I'm not sure about free shipping.

I currently have two cases NZXT and a HAF 932, so I may pick up another later. Also I i really like the HD 7950 but I noticed they were out of stock, I'm not sure of any comparable GPUs for about the same price or cheaper. I'll probably crossfire or SLi and grad an ssd in the future. Here are my parts:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/spliffy/saved/2Ycf
 
it is revision of your build
with 8 cores 8320
7870 GHz
re-use HAF 932

with windows OS, it should be around $600

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $534.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-29 20:49 EST-0500)
 
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spliffypants

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Nov 29, 2013
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Looks pretty good. How is it for crossfire later on?