Hello friends, I am new and would like to survey all of your viewpoints on my pc gaming build and see what you guys think i should modify in order to get the best performance for my budget of around $1,500 more or less. I know the total amount is more than my budget, but this a rough idea of what i'm searching for. In addition, my intentions for this build is to use it strictly for gaming and maybe an insignificant amount of school related projects. If there are any unanswered questions that are required, please let me know! Thank you.
My Build
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor $189.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $119.99
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $82.05
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $128.53
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $82.99
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card $519.99
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case $159.99
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $144.99
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $18.99
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $88.98
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor $137.58
Total: $1,764.06
My Build
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor $189.99
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $89.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $119.99
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $82.05
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk $128.53
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $82.99
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card $519.99
Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker (White) ATX Full Tower Case $159.99
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $144.99
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $18.99
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $88.98
Monitor: Acer H226HQLbid 60Hz 21.5" Monitor $137.58
Total: $1,764.06