Budget PC $950 - First-Time Build

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So I'm making a Gaming PC, with a Budget of $950.

This is what I have together now:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178381
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127699
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151096
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231518
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068 - case

One problem I noticed was the Graphics card. It only accepts PCI 2.0 for the Motherboard, and from "Newegg Questions" someone said it has one PCI 3.0. Sorry if it seems confusing. I'm very confused myself, and trying to make this build work together somehow..

Edit: Also is there anything wrong with this build?
 
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All AM3+ boards only support PCIe x16 Ver 2.0 but that doesn't matter since the PCIe Ver 3.0 is backward compatible and the card will work fine with your motherboard.
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go for a cheaper board. that $40-50 could help get you a better GPU where performance will see a more significant gain than an expensive motherboard.

save yourself a few dollars and get a normal HDD. if you want better boot/loading time, get an actual SSD with more than 8GB of storage, if not now, then later.

it's just not worth the extra cash and headache getting a 2133mhz ram over 1866/1600mhz.

ignore the whole PCIe 2.0 & 3.0 thing. not a major issue be it in performance or compatibility.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($100.98 @ Best Buy)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $873.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-12 20:42 EST-0500)

EDIT: meant to get a 760. but if you prefer a GTX770, by all means. or maybe an 120GB SSD, Like the Crucial M500 or Samsung 840 EVO.
 
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