Building my first gaming PC and I need HELP!!

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I am trying to build my own PC and my budget is $500. I have been doing a lot of research the past couple of days and this is what I thought would be a good build (correct me if I'm wrong).

Intel Core i5-2500K Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155: $180

ASUS P8Z77-V LX LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard: $124

NZXT - Tempest 410 Mid-Tower Case: $80

I don't know what graphics card to use so if someone could help me out there that would be great. I would like an Nvidia but if there is something better that fits into the budget than please tell me about it. I am mainly going to be using this PC to record and play: League of Legends, Minecraft, Tekkit, CoD 4.
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WA8M
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.12 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX...
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Personally I have nothing against AMD its just that my siblings had computer that were AMD and they were crap, but if you think its reliable and is good quality then could you bring me a list. And would it have an Asus motherboard?
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WA8M
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2WA8M/by_merchant/
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.12 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $554.01

This is as close as you can get to a legitimate gaming build and will handle most of the games you listed well. If you don't need any of the parts let me know so I can put the money elsewhere.
 
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I have a power supply, optical drive, operating system and internal hard drive. And damn you people respond fast. An overclockable one would be nice but it isn't neccessary.
 
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CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($124.36 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS/I Snow Edition (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $490.33
 
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what is the psu wattage?
 
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.12 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($195.99 @ Staples)
Case: Rosewill FB-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $523.06
 
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Instead of 2x 4gb of ram is it reasonable to do a 2x 8gb of ram so I have 16gb of ram?
 
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Its fricking 12:30 and I'm in my bedroom I don't even know what a psu is but if thats the power supply wattage or whatever then I'm pretty sure it is 300 watts.
 
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CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($195.99 @ Staples)
Case: Rosewill FB-03 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $521.93

get cooler afterwards
later u can upgrade to fx 6300
 
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