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The CPU you've chosen is 4 years old, Motherboard you chose is 'okay', RAM speed is slow and you will not get very good performance if you don't use dual channel, Western Digital Blue Drives are more reliable than Seagate, and for $45 or so more the R9 270 is a much better graphics card.

I have to say, go with the build I posted before or if you want an AM3+ CPU and Motherboard swap out the CPU + Motherboard from the build I posted before for these:

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $184.96
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Get this build instead.

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CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($178.60 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $456.53
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:35 EDT-0400)

More reliable CPU, faster Memory (or you could use the memory above one post), better Hard Drive, much better Graphics Card, etc.

May I ask what you're going to do about your PSU and case? You don't have any picked out. I'd personally recommend these if you're still deciding:

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Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $109.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-19 19:37 EDT-0400)

Good luck.
 
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The CPU you've chosen is 4 years old, Motherboard you chose is 'okay', RAM speed is slow and you will not get very good performance if you don't use dual channel, Western Digital Blue Drives are more reliable than Seagate, and for $45 or so more the R9 270 is a much better graphics card.

I have to say, go with the build I posted before or if you want an AM3+ CPU and Motherboard swap out the CPU + Motherboard from the build I posted before for these:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $184.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-20 01:46 EDT-0400)
 
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