How to improve this first time build performance or money wise.

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First time building a budget Gaming Desktop. Wanting some input on how to improve this for minimal cost or ways to save money and get around the same performance. Also inputs on how well it would run games I couldn't get to many benchmarks for the 750 GTX TI since it is pretty new.
Any and all suggestions are welcome thanks guys!
Here is what I have so far:
CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.89 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $789.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 05:31 EDT-0400)
 
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If you are on budget, get FX 6300 and R9 270X, i guarantee you will have much better gaming experience with fx 6300+ R9 270X , than FX 8320 + GTX 750Ti

Benchmarks: R9 270X vs GTX 750Ti
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1043?vs=1130

Something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($192.90 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman Z12 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($26.97 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $758.77
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 05:56 EDT-0400)
 
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I though about your post and I do like it alot.
I am defiantly going to upgrade to windows 8.1 I have a friend who just had 8 and I despised it but after some research it seems it is the way to go.

As for the processor how much is the power difference I feel like the 40$ is worth the two extra cores for now, even though WatchDogs is the only gaming recommending it as of now.

The motherboard you suggested is also quite nice but the asus one seems pretty killer esp. for over clocking and making your computer faster over all. What's the real performance difference? (The ASUS is however actually 50$ more so it stands to reason that it's better just how much better?)

The Ram is the 10$ more not worth the difference between the 1600 and 2133? I have read that 2133 is far superior.

Your video card is far better I think I am going to take my blueray writer out and put a more stock one if one at all? (All my games are through Steam, and I have an external reader that is pretty nice) to reciprocate the cost. Is that the best card in the price range?

The Storage, Case, Powersupply, and optical drives (after I find out what I am downgrading to) are all pretty players choice since we have similar costing choices

Sorry for the late post and reply I went to sleep shortly after!
I don't mean to sound offensive or scrutinizing by asking these questions I just really want to get the best bang for my buck since this computer is going to have to last me a long time, so I am willing to spend a little extra so it stays current longer, ie the 8-core instead of the 6-core however the processor you suggested was going to be my choice till I saw the 40$ only price difference!
Thanks for the input.
 
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This is the new build:

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($115.89 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($192.90 @ OutletPC)
Case: Inwin GT1 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $799.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-11 18:58 EDT-0400)
 
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Everything is compatible, just get another PSU, EVGA is not reputable brand, get something from: Corsair(avoid CX units), XFX, Antec or SeaSonic, the best PSUs in the business.
-Ram speeds after 1600Mhz will be faster only on benchmarks, the human eye will not make any difference.
-Went with FX 6300 assuming that you will be only gaming with this build. FX 6300 is better balanced for gaming, yes the FX 8320 will do the same job, but FX 8320 due to his extra 2 cores shines in heavily threaded tasks, such as: video rendering/editing, 3D modeling, etc.
 
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