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I want to build my first ever PC, for gaming, and I need some advice.

I have put together a PC that (hopefully) looks fairly good. I would like to be able to run newest games at highest settings, in 1080p. I haven't included any cooling, as I don't have a clue how much cooling is needed. I would not like to use liquid cooling, as I'm not confident with liquid around a new PC, especially for a first-time build, so could we stick with air cooling? What I would like help with is:

Please could you tell me what cooling I need (Please be detailed., e.g the exact name of the product(s), so I can easily find/buy it, and how many I need to buy, and possibly even tell me where abouts on the case I should install each fan, but if you can't then that's fine.) Like I said, I know nothing about cooling. I also need to know if I will need an aftermarket CPU cooler, or can I just use the stock cooler that will come with the CPU?

-Edit- Any suggestions/improvements to my build would also be great. I'm a rookie when it comes to this kind of stuff, so if my PC build could be made even marginally better, PLEASE tell me :D

I really appreciate any help, and thanks for taking time out to help me. Below is a link to the PC build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£101.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£70.05 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£62.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card (£169.99)
Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Windowed ATX Mid Tower Case (£64.13 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£52.27 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer (£15.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £572.52
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 19:22 BST+0100)

Thanks again :)
 
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Your build looks fairly solid. Other than the Power Supply though, but we'll get to that in a bit.
To cover your cooling situation, you would only want to install a nice cooler if you're doing heavy overclocking, or if you want absolute silence within your computer. (this means liquid cooling)

If not, and you're doing light overclocking and just regular usage with your components, stick with your stock cooler. AMD wouldn't release a cooler that couldn't function properly, would they?

To cover the other problem, the Corsair CX series of Power Supplies are not of a high quality. They use cheap capacitors.
Here's a good solution I've found with more than enough wattage and also holds a substantial amount of quality over your selected...
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Since you want to "be able to run newest games at highest settings, in 1080p" I suggest going with an Intel processor, preferably the Core i5 4670k, get 16gbs of ram(if you can, it's not that important) and at least a GTX 770 or 780.
But since I'm not a total pro, do wait and see other people's opinions on this too.
 
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Sorry, when i say 'suggest improvements' i meant things like slightly better hardware for the same price and things like that. Not just a better system all around. I can't afford any more than what i'm spending at the moment. If anything, i've already gone slightly over budget with the build as it is :) I'm pretty sure these specs can handle games like battlefield 4 on high anyway though.
 
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Your build looks fairly solid. Other than the Power Supply though, but we'll get to that in a bit.
To cover your cooling situation, you would only want to install a nice cooler if you're doing heavy overclocking, or if you want absolute silence within your computer. (this means liquid cooling)

If not, and you're doing light overclocking and just regular usage with your components, stick with your stock cooler. AMD wouldn't release a cooler that couldn't function properly, would they?

To cover the other problem, the Corsair CX series of Power Supplies are not of a high quality. They use cheap capacitors.
Here's a good solution I've found with more than enough wattage and also holds a substantial amount of quality over your selected one.

It also saves you a fair amount of money!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.98 @ Dabs)
Total: £45.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-27 22:59 BST+0100)

Other than that, solid build. Good luck!
 
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Thank you very much, I really appreciate this. I will use your suggested PSU instead of the corsair one.
 
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