$650 Gaming PC - Second Opinion before being Built?

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Hey guys I finally got enough money to build a new PC and heres what im planning on building

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2mKK23

My question is if there is anyway that I can get a different build that will have significantly more performance or is the performance of any build near this budget going to perform always identical?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

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: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $639.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-14 05:21 EDT-0400

-Better quality case for better airflow. The CM Elite 430 has horrible cable management and has very poor airflow.
-The R9-280 is much cheaper and can be overclocked to past GTX 760 levels.
-Better quality motherboard, especially if you wish to overclock.
-Added in a cpu cooler to keep the FX-6300 run cooler and give you the option to overclock.
 
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I'm new'ish (half a year) to PC gaming and the Tech surrounding it so I'm still not ready to even be attempting overclocking and risking my components and a void warranty. That being said would it be fine simply upgrading from a GTX 760 to a R9 280 since its only $10 more even though the R9 280 has a much lower base clock?

EDIT: Forgot to put this in. I would go with the R9 280 that you suggested in the build but I've never heard of that company or seen any other product from them besides that 280 so I'm skeptical and will just still to the bigger brands. MSI,EVGA,XFX and such
 
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Wait, the R9-280 isn't $10 more. It's like $60-70 cheaper and performs about the same. Clock speed isn't everything too. The R9-280 is around GTX 760 levels, beating the GTX 760 and losing to it depending on the game. The fact that it's so much cheaper makes it a much better deal.
HIS may not be as popular as MSI or Sapphire or Asus, but they are still a pretty big brand. They make all sorts of AMD cards, so you don't need to be afraid.

About the overclocking, even if you don't plan to do it now, I would still advise a better motherboard for overclocking because you would want to in the future. The FX chips were made to be overclocked. Also, I would keep the cpu cooler because the stock cooler is complete crap.
 
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The 280 is fine. I have a 760 myself and you probably wouldn't notice the difference but your wallet would.
I would wait on the cooler for a little while also. But the stock is just ok
I think the newest i3 or haswell are just great right now, but it depends on the title. The 6300 is also good in its own respect, but don't underestimate the i3.
about HIS cards, they are good, but not as well reviewed as some others. Check the warranty and also pay a little extra for more warranty, the difference from the cards is mostly cosmetic and cooling relating, super clocked isn't worth the extra money.
 
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