My first $1000 pc build... Can someone overlook it?

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CKYFK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CKYFK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade...
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CKYFK8
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CKYFK8/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($238.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1080.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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The I5s architecture can process more instructions per clock(ipc) making it superior in games compared to the AMD FX series. It also uses alot less power and produces less heat. The FX will take a slight performance lead in programs capable of using 8 threads(currently no games can). If you are not planning on overclocking you can get the Xeon E3-1225V3 it will be be faster than the fx in gaming and multi-threaded apps, but is multiplier locked so it's limited on overclocking.
 
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For gaming you don't want to overclock. Significant overclocking will result in maybe 10% increase in graphics performance, whereas saving money on a non-overclocking cpu, no heatsink, and and a non-overclocking motherboard will allow you to spend all that money on a way better graphics card.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.66 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1029.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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For gaming right now the i5 has the slight edge over the FX 8320/8350. When DX 12 comes out the FX will likely take the lead over the i5, because DX 12 is being re written from scratch to utilize all cores available. For the actual editing aspect of the video edits the i5 and FX will likely be same same, but encoding and rendering will give the FX the edge.

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the FX is better than the i5 for video editing (SSE) and everything else other than single core. The FX 8320 (green) and the i7 (yellow) are actually the ones to compare for anything other than gaming.
 
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no the 9370 is crap, 220W TDP means it gets way too hot. it needs liquid cooling and its just an overclocked FX 8350. the i5 will do all the things you mention really well and in a reasonable time (renders/edits). With more development on the software end the 8 real cores (ALU units) of the FX will have the edge in gaming, but already has the edge for editing rigs as you can see in the benchmark (SSE instructions and just look at that raw integer score lol).
 
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