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Hey! Since this is my first time attempting to build a gaming computer (on a budget, no less) I may need a little assistance in doing so. My range is around $600-$750, and I plan on playing most of my games on medium to high settings. I been doing research for a couple of days and this is the optimal build I've come up with so far for an AMD based build:

CPU- AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286
Motherboard- Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131872
Memory- Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104446
Storage- Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769
Video Card- Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card
link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202090
Case- Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower Case
link: http://http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
Power Supply- EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016
OS- Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Is this a good starting build? Any advice and recommendations would be much appreciated!
 
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your build looks decent you will able to play games at high to ultra settings on 1080p with satisfactory FPS....just add an aftermarket cooler for your cpu..... stock coolers are not good for overclocking and while gaming when the cpu is at load....and get a 1 tb hdd instead of 500 gb almost same price..
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2
the ssd thing mentioned above is correct but ssd are really expensive a 128 gb ssd will cost u same as a 2tb hdd so generally people make the ssd as their primary drive for os and the hdd their storage drive..
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Looks solid.

I know for sure that other people will scream you should use an Intel chip - Don't listen to them. Use whatever chip is the best price/power at the places you shop at.

I would suggest that you look into getting a small SSD to run windows off of - It's a major improvement in desktop performance and just... Well... I would never go back.
 
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Thanks for the recommendation! Yeah, since I have a specific budget, I'm looking at price and power, and the FX-6300 seems to be an almost perfect fit for my needs.
 
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your build looks decent you will able to play games at high to ultra settings on 1080p with satisfactory FPS....just add an aftermarket cooler for your cpu..... stock coolers are not good for overclocking and while gaming when the cpu is at load....and get a 1 tb hdd instead of 500 gb almost same price..
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2
the ssd thing mentioned above is correct but ssd are really expensive a 128 gb ssd will cost u same as a 2tb hdd so generally people make the ssd as their primary drive for os and the hdd their storage drive..
 
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Only buy the extra cooler if you actually plan to overclock though! CPU over clocking isn't as cool as it used to be, and almost all games are dependent on your GPU, not your CPU, so overclocking isn't all that helpful per se.

Since you are on a tight budget, I'd say just stick with the stock air, and run the chip at it's stock speed. If you want to overclock later, you can easily get a better cooler at that time.
 
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Got a different one here.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M 86.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 64GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.40 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: CoolMax 800W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $756.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 18:04 EDT-0400
 
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actually the amd stock cooler are worse than the intel ones and when u are playing high gfx games like bf4 the temps can rise 75 -80 c with a stock cooler with a lot of noise i have faced these types of problems that's why i have asked him to buy an af cooler its not that expensive its like 30 bucks or so...and yes if he has a limited budget then he can install it later on..
 
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