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Pizzaaa

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Intel Core i5-4460

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL

Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB GDDR5 DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP Dual-X OC Version (UEFI) PCI-Express Graphics Card 11221-00-20G

Gigabyte
GA-H97-D3H

XFX XTR Series P1-650B-BEFX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC With Full Modular Cables

NZXT Guardian 921 RB 921RB-001-RD Black SECC steel chassis Computer Case

Since I don't plan on OC should I change my graphics card to a non-OC card?
 
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nostall
Your build looks just fine. The card is labeled Dual-X OC because the manufacture has already increased its performance a bit over a reference card - I'd just keep it.
The other suggestions for hard drives etc, they are valid suggestions. I would save the money in the RAM even further and go down to 1600 speed: You will never notice the difference betwenn 1600 and 1833 and the savings might be enough to bump up to 16GBs. YES, overkill, but nice to have.
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I assume this build is for gaming, so here are some thoughts:

1. I would upgrade your CPU to this; Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell Quad-Core 3.4GHz $234
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
This is about $30 more and will give better performance plus the opportunity to overclock down the road if needed.

2. You will need to upgrade your MOBO as well. Get one like this which will give you more options:
GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 $144
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128709

3. I dont think you need 2133 RAM, you can save some money and go down to 1800.

4. You dont have a hard drive listed, I would look at an SSD like this:
SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB $199
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147193
You can load your OS and programs, games, etc on this and get a 250g or 500g mechanical drive for like $50 to store files like pictures or whatever

5. You dont have a DVD player, that is like $19 on newegg.

6. You will need an OS like WIN 7 for $99 on newegg.

7: Your PSU is a good choice plus full modular is always great.

 
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nostall

nostall

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Your build looks just fine. The card is labeled Dual-X OC because the manufacture has already increased its performance a bit over a reference card - I'd just keep it.
The other suggestions for hard drives etc, they are valid suggestions. I would save the money in the RAM even further and go down to 1600 speed: You will never notice the difference betwenn 1600 and 1833 and the savings might be enough to bump up to 16GBs. YES, overkill, but nice to have.
 
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