$600 barebone build for upgrading each year

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Dear guys,gals and IT specialists of tomshardware

What would be a good barebones pc for around $600, can be as bad as need be. as i intend to be upgrading 2 components a year.
i would prefer a cheap graphics card so i can play games on medium.
would prefer amazon for easier shipping.
 
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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($118.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $589.11
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Try - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/budget-gaming-pc,3854.html

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CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($118.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.24 @ Amazon)
Total: $589.11
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS8900 Extreme CPU Cooler ($36.19 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.50 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $600.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 06:28 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks, the 260X should be good for 1080p gaming right?

 
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Wont there be a fairly large bottleneck from that pentium to the 280?

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.71 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.19 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($60.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $609.51
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-30 06:32 EDT-0400

Review of the Pentium overclocked
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,3849-4.html
 
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