My first pc build (Help!)

GuyThat

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I have been designing my first computer on about a 900 dollar budget (excluding peripherals) and I have settled on several components, however, I am very new to this and I was wondering if anyone who is more experienced than me could recommend alternative parts, notify me of a potential bottleneck, or give me any tips to keep the price down.

The parts:
AMD FX-9370 (Processor)
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (Motherboard)
AMD Raedon Gamer Memory 2133MHz 2x8GB (RAM)
Corsair CX Series 750 Watt Modular (Power Supply)
Gigabyte R9 290 (GPU) *I found an exceptionally good sub 300 deal*
Western Digital BLue 1TB (HDD)

As to the CASE, I still need help with that. I need a case that will fit a 294 mm (11.6 inches) GPU
with an ATX form factor, has a red/black color scheme (although that is the least important part) that will go well with the CM Storm Devastator red keyboard/mouse combo (it's only 30 bucks!), has adequate cooling, and lastly will not break the bank (Less than 100 bucks would be appreciated)

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my thread.

- Would a Corsair H60 Be adequate to cool the 9370?
 
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Your choices for the 9370:

ASRock 990FX Extreme9
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
MSI 990FXA-GD80V2

AMD.COM

Warning: This power draw of this CPU is almost twice that of the average CPU. Due to this, AMD recommends using at minimum a 1000W power supply. For cooling, AMD recommends using either either closed loop liquid cooling or full system liquid cooling.

Dark Lord of Tech

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Your choices for the 9370:

ASRock 990FX Extreme9
Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7
MSI 990FXA-GD80V2

AMD.COM

Warning: This power draw of this CPU is almost twice that of the average CPU. Due to this, AMD recommends using at minimum a 1000W power supply. For cooling, AMD recommends using either either closed loop liquid cooling or full system liquid cooling.
 
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GuyThat

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So would any other board literally not physically work? And if so can you give me a brief explanation why?
Also did you actually read my post? I said I was going to use the Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
anyway...
 

GuyThat

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TBH that looks a bit pricey for such a plain case.