Is this good for a gaming build (my first time building)

jeffrey1999

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CPU:AMD Athlon II X4 750K S FM2 Quad Core Black CPU
Motherboard:MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 AMD mATX
Memory:8GB Corsair Vengeance Jet Black DDR3 PC1600 10-10-10-27 Memory
Storage:WD Caviar Black 1TB 64 MB Cache SATA III Hard Drive
Video Card:2GB XFX Radeon R9 270X GDDR5 AMD PCIe 3.0 Video Card
Case:JSP-Tech EZCool HA-900B ATX Midi-Tower Case
Power Supply:500W Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Plus Bronze Power Supply
Software:Windows 8.1 64bit
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7kwhvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7kwhvK/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar A960G+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($60.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $605.66
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It's ok but you could probably do better.
 

jeffrey1999

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i followed austin evas $600 pc build

 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7kwhvK
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7kwhvK/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Biostar A960G+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($60.74 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $605.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-08 16:17 EDT-0400

This build is better overall for gaming.
 
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