Is this a good build for my money?

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-AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor
-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
-Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
-Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
-Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
-Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card
-Thermaltake Chaser MK-I ATX Full Tower Case
-Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
-Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer
-Asus VS248H-P 24.0" Monitor
-Wireless Network Adapter Belkin E9L1500 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter
-Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan (x2)

And im paying $1034 for this but i just want to get someone else's opinion on this build
 
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so get something like Intel Core i5-4690K instead then?
 
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Yeah, the usual recommendation is get an i5. You don't really need the K series unless you are planning on overclocking, though it appears you do intend to. Of course, that also means changing out your motherboard.
 
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I like AMD GPUs - Really, they're roughly as good as Nvidia for a lower cost. Only pitfalls are PhysX and power consumption, which coincidentally are two things I really care about. That's why I got my GTX 750 Ti. However, for most people AMD cards are a great choice.

Having said that - The FX series of CPU is not meant for gaming and is a failure for gaming. They offer a great price/performance ratio for rendering only, not gaming.
A Pentium G3258 beats the FX-4300 at that price point; an i3-4150 beats an FX-6300 at that price point; an i5-4430 or i3-4370 beats an FX-8320 or FX-8350 at that price point; an i5-4690 beats an FX-9370 at that price point; an i7-4770 beats an FX-9590 at that price point.
Yes, in certain games (like BF4) AMD poured a ton of money into development to optimize for the extremely poor Vishera architecture (allowing them to nearly match Intel there), but that is not a typical comparison and you'll find hundreds of pages across the internet of people running all FX CPUs plagued by bottlenecks and unspeakable performance drops in any CPU-intensive game which AMD does not pour money into. (every single MMO ever made, and a great many triple-A titles)

I would strongly recommend an i5-4460 or i5-4590 over that FX-8350. An i5-4690K if you can spare the money and firmly intend to overclock, though overclocking is not actually needed on Intel CPUs.
 
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whats a good motherboard for $70-$90? i had a look at MSI Z87-G45 Gaming, is that any good?
 
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i was just wondering, for $5.00 more i can buy the sea sonic S12II 620 bronze or should i stay with 520w?
 
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