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Planning out building a pc. Gimme your thoughts?

I want it to be good now, while still being upgradeable later. I don't want to OC yet either, but in the future when I feel like I've had the life of the CPU, possibly OC it then.

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor---$173
CPU Fan: Enermax ETS-T40-W 105.9 CFM CPU Cooler---$41
MOBO: Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard---$110
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory---$72
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card---$100
PSU: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply---$30

I had a 450W Raidmax PSU but I heard it's not super trusty, and corsair is and I'd prefer not to fry anything xD Also, just using my old HD: 500GB Hitachi (7200RPM) since it already has windows and everything on it.

Does this look okay to you? I'm not too sure on that GPU, gotta research that more. And I'm hoping to at some point get an SSD for my OS, but that's for the future. Also estimated wattage is 329Watts atm.

Total cost is right around $526, which is about my end goal. Is there something that I could cut back on or something that direly needs upgraded? I'm wanting to play FPS games or Skyrim, hopefully with mods, and ideally 60FPS.
 
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Alright here is a very nice build for $600. I chose the 8320 because you could quite easily overclock it up to the 4.0GHz that the 8350 is at. I bet you could even get pretty close with the stock cooler. But I removed the CM hyper 212 EVO and added you the 120 gig SSD. So you get a badass GPU, and CPU as well as a high quality PSU for an amazing price. I would just add the hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler when you have an extra $25, and play with some overclocking. Let me know what you think.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory:...
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I would go with this build instead.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $522.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 14:28 EDT-0400
 
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Or you could try this. It is slightly over budget. But I removed the SSD and added quite a lot nicer GPU. It sounds like you would be OK with upgrading to a SDD later on down the road anyways.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $537.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 14:32 EDT-0400
 
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I was using the 500GB Hitachi (7200RPM) for now, planning on upgrading it later because that hard drive would be $55 plus $100 for Windows. Where do you think that extra $55 would best be used for now? And I'm willing to go up $600 with tax if needed. I noticed you dropped CPU to the fx-6300; do you recommend that over the 8350 for a particular reason, or is that just not a bottleneck point on this build? Again I'm extremely new to all this.
 
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And here is a little big nicer build than the second. I only upgraded the motherboard. It's $10 more than the one in the other two builds, but has usb 3.0 headers on it, where the other one doesn't.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $547.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 14:36 EDT-0400
 
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Alright well if you up your budget to $600 then I would advise going with the 8320. I only recommended the 6300 over the 8350 because of your budget. The 6300 is still a very nice budget gaming CPU. It really all depends on what games you play. Some games are more CPU intense than others. But the main component for gaming is always the GPU. So that is where you want to spend most of your money. And the 280x is a monster of a GPU. It will get you max settings on pretty much all games. But probably only around 40 fps depending on the game.
 
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Alright here is a very nice build for $600. I chose the 8320 because you could quite easily overclock it up to the 4.0GHz that the 8350 is at. I bet you could even get pretty close with the stock cooler. But I removed the CM hyper 212 EVO and added you the 120 gig SSD. So you get a badass GPU, and CPU as well as a high quality PSU for an amazing price. I would just add the hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler when you have an extra $25, and play with some overclocking. Let me know what you think.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 280X 3GB royalQueen Video Card ($219.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $609.25
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-23 14:49 EDT-0400

EDIT: I forgot to mention I changed out the motherboard again for this Gigabyte. I forgot about this mobo. It is definitely the one you want. DON'T USE THE OTHERS I LISTED!
 
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