Gaming PC Setup - Would these components work together?

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I'm new to building pcs so would these parts work together?
AMD FX 8320 CPU
Sapphire Radeon R9 270X
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P AMD
8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz (2x4GB)
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01
EVGA 500W 80 Plus PSU
LiteOn 24x Internal SATA DVD RW Drive

Also what sort of monitor should I get, any recommendations? I would like to be able to run most current games at at least 60hz.

Iiyama ProLite GB2488HSU-B1 24 inch monitor

Thank you.
 
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Yes everything is compatible, try to squeeze 990FX MoBo there if you wish to OC, they're better at it and something like ASROCK 990FX EX3 will be a great value/money.

Everything else is good, avoid Corsair Veng, they've really high heatspreaders and tend to obstruct coolers, Get G.Skill RipJawsX, much better in terms of dimensions.

PS: Monitor is great, seems like a great value for money, performance (or specs) wise A1, read a few review before buying as I'm not so used to Iiyama.
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Yes everything is compatible, try to squeeze 990FX MoBo there if you wish to OC, they're better at it and something like ASROCK 990FX EX3 will be a great value/money.

Everything else is good, avoid Corsair Veng, they've really high heatspreaders and tend to obstruct coolers, Get G.Skill RipJawsX, much better in terms of dimensions.

PS: Monitor is great, seems like a great value for money, performance (or specs) wise A1, read a few review before buying as I'm not so used to Iiyama.
 
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It's a great build, however I would highly recommend a Intel core i5 4690K and a Z97 Motherboard instead. The i5 has better single threaded performance which will speed up games because games still are single threaded hungry.

For monitors, what's your budget? The best would be this one: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CGwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newegg.com%2FProduct%2FProduct.aspx%3FItem%3DN82E16824236313&ei=ASkTVKbSHaT7iwKZ74CgBQ&usg=AFQjCNHfou50MQ6DNH9pkDX5u-caQtqWAw&bvm=bv.75097201,d.cGE
 
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It's a good build,everything is compatible.
Like Meteors said,try and get a 990FX motherboard,but the 970 one will do the job.
The monitor is pretty good,but IMO ASUS VE247H would be a great choice at a lower price.
Try and change the case to a Corsair 200R,as the SPEC 01 doesn't support tall CPU coolers and it doesn't have USB 3.0 header(I know you get that adapter thing,but why not get a better case at the same price? :) )
EVGA 600B is only $5 more expensive than the EVGA 500B,so why not have slightly more power for $5?
Hope this helps. :)
 
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I would probably do something like this in that budget range

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($91.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Micro Center)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $707.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-12 13:14 EDT-0400
 
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If you're concerned about compatability, just use PCpartpicker.com. They have a compatability filter that will make sure you don't combine parts that won't work/fit.

If you are going to OC and stick with a single GPU, the GA-970A-UD3P is one of the best 970 boards you can use. 8+2 Phase power. LLC and good cooling on the chipset and VRMs. Got my FX 6350 to 4.95GHz stable. 5GHz would boot and run windows but full load was only stable for 10-15 minutes.

The only reason to change to a 990FX board is for better Crossfire/SLI support. 970 supports 1 GPU @ PCIe x16, 990 will support 2 GPUs at PCIe x16.

If you go with a 990FX board, I'm very happy with the Sabertooth. Currently modding VRM and chipset waterblocks for it.

As for sticking with this -vs- an Intel build, it depends on the games you play and whether they are CPU heavy or not. Most are more GPU dependent. And a lot of modern/recent releases are well threaded and run as well on an AMD 8 core. The AMD 8 core will also scale a little better than the i5 in crossfire, nearly as well as an i7. But if you plan to stick with 1 high end GPU and play mainly MMOs and games that only use 2-3 cores, than an i5 will be a better choice.
 
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How much of a difference would a 990FX chipset make, considering that I am quite pushed for budget? Is the only difference an extra GPU slot? Also would the 970 motherboard need a bios update?
Thanks for the help.
 
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Thank you everyone, final build:

AMD FX 8320 CPU
Sapphire Radeon R9 270X
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P AMD
8GB G.Skill RipJaws X Series 1600MHz (2x4GB)
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01
EVGA 600B 80 Plus PSU
LiteOn 24x Internal SATA DVD RW Drive

Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 24"
 
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