first gaming pc, is this a good build? any improvements?

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-intel core i5 4460 lga 1150
-wd blue 1tb 7200 rpm hd sata
-kingston hyper x fury 8gb
-gigabyte amd Radeon r9 280 oc 3gb
-gigabyte lga 1150 motherboard sata
-corsair builder 600 watt atx
-samsung sata optical drive
-senty gs6006 ztron case
 
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Yeah the XFX PSU's are really solid units they consistently get good reviews from legitimate PSU review sites (there are only a few legitimate PSU review sites). I have not seen any reviews for their newest model, the TS but I'd suspect they are on par with previous models.
As far as memory goes, I've found the Kingston Hyper-X a little expensive this may help https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#s=301600,301866,302000,302133&Z=8192002&V=1200,1500&sort=a10 I've already eliminated single channel and slower modules. The GSkill Sniper kit with a frequency of 1866MHz and CAS of 9 at $73.80 looks to be a good deal


as an FYI here is a listing to legitimate PSU reviews http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm - I live by...
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I'm going to ask for some specifics here
Ram; speed and latency
Motherboard: which model, Gigabyte has quite a few model motherboards for socket 1150
SSD: model and size

The Corsair CX "Builder Series" is not a PSU known for great longevity, a higher quality model from Corsair (it'll cost more) may be prudent. You can also look to XFX, SeaSonic, Antec and a few other brands for a quality PSU (ask us first if unsure - we'll try to help keep you clear of any bad PSU models, there are more than a few of those)
 
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The weak point of the Corsair CX models is the use of cheaper components (notably the capacitors) which are the same in the Antec Basiq model. The Basiq does have a lower return rate than the CX's (may have to do with popularity rather than quality - I'm unsure there. I think I'll try to push one of XFX's PSU models here, they are all made by SeaSonic (which increases my confidence level).
Ram, you should be able to find some 1600MHz ram that has a lower latency without spending more
 
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So a xfx atx 550 power supply would be better?, as far as the RAM everything I've found that's lower latency is a good bit more expensive,any suggestions?
 
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Yeah the XFX PSU's are really solid units they consistently get good reviews from legitimate PSU review sites (there are only a few legitimate PSU review sites). I have not seen any reviews for their newest model, the TS but I'd suspect they are on par with previous models.
As far as memory goes, I've found the Kingston Hyper-X a little expensive this may help https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/memory/#s=301600,301866,302000,302133&Z=8192002&V=1200,1500&sort=a10 I've already eliminated single channel and slower modules. The GSkill Sniper kit with a frequency of 1866MHz and CAS of 9 at $73.80 looks to be a good deal


as an FYI here is a listing to legitimate PSU reviews http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm - I live by those reviews - here's XFX's page from that http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page625.htm
 
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Thanks man, also is there any specific account of fans or other coolants you'd recommend for my build, I'm not sure what kind of heat it is going to generate and I don't want to risk burning everything up when a couple extra dollars maybe could have prevented it.
 
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That case seems to come with two 120mm fans on the side panel. There is mounting for another at the front and an 80mm fan at the rear. I'd think you would want to occupy those spots, front 120mm as intake, the rear 80mm as exhaust. Here's what I would do with that case... take the lower of the two panel fans and move it to the front as intake, ensure the top panel fan is set as intake, have the 80mm at back as exhaust (I already said that) and situate the PSU with the fan down (toward the inside of the case - very important, you'll want to do that anyway). You should be set then.
So, according to my plan (we'll call it the Friedman Plan), you'll only need to purchase an 80mm fan for the rear of the case
 
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