Thoughts on this $300 Budget (First) PC Build

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

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.96 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 250 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01-450P MicroATX Mini Tower Case w/450W Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $280.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-05 14:10 EST-0500

Here are the specs. As you can see there is no hard drive, I'm using an old hard drive with window 8 in it. What are your thoughts on this build? This will be my first build after looking around the internet for the past day. Is there any way I can get a better system with around the same budget not exceeding $300.
 
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It will be great for the price but will under perform in almost every game on the market. You may want to get a mid-tower case instead. A micro is harder to assemble as a first time builder (not too bad). Make sure you tie cables back for good airflow and tuck them away where possible.

Personally, I would try and save another ~$50 to really increase graphics performance if you plan to play games a lot. You may eventually want to get an after market cooler for your CPU as well to overclock
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It will be great for the price but will under perform in almost every game on the market. You may want to get a mid-tower case instead. A micro is harder to assemble as a first time builder (not too bad). Make sure you tie cables back for good airflow and tuck them away where possible.

Personally, I would try and save another ~$50 to really increase graphics performance if you plan to play games a lot. You may eventually want to get an after market cooler for your CPU as well to overclock
 
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Thanks for all the suggestions. Mainly is to upgrade the gpu for better performance, but for now, i guess i will stick to the r7 250. Since i am building my first pc for my younger brother where he mainly plays LoL, and some steam games.
 
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