Is My Pc Build Good for Gaming and Rendering?

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Hello, I've been figuring out parts for my custom pc build for the past couple of days. I'm finished with it and I was just wondering if it's good for both gaming and rendering. I'll mostly be using it for making art on applications like Photoshop. I'm also wondering if my build is compatible with the Cinema 4D. I won't be playing as much games, as I have a console. Games that I'll mostly be playing are DayZ, Minecraft, and furthermore (Pretty much games that don't require a large memory, and etc.). I'm not familiar with these kind of things, as I am a beginner. Anyway, are my parts acceptable or should I upgrade them?

A link to my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Hxtjgs
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X PRO3+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($72.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.50 @ Mwave)
Total: $618.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-23 23:45 EST-0500
 
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AlexSaff

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For gaming this looks like I solid build for Photoshop and things like that (illustrator, flash, etc). For gaming you won't have too much trouble with the graphics at med-low but don't expect much at high or above. If you are looking to us C4D which is something that I use daily at my job you are going to need something a bit beefier. If you're looking to get solid performance with C4D you're looking at a $1000 build for mediocre performance. For rendering though my recommendation is the X99 chipset (5820k, 5830k, 5960X) but you can go with something less expensive (with less performance). For budget I would recommend a low end i7 and no lower. If you're looking to build something for C4D you will need to spend a bit more than $500. Hope I could help. :)