Can someone help me choose parts for my PC?

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Hello,
I need someone to help choose parts for my PC, because im new at this and dont really know a lot. I've looked online a little bit and chose the GTX 980 as my graphics thingie. (What is it called?) Can someone help me make the cheapest possible pc with a GTX 980 graphics thingie? Thanks!

 
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980 is extremely overkill unless you're going with 1440p.

Here, I decided to give you a $550-600 PC.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.00 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $611.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-09 17:58 EDT-0400

As long as you're not playing Far Cry 4 or Dragon Age, that CPU shouldn't bottleneck in most titles. Though I'd be careful with that case; as I've seen some people talking about the power button being a bit sticky at times, and the plastic can be a bit cheap.

EDIT: I'd like to point out some problems about having the 980 and the system being cheap. For you to have the 980, you'd have to balance out the system and at least hit $1000 so that you can have a CPU that won't bottleneck it. It requires more PSU power and such also.
 
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YoshiTheFox

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Very overkill if you aren't playing 1440p, as I've said before, but here:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($213.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($544.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1091.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-09 18:07 EDT-0400

You could get a better PSU or case, but considering you want cheap, they'll do the job.
(I have never tested any of these parts, and I can therefore never guarantee no faults.)
 
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The Asus Strix version especially is great. Still overkill unless going 1440p, but it's pretty dang good. Have you considered the r9 290?

 
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