First build, am I missing anything?

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I have made a cheap build that should be great. But when I look at the compatibility check, this message pops up.

The Fractal Design Core 1300 MicroATX Mini Tower Case supports video cards up to 380mm long, but video cards over 200mm may block drive bays. Since the Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card is 228mm long, some drive bays may not be usable.

Isn't this a bit dumb?

Also, am I missing any parts? Such as audio card thingy?
I am a newbie at these things.
Please help.

~BD
 
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For your build, you can just choose one brand for the case fans, and I would stick to the Cooler Master Sickleflow because it is pretty quiet and runs pretty good. You can buy a few to fit into your case. May I ask what your budget is? And will you be overclocking either your cpu and gpu, because if so, you...
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It's just stating that the case you have selected is not large enough to support the graphics card without having to remove some of the drive bays since it is physically too big. I think it's a nice heads up.

Also, no you do not necessarily need an audio card as your motherboard provides on board audio. But you can choose to get one if you like.
 
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Thanks for the fast reply!
Any cases you would recommend? Should I get any more parts? (such as CPU Cooler, etc?)
 
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Silly me, I didn't post a link to the build.
I feel stupid.
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For your build, you can just choose one brand for the case fans, and I would stick to the Cooler Master Sickleflow because it is pretty quiet and runs pretty good. You can buy a few to fit into your case. May I ask what your budget is? And will you be overclocking either your cpu and gpu, because if so, you might need a stronger PSU.

Now to answer your previous question... you don't really have to pick out another case because that case you picked out can actually support your graphics card (though I do recommend Fractal Design's Define cases, they are amazing). Skip to about 6:00 on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwrubJC3II and it will show you how you can do so!

** I know it says Fractal Design Core 1000 not 1300 but both of them have similar internal design and I believe that the same method can be applied to the 1300.
 
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Go for the cooler master n200 case is my advice mate - its the single best matx case around & comes with sufficient cooling preinstalled.
You can then dump those 3 fans your buying & spend the $20 on a semi decent aftermarket cooler like the tx3 evo /zalman cnps5x or the $30 raijintek themis for an ultra quiet/cool system.

That 500w PSU is ample even for over clocking - the 6300 rig in my sig is running on a 500w.

Up the ram youre buying to 1600mhz cas 9 ,it makes a difference performance wise - ignore the 1333max ram it states for the motherboard - it runs up to 1866mhz no problems - just needs setting manually in bios.

Can't post ppicker links as the sites playing up for me at the minute
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($93.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 280 3GB TurboDuo Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.98 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $565.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-22 15:57 EDT-0400

The only reason its more than the build you listed is because your ram had no price listed.

This includes a better case,better GPU,faster ram,aftermarket cooler.
 
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Would you recommend your video card, or this one?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003732l
 
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People are telling me that the Sapphire works great with the AMD processor. Is this true, or does it not matter?
Sorry if I'm asking too many questions.
 
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Thanks for the info!
 
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Last question. :)
Would this build be good for livestreaming?
Would I have to get a different Processor?
 
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