Need some expert advise on first MyBuild...

seakay

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Hello all,
I'm looking to build my first MB for under $1000. My primary uses will be the occasional gaming (Civilization Beyond Earth), surfing the net, downloading (10gb+), watching movies in 1080p, photo editing, burning Bluray, and occasionally running multiple programs. Essentially I want a fast future proof, well rounded machine. What do you all think of the following?

Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case

AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor

EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($114.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.49 @ Directron)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 500R Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($76.08 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($56.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $977.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-25 01:16 EDT-0400

This would obliterate the AMD build..

You could also go cheaper by going with the 750 ti as well
 
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