How does this look for a first timer's gaming rig? is this a good build?

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first time pc builder here. how does this look? compatible parts? anything of note that i should know about any specific part? general feedback and comments welcome!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MMcN4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MMcN4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($177.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($5.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $858.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 19:39 EDT-0400
 
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Woops, sorry! yes this is mostly for gaming. maybe some school work and other computer things as well, but gaming mostly.
 
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Okay so for some reason when I click on the PCPartPicker link it brings me to the build but it has a different case than the one you listed (don't know why).

Anyways, so the build is all right. The motherboard should be changed to a full ATX board rather than the mATX. Not the full version of the ASRock Anniversary though. Try the ASRock H97 PRO4 instead.

PSU needs to be more powerful. 500W will void the warranty of the GPU and not only that, it just isn't enough for a 280x. Try the 600B instead of the 500B. Other than that, it looks good to me :)
 
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Yes it is a good computer for gaming, you may not be able to run on the highest settings on all games but you will have a good time playing them...

personally if that was me i would maybe up the processor as i have heard i5 4690k is really good for gaming, but if its a big different in money that process is okay

as above the psu needs to be higher watts
 
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Isnt that a micro ATX as well?
 
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-You can add more storage later on as needed and put the money toward a better GPU and motherboard now.
-The extra case fans may not be necessary. Wait and see how temps are.
-Much more powerful and higher quality power supply.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($262.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Gigabyte Force K3 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $879.75 after rebates
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-29 20:28 EDT-0400
 
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No. They do make a mATX variant though.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97pro4

 
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