Asked earlier, had some guidance. Need a final verdict on this build.

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Had some help from you guys earlier, but how does this look?

  • VGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
    SI ATX DDR3 2133 Motherboard 970 GAMING
    AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition
    SanDisk Ultra II 120GB SATA III 2.5-Inch 7mm Height Solid State Drive (SSD) With Read Up To 550MB/s- SDSSDHII-120G-G25
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)
    Sapphire Radeon VAPOR-X R9 290 4GB GDDR5 DUAL DVI-D/HDMI/DP TRI-X OC Version PCI-Express Graphics Card 11227-04-40G
    G.Skill RipjawsX Series F3-12800CL9Q-16GBXL 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-pin DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Module
    Acer G276HL Gbd 27-Inch (1920 x 1080) Widescreen Monitor
    BlueRigger DVI Male to DVI Male Digital Dual-Link Cable (6 Feet, Black)
Have the mid-tower case, which already has two sizeable fans. Have the dvd-rw drive. I also already have 2x4GB ripjaw RAM sticks that are compatible with the above items, if I can't/shouldn't get the 4x4GB that I listed.
 
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Both Intel and AMD make great chips if you had bad experienc that shouldnt put you off Intel. You can get bad chip from Intel or AMD, you just had bad luck getting bad chip from Intel once.

For you budget Intel is the way to go. For gaming Intel CPUs are better, there is some debate FX-6300 vs i3 4160, i3 is better in all games but FX-6300 can be a better choice if you want to stream games online.

Intel is better choice if you plan on doing lots of mods, you need strong cores for Skyrim which Intel have.
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8gb of ram is enough for gaming

Is this within your budget ?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.98 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H97M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($252.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: LG 23MP47HQ 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($119.70 @ Newegg)
Total: $739.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-09 16:56 EDT-0400
 
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Sweet, the RAM thing will save me about $100.

And yes, that build is within my budget, but I generally try to stick with AMD, as I've had bad experiences with intel in the past. Not sure if it maters much, but I've also heard that amd is also a better bang for your buck than intel.

Also, will that build (or the one I posted) be good for current gaming?
Like the Witcher 3, or Star Citizen... Stuff like that (At decent settings).
Also, I plan on modding Skyrim way too much, will either be good for that?
 
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Both Intel and AMD make great chips if you had bad experienc that shouldnt put you off Intel. You can get bad chip from Intel or AMD, you just had bad luck getting bad chip from Intel once.

For you budget Intel is the way to go. For gaming Intel CPUs are better, there is some debate FX-6300 vs i3 4160, i3 is better in all games but FX-6300 can be a better choice if you want to stream games online.

Intel is better choice if you plan on doing lots of mods, you need strong cores for Skyrim which Intel have.
 
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I put together the parts I listed against the ones you did, and there was only like, a $3.10 difference. But like you said, the intel cpu will work better for my purposes (eg. Gaming mostly), and that gpu you suggested actually looks very promising. (Which is code for amazing)

Thank you so much for your help, only thing I might change in the build you suggested is the SSD (I like Sandisk), otherwise I think that'll work.
 
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