Can Someone Help Me With My Gaming Budget Build?

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So I'm building a pc for around 500 dollars.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Dfmmzy

I chose these parts out for now, but I don't know if they are good enough or compatible. Also I was wondering if it is better to ditch the amd cpu and motherboard and go for an i3 4150/30. Please tell me if there are better options or if amd should run most games fine. (Tell me if you know of better items for the price)
 
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Lot better than your build
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($96.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($149.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $511.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 08:42 EDT-0400
 
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Or an 860k with a 960 - solid pairing.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.49 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK AIDOS BLACK 48.6 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.21 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-Plus Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $516.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-24 08:47 EDT-0400
 
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Thanks a lot, but isn't the athlon going to limit the 960. And, I'm looking for something I can play games on as well as use daily for multi tasking, so is the athlon snappy enough for that? I won't be doing any overclocking either. Also, I see you switched the cases,, can i keep the nsxt source 210 elite? its atx and comes with two fans (i need the fans)
 
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The 860k is a good CPU mate really & pairs well with a 960.

Techjonnies have a lot of game benchmark videos on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/ECxgUTTMdFs

If it means getting the 960 into the budget its an absolutely viable configuration

6300+370 is also decent but the 960 will perform a lot better for gaming.

Both are certainly better than a 8320+750ti most definitely IMO.

Multitasking / general windows use you won't tell a difference between i3/860k/fx 6300 at all.
 
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