Is my Gaming PC good enough to run all new titles?

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Hi
I'm trying to get into PC gaming and I've planned my first PC build.I have been a console gamer before but I needed a new PC so I chose to build one myself.I've had an XBOX 360 before but its finally time to upgrade.I need something that'll run anything I throw at it at 1080p atleast for the next 3 years.Here's what I've finally come to:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zDTChM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zDTChM/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($95.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card ($243.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Xigmatek Mach II ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair VS 650W ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $662.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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My budget is 800$ but I don't live in the USA.Getting parts here in the UAE isn't quite easy and the builds costs 662$ but after getting everything here,it costs around 800$.Anyways,is this build good enough?I'm also trying to make my PC look good and I'm sticking to a red and black color scheme.Thanks.
 
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Fair enough. Even then though, there is little point in having more than 8GB of ram (if you ever find you need more, then its just a simple upgrade).

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It should be more than enough for modern games at 1080p. However I would recommend moving down to 8GB of ram (any more is overkill for gaming) and perhaps getting rid of an optical drive, and get an SSD instead, to improve the PC experience. Something like an 120Gb Samsung 850evo would be good.
 

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I did think about getting an SSD but it isn't that important in games.It only helps in reducing the loading time but not the actual performance and it might help in loading windows faster too but I'm ok without an SSD.However,I might add one in the future.
 

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Fair enough. Even then though, there is little point in having more than 8GB of ram (if you ever find you need more, then its just a simple upgrade).
 
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