Recommendations on a First-Time Gaming Build

Scylagon

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After years of having no choice but to dwell within the confines of console gaming, I have acquired the funds necessary to construct a gaming PC. After Fallout 4 was announced, I had to. My specifications are as follows; any potential bottlenecks, incompatibilities, or general poor choice of components?


Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card
Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case
Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply


My budget is $800, including the operating system. I am looking to achieve at least 40ish+ FPS with high to ultra settings on the latest, greatest titles. I will, for the time being, be gaming in no resolution greater than 1080p.
 

scaniatruckfan

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Here is a much better build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($199.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $787.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-05 05:31 EDT-0400
 
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