First Gaming PC, Good Specs and Compatibility?

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You will be far happier with something like this in the long run for your budget:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cpvnf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cpvnf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($242.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply...
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You will be far happier with something like this in the long run for your budget:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cpvnf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Cpvnf7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($159.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($242.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G246HYL bmjj 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $759.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-23 21:38 EDT-0400

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4460-vs-AMD-FX-6300/2310vs1555
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-R9-290-vs-Nvidia-GTX-960/2171vs3165
 
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Also, if you can afford another $20, this step up to the Xeon would be decent, but the motherboard doesn't have as many options. But you may not even need the ones on the H97.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tCXP4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tCXP4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($222.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Video Card ($242.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($22.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer G246HYL bmjj 60Hz 23.8" Monitor ($116.98 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $780.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-23 21:51 EDT-0400
 
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