My first build need advice

[troberts]

I've done some research the last 2 days and have produced a build that has got me really excited for a new pc, but never having built one before i'm nervous about going through with it.

Mainly after reading the bad reviews on motherboards really got me scared.
So i'm curious is there anywhere I may have skimped out or anywhere i could save a few bucks?

I'm not a serious gamer but was hoping a new pc would get me back into it, I don't plan to overclock anything at the moment so I didn't go for a cpu cooler

also I would like to stay below $900
Any advice is greatly appreciated

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($73.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($83.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $820.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-29 16:13 EDT-0400

 

[iceblitzed]

would choose a more reliable ssd such as the crucial mx100 128gb for 75$. the extra 15$ will be worth it. also windows 8.1 is better if you want more fps during games.

 

[Illumynization]

That better fps is negligible in comparison to the frustration from the UI.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/windows-8-gaming-performance,3331-4.html

The extra $ for a quality SSD would be good since you have a little room in the budget.

 

[troberts]

Alright I changed the SSD for the crucial mx100.
Any thoughts about the motherboard?

 

[Illumynization]

It's a good board