What do you guys think of this for an $800 CAD gaming build?

Agent8018

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PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/JZLgf7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpick...f7/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34(FX) Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($65.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX)
Other: Windows 8.1 from /r/microsoftsoftwareswap ($20.00)
Total: $775.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-29 20:28 EDT-0400

I chose NCIX where possible so I can go and pick up the parts in store.
This will also be my first time building a computer.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($144.25 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($84.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($227.00 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Zalman Z1 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Antec Green 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($106.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $774.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-30 03:10 EDT-0400