First Time Gaming PC Build Questions

[ccox2278]

I am building gaming PC for the first and I wanted to get opinions on the parts i chose to put in it. They are:

GPU: XFX Radeon DD R9 280X
CPU: Intel i5-4460 LGA 1150
Power: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt Modular 80 plus Bronze
Mother Board: Gigabyte LGA 1150 Intel H81 mATX
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3 (4gb x 2)
Storage: Western Digital 1TB @7200rpm
Case: VIVO ATX Mid Tower

Any suggestions or comments would be great!

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($183.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: VIVO CASE-V02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $625.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 00:45 EST-0500

This would simply outperform your build. Since its new "Skylake" and the prices is nearly the same with the build you use.