Does this part list look good for a gaming PC?

PeterRupkey

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($107.49 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($142.80 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($205.38 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DSX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($49.49 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $885.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 01:00 EST-0500)
 
There's a few things I would change to squeeze more performance from the budget. The sounds card is not needed the onboard is more than adequate for gaming and the money it costs could be spent on a better GPU. A better motherboard(better OC support), and a bigger PSU(XFX is made by Seasonic) it will run 2 760's in SLI of you want to add another later for a performance boost. I don't see a case in the list so this list isif you already have one.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nCCf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nCCf/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nCCf/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($244.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $823.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 01:15 EST-0500)

If you just forgot about it and do need one.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nCJh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nCJh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2nCJh/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($244.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Shinobi Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Silver Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $878.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-21 01:16 EST-0500)