First gaming PC build, any help please?

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Hi all, I am about to build my first PC and I would like if someone could judge the parts I've picked out and suggest better parts or things to swap out if I need to.
I plan to use it primarily as a gaming rig, for games such as Fallout 4, Just Cause 3, a few COD games and other FPS's, etc.

Here is my build:

>CPU- AMD 6300 BE
>GPU- Gigabyte G1 Gaming Radeon R9 380 4gb
>RAM- 8gb (4x2) Kingston Hyper X Fury 1866
>MOBO- ASRock mATX am3+ 970m PRO3
>PSU- XFX TS Series 650 Watt 80+ Gold
>Hard Drive- WD Blue 7200k 1TB

Those are the main parts, already have a case and a few case fans as well. Does this look good, and is there anything I should change to better suit my needs? Thank you in advance for the help! :)
 
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On $700? No way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($126.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair...
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This will game well and play games like BF4 on ultra settings/1080p

The motherboard is the best available m-ATX motherboard . But it is weak compared to some of the slightly more expensive ATX boards and I would not use it unless you have an m-ATX case

What case do you have?
 
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The motherboard is the best available m-ATX motherboard . But it is weak compared to some of the slightly more expensive ATX boards and I would not use it unless you have an m-ATX case

What case do you have?
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Well, basically I'm kind of thinking ahead into the future and looking at moving to a smaller case in some time, and I wanted to be sure all I would have to do is buy a new case and not replace any of parts. But I currently have the Fractal Design 3300, which by design is a very large case. I love the room I'll have to work with but again, I feel I may soon want smaller space footprint.
 
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wellp you seem good i would say no HDD GO SSD 10 times faster statistlicy am not exagerating and i think you good HHD IS LIKE BIKE VS CAR
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Yes thats true, and I would love to get an SSD instead, but I do need more storage and currently SSD's are FAR more expensive for the same amount of memory that HDD's offer. In my case, I plan to get a 1tb one, which will cost roughly $50 compared to up to $320 for an SSD... But, I was thinking perhaps going with a hybrid option and getting a maybe 120 GB SSD alongside the HDD, but that will have to be a little ways down the road.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($126.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($124.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card ($194.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $661.80
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 04:05 EST-0500

m-ATX board , Intels latest technology , overclocking potential . and similar game performance most of the time
 
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If you sacrifice the SSD you can probably fit in a GTX 970
 
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On $700? No way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($126.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($67.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $671.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-11 12:07 EST-0500
 
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Hmmmmm.... I do like the builds suggested, and thank you all for taking the time to post them, but the AMD R9 380, from what I've seen, seems to have a bit more actual horse power to it than the GTX 960 does, and the Gigabyte one I had picked out beat most 960s I've seen in price... Am I wrong here though? Just seems like nvidias gameworks on certain games is the only thing that allows it to pull ahead of the 380 in most cases.
Oh and what about that Core i3... How does it compare to the AMD 6300? Or does it not matter too much when it comes to gaming?
 
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