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Malek Agha

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The price limit I am on is $800. I would also like to know at what frame rate and settings it can run games like battlefield at. Pls list in the answers section any adjustments that you would perfer me make for the betterment of my build that doesn't exceed my budget of $800.

Here is the link: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cmkd23
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KbcTgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KbcTgs/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98...