Is this a good Gaming PC?

[Krixic]

Recently my Gaming Laptop broke down and was not worth the cost to fix it. I decided it was time for me to upgrade to a PC. I did some research on it and found this website called PCPartPicker. As I chose each part I did research on what people said about them, and It appeared that they all had good reviews. The problem is, its a bit over what I want to pay. Im trying to stay around 700$ (750$ with tax and shipping for parts I cant find at stores). I know everyone says to build a quality Gaming rig you need to spend more in the 800-1000 range, but I really dont have that kind of money currently. If anyone could help me make this price range and get a GOOD quality PC that will be able to play most games at med/high settings that would be cool. The main games I would like to play is Ark (Med settings min with 40+FPS preferred) and Fallout 4 (Same settings as Ark). Thanks 😀 This is the build I made.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/r9tnf7

 

[Archgaull]

This is what I would recommend. You made some common newbie mistakes (aftermarket cooler and Z97 motherboard with a locked chip) but otherwise you were fairly solid. This should give you fair enough performance in what you want (although Ark is a crapshoot since the optimization is bad)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($173.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($36.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($16.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($89.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $720.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-10-24 23:51 EDT-0400

 

[Threadlight]

I'm an Nvidia fanboy, but if price is more important than performance then the build mentioned by Archgaull is great. However, save some money and buy Windows 7 then upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Also, I'd opt for an SSD if you have the money

 

[Archgaull]

I'm an Nvidia fanboy, but if price is more important than performance then the build mentioned by Archgaull is great. However, save some money and buy Windows 7 then upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Also, I'd opt for an SSD if you have the money

I chose Windows 10 because it was the cheapest option, according to pcpartpicker. Windows 10 is $90, Windows 8 is $92, and Windows 7 is $100.

As for NVIDIA, while typically I would recommend them for a budget build, the R9 270X is only a little over budget, and has a better performance than most Nvidia cards in that price range.