Is this good for a first PC build?

Vivviv

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($55.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $618.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 14:49 EDT-0400

Living in Canada so the prices are all in CAD.

Is this a good build or is there something I should change? First time building a PC so I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing.

EDIT:
Looked over all the suggestions and got a slightly different build. Hoping someone could look it over and give me the go ahead to order all the parts, thanks. :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper T4 70.0 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($27.95 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock 970M PRO3 Micro ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.98 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.95 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($66.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $663.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-14 15:54 EDT-0400
 
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If you have the room in your budget, I'd make a few changes. First of all, review the AMD motherboards at https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=3 and select one with a 900-series chipset that is not listed as having VRM issues.
Then, choose a better PSU. The Corsair CX (and GS) lines are made with inferior Samxon capacitors that cannot take heat and degrade. Fine in office builds, I would not put one in a gamer. Choose a Seasonic-built unit like XFX, EVGA GS, their own, or some Antec; or a Super Flower-built unit like Rosewill Capstone or EVGA B2 or G2.
You'll likely want an aftermarket cooler, especially if you want to overclock. Select from...

NinjaLordBruce

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I depends on what you want to do with it. I assume games with that rig you should be able to run most games not maxed out but if you lower the graphics you can get 60 FPS+. It's decent not the best but it will allow you to play games. You might want to put some extra RAM in there, I put 12 GB into my rig but the hardware uses 4GB of it.
 
If you have the room in your budget, I'd make a few changes. First of all, review the AMD motherboards at https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=3 and select one with a 900-series chipset that is not listed as having VRM issues.
Then, choose a better PSU. The Corsair CX (and GS) lines are made with inferior Samxon capacitors that cannot take heat and degrade. Fine in office builds, I would not put one in a gamer. Choose a Seasonic-built unit like XFX, EVGA GS, their own, or some Antec; or a Super Flower-built unit like Rosewill Capstone or EVGA B2 or G2.
You'll likely want an aftermarket cooler, especially if you want to overclock. Select from http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2478892/alternatives-hyper-212-evo-budget-cooling.html to avoid spending more money than necessary. The Hyper212 EVO is not a bad cooler, but is overpriced for what you get.
 
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^ All very good recommendations ^

Some good budget motherboards are:

Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
MSI 970 Gaming
ASRock 970 Performance

The stock cooler for the FX 6300 is abysmally bad. Get something else. Some good budget coolers are:

XIgmatek Gaia
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO

Some good budget power supplies are:

XFX 550w
Roseill Hive 650w
Seasonic 520w
 

vagrantsoul

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replace the cpu cooler as noted above, agree on the 212 being overpriced and hyped anymore.

some other suggestions... 200r is far better in my experience with keeping parts cool and building in than the n200, though check cm's website to see if they have any refurb'd chassis in stock, i've gotten insane deals from there and the cases all looked brand new- goes for cpu coolers as well. make sure to fan up either choice here, the nzxt source 210 is another good option at a low price point.

speaking of which, the stock cooler on the fx6300 i put together monday night is a lame dog (loud and not very effective) and is being replaced begrudgingly in the next week (this was for a cheap throwaway system i didn't want to use an aftermarket cooler on), really suggest getting one ESPECIALLY if you want to do any overclocks.

onus hit the nail on the head for the psu... one part you really don't want to cheap out on.

removed my part list as better suggestions were provided.