My final build.

[MrTman]

How does this look? I plan on gaming. I intend to stay around the 600$ mark.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($166.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: PNY Optima 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($49.90 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.95 @ NCIX US)
Total: $607.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 02:33 EDT-0400

(Note: Despite what pcpartpicker says, I'll be buying the GPU from Tigerdirect, so instead of 180$, it's 200$ + international shipping)

Or would this GPU be better than the R9 280x for a little bit more?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($223.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $223.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-06 02:31 EDT-0400

 

[Outlander_04]

This RAM instead .
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-memory-cmz8gx3m2a1866c9b

Or this RAM
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f314900cl8d8gbxm

 

[MrTman]

I'm guessing PNY isn't a good brand or something?

but other than that, the build looks solid?

(I've decided to stick with the R9 280x after watching a couple of gameplay videos comparing it to the 960. The R9 looks better to me, so I'll be going with that)

 

[Outlander_04]

Your RAM is 1333 MHz . It would be slower than the RAM I suggested . I cant comment on the quality of PNY .

The two kits I suggested are faster , cheaper and also color match your mb

 

[MrTman]

Your RAM is 1333 MHz . It would be slower than the RAM I suggested . I cant comment on the quality of PNY .

The two kits I suggested are faster , cheaper and also color match your mb

Yeah, I switched to the Corsair one you suggested.