New System Advice on a budget

[MiketheTech]

Hello!

I am going to be building a new PC in the next few weeks and I am looking for some suggestions. I have a budget of around $600US (can't go over) and I need to get a new processor, MB, RAM and Video Card. I'm currently debating between an i3 4370 or an i5 4590. I'm pretty sold right now on the z97 chipset, either MSI or Gigabyte gaming series boards. I'm looking to go with 8gb of DDR3-1600 memory. And finally I think I want to go with an NVidia GTX960 GPU. My current computer use is mostly for mmo gaming, I like to listen to streaming music while I play, and also usually have some browser windows open.

Any suggestions and recommendations are welcome!

Thanks!

 

[Miky5983]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RTfmZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RTfmZL/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($91.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.77 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card ($227.55 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $560.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-05 13:29 EDT-0400

 

[Miky5983]

Or the build you wanted http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pbhs7P

 

[MiketheTech]

Or the build you wanted http://pcpartpicker.com/p/pbhs7P

How does the r9 compare to the GTX960, on a performance/power usage basis.