Recommendations on this build?

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billybowens

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($128.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($195.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 White ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Acer S241HL bmid 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150UBE 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series White 2 pack 52.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.73 @ Mwave)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($27.89 @ NCIX US)
Total: $900.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-06 16:48 EDT-0400


This is specifically for GAMING. Any suggestions, concerns, or comments on this build? Any compatibility issues or anything? Thank you ahead of time!
 
great build but i suggest going with a different card. I suggest something like a gtx 760 due to shadow play and some other features, as well as some having a slight price drop due to the release of the 900 series. it may still cost a little more but is well worth it
 


I looked at benchmarks for this card vs the 760 and this r9 outshines it in every test. What is all the shadow play and other stuff that comes with gtx cards though?
 


if you plan on recording shadow play is a free recording done through your video card. Some games are also better optimised for nvidia. Nvidia cards also support physx better such as in games like borderlands 2
 
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