Tips for a new custom gaming rig

[pandafish]

Hello. I'm building a gaming PC for Christmas. My budget is around $500-$600 and it needs to last several years. I play a lot of Garry's mod and counter strike global offensive, so maintaining at least 60fps is mandatory while having good graphics. I have never built a computer before, so I don't know what parts I should buy. Someone please give me some advice, thank you.

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($177.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $601.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 01:29 EDT-0400

 

[huilun02]

http://pcpartpicker.com/guide/sF8TwP/600-gaming-build

 

[pandafish]

Sorry, I didn't mention the final price must include the operating system and tower as well.

 

[rockie_]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270X 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $603.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 09:25 EDT-0400