What do you think of this build?

WhyAmIStillDead

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Mostly gaming, some video editing and recording too.
 

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I just quickly threw this together -

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2cv62R
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/2cv62R/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Toshiba 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.50 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 480 8GB Red Devil Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($68.95 @ Amazon)
Total: $797.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-25 15:59 EST-0500

And you still have enough for your optical drive, card reader and Wi-Fi card. I would really up the budget to stick a 250GB SSD in there too. Someone will probably come in and throw a better build together though, I'm not in the US so I don't know of any sites other than PCPartpicker.
 

WhyAmIStillDead

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Thanks! I have a question though... Why do people always suggest a lower speed Intel processor with less cores over a faster AMD processor with more cores?
 

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Intel CPU's have obscenely stronger cores than current AMD CPU's, the FX 9590 will be faster than the i5 6500 when it comes to multi-core stuff like rendering, but not by much but the i5 6500 will be better for gaming hands down. Tom's puts the i5 6500 a tier above the FX 9590.

When are you planning to buy everything by the way? AMD's Zen and Intel's Kaby Lake are on the way.
 

WhyAmIStillDead

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Ok then, thanks!