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This is my planned build. Don't worry about budget. I plan on using it for Some tripple A games (hopefully on high 1080p), Gmod, and some indie games. I will be buying the part in section. I would like to know if there are any bottlenecks or general problems with my parts.

-NZXT Source 210 Elite Black Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower

-ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

-CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

-AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W 6-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

-SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive

-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL

-Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

-ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

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Looks solid.

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This is my planned build. Don't worry about budget. I plan on using it for Some tripple A games (hopefully on high 1080p), Gmod, and some indie games. I will be buying the part in section. I would like to know if there are any bottlenecks or general problems with my parts.

-NZXT Source 210 Elite Black Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower

-ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

-CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

-AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W 6-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

-SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive

-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL

-Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

-ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

Go with this:

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3t96k

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3t96k/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3t96k/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($189.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($60.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($489.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cougar Archon ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($45.00)

Total: $1089.88

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-16 23:15 EDT-0400)

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This is my planned build. Don't worry about budget. I plan on using it for Some tripple A games (hopefully on high 1080p), Gmod, and some indie games. I will be buying the part in section. I would like to know if there are any bottlenecks or general problems with my parts.

-NZXT Source 210 Elite Black Steel with painted interior ATX Mid Tower

-ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

-MSI R9 270 GAMING 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

-CORSAIR CX series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

-AMD FX-6300 Vishera 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W 6-Core Desktop Processor FD6300WMHKBOX

-SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive

-G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL

-Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

-ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM

-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

Nope, no bottlenecks from what I can see. Solid build with all great part choices per that budget.

The only 2 things I would advise (as I do most of the time) is a.) switch to an i5-4670K (unless you're set on AMD, which is also fine) and b.) if you have it in your budget, upgrade the GFX card as much as you can. So in this case maybe a R9 280 or GTX 770.

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The only thing I can see is that the GPU and CPU could use a bump up, but that's true for every build. Maybe rethink the 270, I've heard it's not a good choice because it's just a rebranded 7850. Also think about upgrading to the 4670k, as thats the most reasonable gaming cpu available.

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The only thing I can see is that the GPU and CPU could use a bump up, but that's true for every build. Maybe rethink the 270, I've heard it's not a good choice because it's just a rebranded 7850. Also think about upgrading to the 4670k, as thats the most reasonable gaming cpu available.

the r9 265 is a rebranded 7850 the 270/x are both higher clocked 7870's

OP; nice looking build it should last awhile too

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The main concerns were power supply not being powerfully enough for upgrades, the cpu being a bottleneck, and the motherboard not being very upgradable. Does anyone think I would need upgrades anytime soon? And thanks so much for all the help.

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Go with this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3t96k

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3t96k/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3t96k/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G55 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($60.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($489.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Cougar Archon ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Mwave)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($45.00)

Total: $1089.88

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-16 23:15 EDT-0400)

that's a bit over my budget because I still need monitor mouse and keyboard to be fully set up.
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I just bought my first round of parts . The only thing I'm changing is the motherboard. I'm switchin to an ASRock MB970 EX4. thank you guys for your help.

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