Building a Gaming PC

[Bloody Nine]

So, long time lurker, first time poster(obviously) looking for some advice on building a gaming pc. I kind of threw together a build, but I really don't know if it's any good or not:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vt6y
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vt6y/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vt6y/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($57.49 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $649.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-21 00:45 EDT-0400)

I've never really done anything like this, so any advice would be appreciated. My budget's about $700 if that helps.
Thanks

 

[Albino Boo]

In my opinion you should spend more on the cpu than the graphics card. The GTX 760 is going to come down in price over time and its easier upgrade a graphics card than it is a cpu. I know others will disagree. My personal philosophy has always been to get the best cpu I can afford and a reasonable graphics card and then upgrade when I can afford to. The downside is that in the short term you don't get the best graphics performance. I would go with an something like an i5-4670 and a gtx 750 ti and build around that.

 

[Bloody Nine]

In my opinion you should spend more on the cpu than the graphics card. The GTX 760 is going to come down in price over time and its easier upgrade a graphics card than it is a cpu. I know others will disagree. My personal philosophy has always been to get the best cpu I can afford and a reasonable graphics card and then upgrade when I can afford to. The downside is that in the short term you don't get the best graphics performance. I would go with an something like an i5-4670 and a gtx 750 ti and build around that.

Hey, thanks for the advice. That sounds pretty sensible. Would it be worth going for an r9 270 over the gtx 750 ti? It seems like a much better card for just a little bit more, and would still keep me under the $700 limit. Or, should I just try to stick with nvidia? Like I said, I'm still kind of new at this, haha.
I changed a few things around and came up with this:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vYGL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vYGL/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vYGL/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi B85S3+ Ver. 6.x Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $689.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-21 18:36 EDT-0400)

 

[Albino Boo]

IF the R9 is in budget then go for the R9. I only said the GTX 750 ti because I know the price is about $150 mark and would be well within your budget. The addition of the R9 means it will be 2 years or so before you have to upgrade your graphics card to play on ultra settings.