$600 CAD Gaming PC

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Hey guys looking to build a $600 CAD gaming PC and it is my first time. This is what I am looking at part wise at the moment

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor | $92.98 @ NCIX
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard | $98.50 @ Vuugo
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory | $54.99 @ NCIX
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | $59.15 @ Vuugo
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Superclocked Video Card | $167.48 @ DirectCanada
Case | NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case | $49.88 @ Canada Computers
Power Supply | Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $59.98 @ NCIX
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | $582.96
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-18 18:29 EST-0500 |

I'm looking for any suggestions to make this better.

Thanks guys.

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Here is something slightly cheaper.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wDrj6h

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wDrj6h
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wDrj6h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.98 @ NCIX)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 200 37.2 CFM CPU Cooler ($14.88 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Asus A68HM-K Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($64.18 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($53.00 @ Vuugo)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.15 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($198.25 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.15 @ Vuugo)
Total: $574.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-18 20:41 EST-0500

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Made some room in the budget

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cjXwLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/cjXwLk/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($98.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.15 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($138.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.15 @ Vuugo)
Total: $536.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-18 21:23 EST-0500

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If you want to max out that budget

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hqVvBm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/hqVvBm/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320E 3.2GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($58.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.15 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 370 2GB Video Card ($159.98 @ NCIX)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $599.06
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-19 00:31 EST-0500

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Hes from Canada -_-

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I read "CAD" and thought Autodesk CAD, I thought this was an engineering and gaming comp. I'm a dummy.

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Everything looks fine but one comment:

Get a more powerful PSU.
If you ever plan to upgrade you will need more watts so get it now. Replacing a PSU is a pain and you don't want to toss the money you spent on a working unit because it won't work with new components. A PSU is one place where you want to "Future Proof." You don't want to overkill, but get more than you need and you'll be set for a while.