So I just getting into PC gaming. Would like a 3rd party opinion on a build I am purchasing.

Totally not worth it. A similar rig with nearly exactly the same parts costs 1000$ new, and you could lower that price to around 850$ with ease. I would not even recommend getting this even if you got it for 800$

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor $159.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler NZXT Kraken X31 69.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $73.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard $181.98 @ Newegg
Memory A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $33.99 @ Amazon
Storage Intel 535 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $44.99 @ Newegg
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $45.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card $299.99 @ Newegg
Case NZXT H630 (White) ATX Full Tower Case $139.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1037.80
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-12 07:02 EST-0500

Here's something i would recommend.

  • Latest and greatest overclockable 4-core gaming CPU

  • 16GB's of RAM

  • Quiet cooling and a good motherboard on which you're fully able to overclock on

  • 250GB's of fast SSD storage, 1TB of mass storage

  • The single best gaming GPU you can have

  • Compact and nice case.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $244.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler be quiet! PURE ROCK 51.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.90 @ Newegg
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $124.99 @ Micro Center
Memory G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory $59.49 @ Newegg
Storage Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $66.99 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $45.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB ACX 2.0+ Video Card $619.99 @ Amazon
Case NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case $63.99 @ SuperBiiz
Power Supply EVGA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $69.99 @ Amazon
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total $1326.22
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-12 06:57 EST-0500
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