Need help! Switching from peasent console to PC Master Race! Advice on custom built PC?

Erm, you'd need a different Power Supply, but, here, try this build. It's similar to yours, but has a few cheaper parts to save on money.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU *AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor $71.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler *Thermaltake CL-P0503 18.6 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler $5.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard *Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard $45.49 @ Newegg
Memory *Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $47.99 @ Newegg
Storage Sandisk Solid State Drive 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $49.99 @ NCIX US
Storage Seagate Barracuda ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $44.00 @ Amazon
Video Card Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 4GB Dual-X Video Card $169.99 @ Newegg
Case *BitFenix Neos Black/Red ATX Mid Tower Case $32.99 @ NCIX US
Power Supply *CoolMax 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply $27.98 @ Newegg
Optical Drive LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer $50.98 @ OutletPC
Case Fan Antec 761345-75081-3 34.0 CFM 80mm Fan $2.58 @ Mwave
Case Fan Antec 761345-75081-3 34.0 CFM 80mm Fan $2.58 @ Mwave
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total (before mail-in rebates) $592.45
Mail-in rebates -$40.00
Total $552.45
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-11 07:20 EDT-0400
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