$600-800 Linux machine for college and light gaming

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

Well I am a computer science major so I will be running virtual machines, writing code, some photo/video editing. 2+ monitors playing CS:GO and other linux supported steam games

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

$800

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

this weekend

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (Tower/OS/monitor/keyboard/mouse/etc)

CPU

Video card

Sound card (do I need one?)

HDD

Small SSD (will probably upgrade later)

Tower

Motherboard

Cooling

RAM

No OS (will be running linux)

I have keyboard mouse and monitor

am I missing anything?

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

US California. no microcenter but I have amazon prime and a frys near me

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

Asus monitor logitech BT keyboard and mouse and a Rocket nitro mouse

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

I'm certainly open to it

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

Not really, if it matters I do plan on setting up a RAID server in home just because but that is probably 6mo-1year down the line

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-tower/full-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Nope, This will be hidden from sight so really no need to go for aesthetics

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

Nope, Unless I can get windows 7 for like $20 im sticking to linux :)

Extra info or particulars:

I just want to make sure all the hardware is compatible with linux