How good is this $300 budget build?

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GrannySmith1

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I would make three changes. They would not add a lot to the cost (one saves money), but would increase the performance a LOT.
The FX-4130 is one of the Faildozer CPUs. For $95 (and look for deals), get a Phenom II X4 965BE instead.
Get a 7200RPM Desktop hard drive; the 5400RPM Laptop drive you've selected will be painfully slow. This WD Blue is $58, but has a promo code so it will be less: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136771
Finally, the GDDR5 version of the HD6670 will perform a lot better. If you can, get a GDDR5 version of the HD7750 instead. This item will eat up the cost savings from the CPU and maybe then some, but not much, and will make a huge difference in FPS and/or playable settings.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard (Purchased For $0.00)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($29.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $361.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-12 14:56 EDT-0400)

-$5 from microcenter deal = $356.00, a little over budget.
 
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if you want to get under 350:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Wintec One 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.28 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Antec VSK-3000 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $341.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-05-12 15:23 EDT-0400)
 
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the AMD A10 is a CPU/GPU combo. it has a raedon HD 7660D which depending how much gaming this person wants to do, could be a suitable idea. most reviews show it handling older games with moderate/high and low/mid for higher demanding new games. but it does leave room to upgrade later on.
 
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Yes, but the PSU doesn't. Even a Seasonic 300W PSU won't be a good choice to add anything more than a HD7750 to that build later. It might with a power-sipping CPU like an i3, but those APUs pull a lot more juice.
Really, if your friend wants to avoid buyer's remorse later, he should increased his budget. $500 will build a decent, upgradable machine.
 
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