$600 Mini-ITX System

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This is the mini-itx system I am looking at building. Is there any problems here?
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CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M-ITX R2.0 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($91.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 1GB Video Card ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Other: Bitfenix Prodigy Vivid Green ($99.99)
Other: Windows 8 Pro ($69.99)
Total: $596.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 16:56 EDT-0400)
I am using an old hdd from my old computer until I get an external usb 3.0 drive. I will be using this for light gaming, editing, surfing the internet, exc. I will be changing the cpu/mobo and gpu in the future, adding more ram, ssd, and getting sleeved cables to match the prodigy. (Before anyone goes negative on the case, I am going for a green look here, plus I wanted it to be somewhat smaller than normal, and this was the perfect choice.
 
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Well the OS sounds very risky, but even with the OS I only came in 60 over budget after rebates, that would drop to twenty with a black Prodigy case.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fj4c Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fj4c/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fj4c/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i3-3210 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock B75M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.38 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg) Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (Purchased For $100.00) Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80 PLUS...
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Where are you finding Windows 8 Pro for 69.99? Is it an upgrade disk? Usually closer to $200.

A few tweeks, get a 2x4GB memory kit instead of 1x8GB for dual channel memory.

Might consider the FX6300 or FX4300 for the chip. And grab the 2GB version of the 650Ti Boost, usually only 10 bucks more, and it won't hurt to have that extra memory.

Could possibly get an i3 build under budget, would allow for a smaller power supply at least.

 
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The OS I found a copy for on ebay. Figured it was something to go with, if it is not avaliable I could just get the $89.99 one. The am3+ chips wont work with mini-itx, and I had troubles with an i3 in this budget. Any ideas on what to do? Also, I went with one stick of ram so when the time comes I could buy another stick so I would have 16gb.
 
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Well the OS sounds very risky, but even with the OS I only came in 60 over budget after rebates, that would drop to twenty with a black Prodigy case.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fj4c Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fj4c/by_merchant/ Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1fj4c/benchmarks/ CPU: Intel Core i3-3210 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock B75M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.38 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($168.98 @ Newegg) Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Orange) Mini ITX Tower Case (Purchased For $100.00) Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ Newegg) Total: $697.31 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-10 17:54 EDT-0400)
 
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