How is this for a mid budget AMD build?

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sethb94

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Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Case: Rosewill R519-BK Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case w/ 500W Power Supply

MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3P AM3+/AM3 AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

CPU: AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX

Video Card: MSI N660-2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory (Yellow Heat Spreader) Model TLYD38G1600HC9DC01

Storage: Intel 120GB SSD, 1TB 7200rpm 64mb cache Seagate

Cost is around $700.00 given that I already have a dvd RW and the storage drives
 
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Links to the parts would have helped ....

If you are focusing on gaming then you could drop the processor to an 8320 [ and just OOC to 8350 speeds ] , or even an FX 6300 .
and get a GTX 760 instead of the 660 which is pretty marginal compared to Radeon 7870's

The case doesnt look exceptional and the power supply is suspect at that price
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Seladon-1370374

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Here is what I would do, for around $700 :
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xoVm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xoVm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xoVm/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($193.97 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: SeaSonic M12II 750W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $669.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-28 19:56 EDT-0400)
 
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Links to the parts would have helped ....

If you are focusing on gaming then you could drop the processor to an 8320 [ and just OOC to 8350 speeds ] , or even an FX 6300 .
and get a GTX 760 instead of the 660 which is pretty marginal compared to Radeon 7870's

The case doesnt look exceptional and the power supply is suspect at that price
 
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Nice

but not that mb if you want to overclock . Spend the extra and either get the ASUS M5A97 r2.0 [ not the LE version ] or the original gigabyte
 
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