Good components for a gaming computer?

Ehxploit

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Right now I am looking into building my own gaming desktop. Problem is I don't have that big of a budget. I'd prefer to spend $600-700. (excluding monitor, keyboard, mouse, OS, etc). I have done a good share of research and in the end decided to just go to Fry's Electronics and look around. After talking to people and what not I came up with a decent setup I believe. The components are:
AMD FM2 A8-6600K Processor
Asus F2A85-M Motherboard
DDR3 8GB 1600MHz CORSAIR Ram
64GB SanDisk U Plus SSD
WD10EZEX 1TB Caviar Blue Hard Drive
CM Elite 430 Black Case
TT TR2 700W PSU Power Supply
ASUS GTX650 2GB DDR5 Graphics Card
Asus 24x OEM DVDRW CD/DVD

All of this totals out to $746.19 after tax

My main question is what can I do to reduce this price such as not as good things I can swap out for.

Thank you and I appreciate all answers.
 
You could do much, much better by buying online, on some websites. Here's the build that I recommend you :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMRn
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMRn/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMRn/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $671.39
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-04 00:17 EDT-0400)