Build critique for a friend, plz:)

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terryfxburke

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Hey guys I'm looking for a build critique. The budget is $900 Canadian. Using Canadian sites only.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130694 (MSI Z87-G43 MOBO)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119273 (coolermaster 430 case)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840 (1TB HARDDRIVE)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027 (500W power supply)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 (G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116895 ( i5-4430 Haswell 3.0GHz)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133487 (GTX 650 TI)


The build comes to $908 with shipping etc. Is there anything missing or anything that he should replace for a better build?
 
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TBC1
Best $900 dollar build you are going to get (will max almost any game 60+fps)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.75 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.29 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX)
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It will cost more if you buy all directly from Newegg, but much better performance out of this. This system can handle BF4 easily on high for example.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.75 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus Q87M-E/CSM Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($127.89 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Memory Express)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($84.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($86.19 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 450W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $928.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-05 18:48 EDT-0400)
 
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TBC1

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Best $900 dollar build you are going to get (will max almost any game 60+fps)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.75 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($80.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.29 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($399.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($18.58 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $926.35
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-05 19:26 EDT-0400)
 
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