Is this a decent desktop deal?

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Here is something at around the same performance which is cheaper and mroe reliable.
Now if you want you can go a little more powerful on the CPU with the extra 80 dollars. But its not really needed.

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card...

alecd70

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My girlfriend and I would love to do some gaming.
 
Here is something at around the same performance which is cheaper and mroe reliable.
Now if you want you can go a little more powerful on the CPU with the extra 80 dollars. But its not really needed.

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

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($66.97 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($239.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $721.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 03:19 EDT-0400)

 
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