first time budget gaming build, Thoughts?

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twitch711

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First time build, looking to see if i can cut the cost of any parts ive selected, i prefer it to still be an i5 haswell, im up for any suggestions. is this also good enough to play fps games in high settings?
thx in advance

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CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.14 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Rosewill Line Glow ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($27.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $802.04
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 14:37 EST-0500)
 
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Liquicool

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This build is better and cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Line Glow ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $769.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 19:16 EST-0500)
 
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twitch711

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Can you explain how this build is better? all i see is you swapped the videocard and popped in a higher psu? is there something wrong with the videocard i chose? thx in advance
 
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Liquicool

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The 7870 GHz is better than the 650 Ti that you chose. And it is cheaper at the moment, so you should get it. The 500w power supply just leaves more room for upgrades in the future. You don't have to get that if you don't want to. Hope this helps!
 
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twitch711

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appreciate the response. do you think the mobo i picked for this build is ok? and thx again
 
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