What do you guys think of my gaming/editing build? I am trying to keep it under 600$.

Fredkilljoy

Honorable
Nov 27, 2013
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10,510
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29BVd
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29BVd/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/29BVd/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.96 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake CL-P0401 86.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($9.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($82.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Silverstone SST-RL01B-W-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $580.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-27 10:43 EST-0500)
 

enemy1g

Honorable
Looks good, I don't really see much you can/should change out except for one thing that might put you closer to your budget.

8GB of ram. Specifically a 2x4GB kit, a single stick of ram suffers in performance in comparison to a dual channel kit.