Building Budget Gaming PC (Around 500ish)

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yjackt13

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Looking to build a budget gaming pc for around $500, but I'm willing to budge a bit. I'm looking to be able to run most games at least mid range. Building a rig that would also be upgradable in the future would also be optional. I've been reading up on what to buy but I'm not too familiar with building a pc. I'm not set on any specific part so taking advantage of the black Friday / cyber Monday deals are also fair game. Anyhow, this is what I've put together so far. Not sure how suitable it is.

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CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($60.00 combo at microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.24 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($69.99 student upgrade)
Total: $620.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-27 15:22 EST-0500)
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($61.24 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional (32/64-bit) ($69.99)
Other: FX-8320 + ASRock 970 Extreme4 at Microcenter ($159.98)
Total: $620.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-27 15:32 EST-0500)

-Better combo deal at microcenter. The FX-8320 is on a black friday sale at $100.
-Added a cpu cooler to overclock.
-Much better quality psu and it's on a really good sale. I would recommend buying this now.
-Stronger and cheaper gpu.
 
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yjackt13

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Sounds good. I currently have an extremely old pc - would I be able to use the optical drive from it? Also is the combo deal only available on black friday or could I get it say saturday?

 
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