First rig (Budget gaming and Media unit)

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awake96

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Hey guys, going to be building a new BUDGET rig for Christmas trying to hit around 700 (AUD) as the sweet spot as far as the price. So far the rig I'm looking at is :
AMD-FX6300 - $129
NVIDIA GTX 660 (non ti) - $219
8GB KINGSTON DDR3 1600 - $83
ASROCK 970-EXTREME3 - $98
SEAGATE 1TB 7200RPM HDD - $66
THERMALTAKE 650W 80+ PSU - $90
THERMALTAKE MS3 CASE - $58

So my questions are:

Is this suitable to overclock (with aftermarket CPU fan?

How important is a certified PSU?

Would you suggest any way I could cut down on cost?

Should I dig a bit deeper for an SSD?

Do you think this is a good rig?! :)
Thanks in advance for your help :)
 
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dottorrent

dottorrent

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($139.00 @ PCCaseGear)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($95.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.00 @ PLE Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($219.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($85.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $792.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-05 01:59 EST+1100)

This would be better. The PSU is better made and the motherboard is a better overclocker.
 
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