Help choosing a Video card, Case, lowering total cost

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andyr714

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I was going to go with a Gigabyte r9 270x, but is there anything better for the same price or lower? I'm looking to play games such as DayZ and Battlefield 4. I definitenly cannot go higher than $220, though. So if other modifications can be made to lower the cost while maintaining quality, please do so. I am looking to go under $600, as taxes will raise that to $660.
NOTE: I am buying the CPU/mobo at microcenter in a bundle for $170, so the true total (before taxes) is $577.42. For some reason pcpartpicker doesn't add the bundle to my build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($99.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($225.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Versa I ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $617.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-10 01:45 EST-0500)
 
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combine1237
Seasonic just has lower wattage rating, the xfx here is built by seasonic, and I love my unit from them. I also got you 212 evo to squeeze some extra performance from the 6300. As far as psu's go seasonic is about as reputable as they get though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($100.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($70.00)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition...
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freakout918

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I honestly dont know how the seasonic performs but I do know that the cx seriers is a great power supply range and is budget friendly too.

And I would suggest you to get a AMD card because of MANTLE. I think use of mantle makes BF4 perform about 40% faster.
Currently what I would consider before going AMD or Nvidia is:

AMD=BF4(Mantle)+affordability(price/performance)
Nvidia=Recording+cooler and quiter operation.

I hope this helps.
 
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combine1237

combine1237

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Seasonic just has lower wattage rating, the xfx here is built by seasonic, and I love my unit from them. I also got you 212 evo to squeeze some extra performance from the 6300. As far as psu's go seasonic is about as reputable as they get though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($100.00)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($70.00)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa I ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $565.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-10 02:55 EST-0500)
 
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