Is this a good gaming build? (budget build)

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What I won't be changing is the: Ram,HDD,Case. Because first of all I use a laptop to play games, and I play a lot of games. And this laptop has a 320GB HDD. And it hasn't even ran out yet, so 500gb is enough for me. and for the ram I think I play 2 or 4 GB of ram on my non-gaming laptop. So I am fine with 4gb and when I need more I will definitely upgrade in the future. And for the case the case has so many features, it has 2 pre-installed fans (rear,and front) and all I need to do is just put 2 on the top to have improved airflow (the 2 led fans) and it also has 2 2.0 USB ports and 2 3.0 USB ports, such overkill on that part. But overall is this build good? I've edited this build so many times in the past and I think I have a winner here.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2E2Gm
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2E2Gm/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2E2Gm/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($45.78 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Urban 21 BOM ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre LED 43.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: BitFenix Spectre LED 43.5 CFM 120mm Fan ($7.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $515.68
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-19 19:04 EST-0500)

 
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It looks like a decent build.
I know you said you won't change the RAM and case, but I would still advise so. There are better cases for the price. And I know you said you only need 4gb, but 8gb is only like $25 more. It's better price/performance and the extra bit of gb can't hurt as 8gb of ram is the standard for gaming builds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.97 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5"...
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It looks like a decent build.
I know you said you won't change the RAM and case, but I would still advise so. There are better cases for the price. And I know you said you only need 4gb, but 8gb is only like $25 more. It's better price/performance and the extra bit of gb can't hurt as 8gb of ram is the standard for gaming builds.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.97 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $518.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-19 19:30 EST-0500)

-Better case. It comes with three fans, two in the front and one in the back. That should provide enough airflow for your components.
-Removed the un-necessary case fans. You can always add those in the future, but for now the stock fans in the 230T is plenty.
-Doubled RAM for only a bit more.
-Better quality psu at the same price.
 
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The case coupon is expiring tomorrow. I can take the ram and PSU but can I change the case back to what I had before???
 
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And is there a way to squeeze in an OS and a cheap monitor? Impossible I know....
 
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It will still be fairly weaker:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($39.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($94.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $518.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-19 20:06 EST-0500)

-Had to opt for a weaker processor.
-Changed motherboard to fit the new processor.
-Reduced to 4gb of ram.
-Weaker gpu.
-430w version of the psu.
 
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I will just stick with the build you got me before.. Sigh this is really hard sticking to a budget build... It sucks. Thanks though.
 
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And are you sure that the 600w psu from corsair is a good PSU?
 
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Hey dude Guess what! I can bump the price up to 650. I got enough money for that. So help please??? :) I want to have the same: CPU,GPU,and CD Drive.
 
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You could just take the first build I posted and add an os:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($33.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.97 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($94.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $647.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-19 21:24 EST-0500)

I also added in a cpu cooler for overclocking.
 
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