[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Obzr) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Obzr/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Obzr/benchmarks/)
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $114.48 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p) | $89.99 @ Microcenter
**Memory** | [A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1600w4g9db) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a60g) | $49.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002fbys) | $51.40 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-fx787acnfc) | $169.99 @ NCIX US
**Case** | [NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-gama001bk) | $34.98 @ Best Buy
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $49.99 @ NCIX US
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $630.81
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 02:12 EST-0500 |
you can choose between the SSD for the operating system (faster boot and snappier os) or you can cut that and get a CPU cooler like HYPER 212 EVO for overclocking (the motherboard i chose would allow for overclocking, if you have no intent to overclock you can get a 60-75$ 970chipset mobo that will be fine)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2Obzr