550$ gaming PC build, is it any good?

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So I finally grew a budget of around 550 bucks to build myself a PC to game or do some minor editing. Is this build any good? I don't really need a monitor, keyboard or mouse because I have it from my old OEM prebuilt, and I have a Windows 7 Ultimate laying around so I don't require an OS either. Here's my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3hysF
 
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That looks fine, but you'll need a better power supply if you want it to last more than a year and a half of heavy use. Will probably want more RAM aswell. Can you order from newegg? I'd be happy to throw some suggestions out.
 
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Sure, I thought of expanding the PSU too but I couldn't find a deal that fits my budget with the other components laying around. Same problem with 8 gigs of RAM so I kept it to 6. Throw me your suggestions :p and yeah Newegg is good...
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($107.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $549.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 17:45 EDT-0400)
 
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Zemiak, everything seems pretty amazing except that PSU, 550W is the norm man... Also, I forgot to mention that I don't really need an optical drive either so I hope that frees up your budget :p
 
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Okay, I have a winner :) It's even color coded white and black.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146076
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135351
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817494014
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104422
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113348
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121868

Total before shipping: 519.93

Summary of Ideas: Better storage, Better graphics, More and Faster RAM, Sleek design, Better Power Supply, 2 less cores.

What I did to drive the cost down is switch to FM2 platform, which allows for faster RAM and cheaper quality motherboards-- while staying affordable.

 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: GeIL EVO Veloce Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Commander MS-I Epic Edition (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.27 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $541.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-27 18:49 EDT-0400)

Similar to the build you posted above and ncludes better Mobo,A nice CPU cooler but slightly slower GPU(Not considerably)

Oh and 12% faster RAM due to dual channel(2x4GB faster than 1x8gb)
 
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If you go FM2, you have to realize that you have almost ZERO upgrade path. You're stuck on an Athlon or an A-series APU basically. If you don't plan on blowing the big bucks on the build later, then FM2 is fine. But if you want something you can periodically make better, I would go with a socket 1150 or AM3 build. My recommendation would be to make the graphics card a 7770, and use a G3420 Pentium CPU. You'll still get considerable gaming performance, and the choice to upgrade all the way to a 4770K if you'd like. However, keep in mind that the Z87 boards are the only ones you'll be able to overclock on. I'd recommend going with 1x4GB RAM for now, and then put in another identical 1x4GB stick later, when you save up some more money.

Regards,
Isaac
 
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