Helping a friend with a budget gaming build. 750-800$ budget. Asking for advice in case there's anything that can be improved.

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whymauri

whymauri

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It's his birthday coming up, and we're brainstorming the best bang-for-his-buck build. He'll be playing games like BF4, CSGO, DayZ, Skyrim, Star Citizen later in the year, etc.
I've come up with this so far:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n3sh
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n3sh/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3n3sh/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($72.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($310.49 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $748.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 14:02 EDT-0400)
 
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coastie65

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Hi Looks good. You may want to consider this memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445 It is a bit pricier, but has a lower CL and timings. As for the case, you may want to consider the Cooler Master 912 HAF.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119272 It is a mid tower and easy to work in with great air flow and fan options. I am using it myself. It is also cheaper then the one you had listed.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($58.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($310.49 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $758.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-06 14:31 EDT-0400)

-Better quality psu.
-Better motherboard for overclocking. Not the most ideal one, but it overclocks better than the LE R2.0 because the LE lacks VRM heatsinks.
-Added a cpu cooler for overclocking.
 
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get the caviar black hdd...cut down on your case....the corsair 200r is good and is cheap...get the evo version of the mobo...also, consider getting better ram...like the kingston hyperx blu atleast...also get the asus gpu or msi gpu....they have much better cooling...
 
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