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Ok, I can see the original build now.
While I see that some corners have been cut (e.g. a small monitor and dirt-cheap KB, mouse, and speakers), those might all be addressed by future upgrades.
There are two parts I believe you should replace though. First, the motherboard you have selected is an old 700-series board. You want a true 900-series chipset, and you want a board not known for VRM issues. Use the spreadsheet at https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=2 as a guide.
Second, you've selected a 5400RPM hard drive. You'll be grinding your teeth every time you wait for the machine to boot up, shut down, or even load applications or game levels. A SSD may not currently...
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What's your budget?

This is a very important factor when purchasing a PC.

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CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($123.79 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($69.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.98 @ Outlet PC)
Storage: OCZ Agility 4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.95 @ Mac Connection)
Storage: Toshiba 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($96.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Zalman Z5 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $585.63
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-18 10:49 EST-0500)
 
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My bad.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tVop
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tVop/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tVop/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Biostar A960G+ Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 500GB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Xigmatek Recon ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($36.98 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Hannspree HL163ABB 60Hz 15.6" Monitor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: V7 KC0A2-4L3P Keyboard Wired Standard Keyboard ($5.73 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Microsoft T2J-00007 Wired Optical Mouse ($4.99 @ Amazon)
Speakers: Logitech S120 2.3W 2ch Speakers ($7.99 @ B&H)
Total: $558.58
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-18 11:09 EDT-0400)
 
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$500-ish
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($65.94 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB Video Card ($119.20 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $469.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-11 22:05 EST-0500)

This was damned near impossible lol, $500 is a tight budget indeed and I had to cut some corners with how I usually build for a budget (this price is contingent on landing several rebates, or else the base cost is about $560)

but it comes with a 2GB Vram 650 Ti boost, just about the best you can do in a $500 build, if you aren't satisfied you can switch around some parts, like 1Gb 650 Ti, which costs about 90 bucks I believe for the cheapest. It was really hard choosing between upgrading the GPU to a 6300 or upgrading the GPU to what it is now, but overall this should be better, since your friend doesn't seem to use too many things that'll require more cores anyway, gaming performance will rely on your video card more than anything so I really wanted to squeeze a 2Gb one in there.
 
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Can you give me the link of the build so I can monitor the prices? Thanks.
 
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Ok, I can see the original build now.
While I see that some corners have been cut (e.g. a small monitor and dirt-cheap KB, mouse, and speakers), those might all be addressed by future upgrades.
There are two parts I believe you should replace though. First, the motherboard you have selected is an old 700-series board. You want a true 900-series chipset, and you want a board not known for VRM issues. Use the spreadsheet at https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgN1D79Joo7tdE9xMUFlMEVWeFhuckJEVF9aMmtpUFE&gid=2 as a guide.
Second, you've selected a 5400RPM hard drive. You'll be grinding your teeth every time you wait for the machine to boot up, shut down, or even load applications or game levels. A SSD may not currently be in your budget, but get nothing less than a 7200RPM hard drive. I like the WD Black models for their lengthy warranties, but a Blue would be acceptable, or a Seagate Barracuda.
You will almost certainly want an aftermarket cooler. Many people will parrot the CM Hyper212 EVO, however in my experience it is almost invariably a bang/buck Loser. It is NOT a bad cooler, but other 120mm tower coolers will offer similar performance for up to 40% less. Currently I believe that NZXT and Enermax have the least expensive options. You may even consider a 92mm model, such as this Enermax that was just reviewed at HardOCP: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/04/15/enermax_etsn30_budget_cpu_air_cooler_review/4 . Take a look at that dollar/performance ratio.
Because you have selected such a small monitor (1366x768), if necessary you could lower the video card to a HD7770 or R7 250X; you will likely upgrade both in the future, but for now can get away with a weaker card if necessary to make budget.
The PSU you have selected is decent, and will support a modest future upgrade (any graphics card needing a single PCIe power connection).
 
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Ok thanks a lot for the advice. Final build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3tWQs. Thank you again.
 
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Well that exceeds my budget, but I guess I could not get the CPU cooler and only 320 GB of memory for now and latter get some external HDDs. Or I could downgrade the CPU to AMD Phenom II X4 945 and later upgrade it? Tho I hope it won't be too weak and bottleneck my GPU.
 
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