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Im not very pc savy so any help is greatly appreciated.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3vFNj This is what ive come up with after looking for the most bang for the buck budget build, how will this do? I am mostly playing WoW but am going to be getting into more pc games, mostly anything but fps games.
Is there anyway to get it closer to 600 without loosing too much power?
 
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Drop to 8GB of RAM.

You can go with a 500-550watt power and probably save some cash or get something a little higher quality.

If you are planning on upgrading at any point you may want to go with an i3 instead of the 6300, in most gaming cases the i3 wins but there are a few things the 6300 is pretty good at... so it really depends on the games and programs you use.

The Caviar black is a little overkill, you can probably get a Seagate 7200RPM drive cheaper, just avoid the blue/green series as they are notably slower.
 
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You can reduce the RAM by half. You should get a different PSU from more reliable brands such as Corsair (except CX series), XFX, Seasonic, Antec, etc. You can also get a cheaper case.

Different PSU example: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

The 6300 for your CPU is fine. You'll only notice an improvement in hardcore gaming if you switch to Intel. For budget builds the 6300 is great because it has the highest bang for your buck in the CPU market. And yes your HDD is a bit expensive for 1TB, it should drop to $60-70.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($114.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY XLR8 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Mushkin 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Club 3D Radeon R9 270 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Silverstone RL01B-W-USB 3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($33.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $613.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-21 13:38 EDT-0400)

this saves over $100, even aftr ADDING a 128GB SSD ansd switching to a higher quality motherboard
 
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This is a much nicer build right here. Personally I would drop the SSD and sink the cash in to a better video card... unless you really hate loading times. I mostly play online game though so everyone gets 30 seconds to load or something like that at the start of the match, who cares if you load for 3 seconds and wait 27 or load in 10 and wait 20?

I do have an SSD in my machine so I know how nice it is for loading times, but it really doesn't help in actual gaming performance so it's more of a convenience item than a performance/dollar gaming rig item.
 
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In terms of gaming the SSD won't do much but as you probably know it will bring a much better experience to Windows. It will give the user the feeling of owning a $1000 computer instead of a $600. Screwy dropped the price of the case and PSU to make up for it. $70 more into a GPU will increase your FPS by a bit, but nothing too extreme. I'd rather have an SSD over that, but it's up to the OP.
 
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Ty, this is ahuge help, just now getting into pc building, and im hooked. Ty again
 
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