Sub-$500 PC Build

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Hi Guys,

I'm trying to find the parts to make a reliable sub-$500 PC. This is my first PC and I have a rather tight budget. I am perfectly fine with playing games on medium settings as long as I get around 60 fps, so is it possible to lower the price even further? I'm a total newcomer to PC building, so could you guys take a look at my parts and let me know what I'm doing wrong?

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

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.18 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($76.98 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Vapor-X Video Card ($105.38 @ Newegg)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($57.99 @ Micro Center)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Micro Center)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)

Total: $478.49
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.44 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 270 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($159.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($32.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $564.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-02 17:06 EDT-0400)

A bit more expensive, but a much better build.
 
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Yes, a decent (I stress the decent part as cx seires of psus are not very good, and I would rather see you go with a slightly more expensive build for quality reasons) 500w psu will run my build or any of the above, but for medium-high settings (not ultra) on 1080p for modern and future game a 270 (alot better than 260x or 7770) would be best, also am3+ socket will beat fm2+ any day.
 
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The goal would be to have a medium graphics @ 720p @ 60 fps for most games.

@combine1237 If I had to make your build around $500, should I cheapen the graphics card because it wouldn't effect the quality of the build (just the quality of the graphics)? If I needed to choose a graphics card that was around $100 which one would you recommend?

Is it possible to download windows onto a mac/flashdrive and then install it into a newly build pc?
 
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