Is this a good cheap gaming pc build ?

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Ajevanseep

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Hi this is my first time building a pc and I want to build a cheap gaming PC for around $350. I have come up with a list of parts that seem to be ok, however I was hoping that someone more experienced could tell me if it's going to work. I want to be able to play Feed the Beast modpacks on medium to low settings and was wondering if this system would be able to:
APU - AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core
Motherboard - ASRock FM2A55M-VG3+ Micro ATX FM2+
Memory - Corsair XMS3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Storage - Western Digital Scorpio Black 160GB 2.5" 7200RPM
Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply - Cooler Master 500W ATX
Optical Drive - Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Using pc part picker I've found that the cost for this would be around $317, so i have a bit of extra money if anyone can reccomend some better parts that still falls within the budget
This is the PC part picker link if anyone would like to have a look http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ajevanseep/saved/4G9Q
 
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ahmedkhalifa1999

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 2.8GHz Dual-Core Processor ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($52.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($42.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.47 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $364.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 06:13 EDT-0400)
what about this build ? it will be a much stronger option and also upgradable without much hassle.
e.g. You can get a GTX 760 and an i5-4460 in the future if you want
 
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Ajevanseep

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Thanks this looks great
 
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juve9le

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Hey,

Same price range but with an APU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($45.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($40.48 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($32.48 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $362.30
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-15 08:05 EDT-0400)
 
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juve9le

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That's actually very true. I have an obsession with APU these times, it seems.

 
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