Most effective use of $800 for a build?

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I've been messing with pcpartpicker for a while, and I've realized that I can get some pretty good parts for a little above $800 and that's not an issue, but a couple of friends who have SSD's insist I get one. If I get a good SSD from samsung for about $70 that puts me over budget, so i'd have to downgrade the card. I am currently looking into http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YpmhmG as a build but I would like insight to if SSD's are worth it. I don't mind not playing everything at ultra because I know a 760 wouldn't be able to run everything at that level, but i'm going to be on a single monitor at 1080p
 
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I would get this PSU instead:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9

Corsair makes good PSU's, but their CX series is lower-quality.

Take a look at this build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($53.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $805.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

You can skip the CPU cooler and thermal paste for now, and just buy them later if you want to.
 
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Is the fps you're talking about from your build, if so what games are you playing where you're getting those fps numbers from. Also what do you mean I can spend $20 more and get a good pc
 
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The CPU cooler is a pain to install later so i'd rather do it with the initial build, I really don't mind spending over $800, I can stretch it to $830 no problem, i'm just trying to budget it correctly. Are you sure the CX series is low quality? 638 reviews on newegg with an average of 4 seems just as good as the XFX with 141 and an average of 4
 
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what's a good psu in those tiers between 550w and 600w that doesn't cost too much? I tries looking at the XFX psu linked earlier but it's not in the list
 
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I put it in my list, pcpartpicker.com is just really slow at the moment. Try checking again in ten minutes.

 
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I was talking about the community newegg post jshoop linked, the PSU you posted wasn't in the newegg list of rankings to see what tier it was placed in
 
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pretty much all xfx psus are good, if its specifically not in the list that just means the list hasnt been updated. theres lots of psus out there :)

heres the rule of thumb though for psu brands: corsair (not rm, cs, or cx series), antec, xfx, and seasonic are the top brands to buy from.
 
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