Is this a good PC build for a light gaming computer?

Husker3112 · Jul 7, 2014

I have been doing a lot of research and came upon this setup. People say it's good but I want more opinions, thanks. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Husker3112/saved/YckgXL

Iron124 · Jul 8, 2014

T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($139.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($27.04 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $470.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Husker3112 · Jul 8, 2014

Iron124 :

Budget of around $450? I personally think this would do better:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($34.69 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Toshiba Product Series

T01ACA 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($139.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-206 ATX Mid Tower Case ($27.04 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $470.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

I am looking into that! Thank you