550$ budget, came up with this build. Thoughts?

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AMD x2 5600+ 3.1 ghz 'OC'
4 gb ddr2 800mhz ram
Galaxy geforce 9500GT 1gb
450w power supply

Here's what I put together earlier today, thoughts?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: GeIL EVO POTENZA 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2666 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($89.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake VO545A1N2U ATX Mid Tower Case w/450W Power Supply ($55.79 @ Mwave)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $558.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $579.34
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 

Steveval

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Dual core?.
According to your signature my markup is extremely similar to your computer build. How is that working out for you?
 

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It's decent. Runs most games at high settings, some at max.
 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.98 @ OutletPC) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($97.99 @ NCIX US) Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $557.33 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
 
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Steveval

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Interesting. For my price, you think that Mobo and CPU are a good combination choice?