under $650 build

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My cousin wants to buy a new pc in the near future not looking for more than $650 and around $550. he wants to run CSGO on max settings with no problems. i was wondering if an apu would be a good solution, and upgrading the gpu later
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CbHTZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CbHTZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($19.88 @...
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CbHTZL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CbHTZL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($69.30 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($174.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/RSBS DVD/CD Writer ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $654.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 02:01 EDT-0400

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Full benchmarks : http://www.legitreviews.com/amd-radeon-r9-270x-sapphire-toxic-r9-270x-review_125979/5
 
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