Budget PC Build Review for my 13 year old brother

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lukerh

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I made a pc once before and now my brother wants one but obviously dosent have alot of money so i put together the bare minimum things he will need http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/sVDJNG
I just want any one just to look over it and see if i can change any of the items for something a little better but not to far of the price of the item you are going to change. The budget is £400 but £400 as we all know is not good for a good pc but the parts so far i think is not bad.
 
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbXJNG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbXJNG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
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**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | £79.99 @ Amazon UK
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | £42.68 @ Amazon UK
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2k4g3d169ds3) | £57.99 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard...
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbXJNG) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/bbXJNG/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
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**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | £79.99 @ Amazon UK
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3) | £42.68 @ Amazon UK
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2k4g3d169ds3) | £57.99 @ Amazon UK
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £39.99 @ Amazon UK
**Video Card** | [MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r7260x2gd5ocv1) | £89.21 @ Amazon UK
**Case** | [Zalman ZM-T3 MicroATX Mini Tower Case](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/zalman-case-zmt3) | £24.71 @ Amazon UK
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | £46.99 @ Amazon UK
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | £381.56
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-12 15:27 BST+0100 |


R7 260x has true audio, and if you want to upgrade later, two of those cards in xfire is beastly.
Or, if you wanted something a little more powerful, you could go with your original build. I would overclock that CPU eventually, but I wouldn't dare xfire two r9 270x's with that. If you plan to crossfire, go with an R9 270, or upgrade your PSU. Great build though!
 
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lukerh

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Thanks the prices are low which are good, since you seem to know a lot about hardware can you take a look at this http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/NcPzf7 it is my pc now im wondering if is this will be a good upgrade from the xfx 7850 to the Sapphire Dual-X Radeon R9 270X OC 2GB

 
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Don't upgrade yet. That machine is an ultra graphics 1080pcard. Wait until next year, new GPU chipsets, more powerful stuff. You coyuld get by on that setup for at least another 3 years, so don't be so keen to upgrade. Why do you want to upgrade anyway?
 
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cuz and GTX 760 is better then xfx 7850 ?
 
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