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what do you think about this build for a gaming computer

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October 15, 2014 8:24:47 AM

CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core $179.99
Motherboard ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 $85.66
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $72.00
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $53.98
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB $129.99
Case Corsair 230T Windowed-BLUE ATX Mid Tower $74.99
Power Supply Corsair 500W ATX12V $26.99
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $16.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98

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October 15, 2014 8:27:40 AM

Why not lower the MoBo and case a bit and utilize the money saved for a better GPU? Consider a better PSU, Corsair CX/VS are low quality, EVGA 500B is much better.
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October 15, 2014 8:31:46 AM

what mother board and what case then
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October 15, 2014 8:32:18 AM

and what gpu then
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October 15, 2014 9:00:56 AM

ok sounds good any other suggestion
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October 15, 2014 9:13:07 AM

ok so here is it now how does this look

CPU Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core $179.99
Motherboard ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 $69.99
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 $72.00
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM $53.98
Video Card MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR $156.00
Case Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower $39.99
Power Supply EVGA 500W ATX12V / EPS12V $33.99
Optical Drive Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer $16.99
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98
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October 15, 2014 9:14:53 AM

Looks all good to me, you may upgrade PSU to 600B for more headroom.
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