How good is this budget AMD PC build?

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KyYjLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KyYjLk/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.15 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB DEVIL Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $636.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 00:43 EST-0500
The motherboard is a big improvement . 970 chipset performs identically to 990 but limits you to one graphics card .
The RE hard drive is not for a desktop computer .

For a few more dollars I would add an aftermarket cooler and OC .
 

CTurbo

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KyYjLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KyYjLk/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.15 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB DEVIL Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill Galaxy-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $658.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-10 01:10 EST-0500



I actually thought I had selected this Gigabyte.....
 
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Those 8 + 2 phases are the reason that -ud3p board is the best budget AMD option