Advice on $500 Micro-Atx Build

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arlemedra

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Hello and Merry Christmas/Happy holidays to all. I am looking to build a new computer for my brother and myself/ guests to use for gaming. We would like to keep it around $500 for the build, and we don't need an OS or any peripherals, or a hard drive. Here's a link to what I've dreamed up so far, feel free to comment and edit: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cvJVZL
 
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Here are the changes I would make. Better board, mid tower case, better upgrade path, and better power supply.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Vapor-X Video Card ($149.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $519.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 16:36 EST-0500
 
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arlemedra

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Sorry, but I forgot to mention that having a micro-atx is a necessity, as we will be moving the computer around, it won't be used all that often because we both already have powerful machines, and because we're curious to build a micro-atx.
 
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logainofhades

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M-ATX version.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Vapor-X Video Card ($149.98 @ Amazon)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $522.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 17:10 EST-0500
 
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logainofhades

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In case you are interested in even smaller, here is a mini-itx build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: OCZ ZT 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $529.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-18 17:16 EST-0500
 
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