Rate my 600$ budget PC build

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TheGreatVandito

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This is my first time building and just want to ask the community's opinion on it or whether or not things can or should be changed to benefit so I get the most bang for my buck. Keep in mind im trying to keep budget around 600$.


[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GNkPhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GNkPhM/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $179.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4) | $69.99 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm) | $64.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $49.88 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr928wf3oc3gd) | $174.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/azza-case-csaz206s) | $26.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze) | $49.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $604.82
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 02:34 EST-0500 |
 
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It looks like a pretty good starting setup to me. Personally not a fan of Micro ATX boards but their fine, and would suggest getting an aftermarket CPU cooler due to noise on stock ones under load.
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Xxst97xX

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It looks like a pretty good starting setup to me. Personally not a fan of Micro ATX boards but their fine, and would suggest getting an aftermarket CPU cooler due to noise on stock ones under load.
 
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I think it looks pretty good as well. I also agree with xxst97xx, an aftermarket cpu cooler might not be a bad idea. If you can find it on sale, the hyper 212 evo is a decent cooler. On sale they're usually under $30. For around the $40 range a better cooler might be the cryorig h5 or scythe kotetsu. I think the h97 and z97 layouts are the same and none of them should block the memory slots. The 212 evo comes close to the first mem slot when the fan's on the right side in push configuration and might be a little bit of a pain when it comes time to fix the cooler fan on.
 
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