[First Build]Budget Intel Gaming PC

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Hello,
Hey guys I want to build a PC for my little bro. He is mainly going to use it for WoW and Guild Wars 2. I put together this build but dont know much about building PCs. I have a GTX 550ti and a PSU already so I dont need those. This build is around $480. Thanks for any help and advice.

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

ASUS P8H77-V LE LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i3-2120 Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32120

Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9T3K2/8X

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224BB
 

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Ok thanks Ill try and see if I can get the i5 3470 but the build I have set up right now is fine for medium setting gaming at 720p?
And also a 450W PSU should be fine or should I go higher?
 

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ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

SAMSUNG DVD Burner SATA Model SH-224BB - OEM

Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9T3K2/8X

Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS-550-PCAR-E3 550W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4100WMGUSBX

I also put an AMD Build together and it came out to $470.
Let me know what you guys think
 

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ok thanks ill stick to the Intel build then. Ill just buy a 600W that I put in my PC. But other than that this build is ok for gaming will it even run games like BF3 and Crysis on medium settings on 720p resolution?
 

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I dont think Ill be able to get the i5. But how will it run with the i3-3220 run with the GTX 550ti. I had the GTX550ti with the i7-2600 on my PC and it ran BF3 on high at 720p so will it run as well with the i3?
Thanks for all the help by the way/ :D
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($188.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($35.57 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Rosewill Line-M MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $409.33
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-20 13:01 EST-0500)

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