700 US Dollar Gaming PC

[CannedKnight]

Hello, I am trying to build a gaming PC that gets really good performance. My current list (down below) is about 760 dollars and I need your help to get it below 700.
I know that the motherboard is expensive but I would like to keep that due to high upgrade path in the future.
Thank you.

CPU: AMD Athlon x4 760k
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
MOBO: MSI A88X-G45
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8gb
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked
Case: Corsair Carbide series 300R windowed ATX
PSU: SeaSonic S12G 550W

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3M5le

 

[jaraldo]

Your build shown is $797.45 btw, not $760.
Personally don't like MSI boards and I think you can get a better CPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($255.85 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $727.71
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-18 02:14 EDT-0400)

I tried my best to build around your GPU. It's 33% of your budget atm, but I'll leave it up to you if you want to find something a bit cheaper.
The case you can swap out for something around the same price that fits your preference.

In the future, it'd be nice if you could provide the following info http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353572-31-build-upgrade-advice

So people don't have to be mind readers trying figure out builds