Please help me to look at this budget gaming list/rig. Thank you.

tony9509

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The budget is around 600 - 700.
Items are sorted from cheap to expensive.
One thing I dont know what to choose is motherboard and psu.
I need to plug in 2 sata 3 hdd and a dvd writer of my own.Can I use sata 2 for the dvd writer?
I prefer the computer to be as cheap as possible while maintaining the quality as much as possible.

Thank you guys.

Cpu:
Intel Core i5-4440 Haswell (3.1GHz, 6M Cache, LGA 1150, 22nm) CPU BOX
or
Intel Core i5-4570 Haswell (3.2GHz, 6M Cache, LGA 1150, 22nm) CPU BOX

Ram:
TEAM Elite DDR3 1600MHz 8GB (1x8GB) Ram TED38G1600C1101
or
ADATA Premier DDR3 1600MHz 8GB (1x8GB) Ram AD3U1600W8G11-R
or
Kingston DDR3 1600MHz 8GB (1x8GB) Ram KVR16N11/8

Case:
COOLER MASTER N200 (NSE-200A-KKN1) Advanced USB3.0 * 2

Graphic:
GIGABYTE GV-R927OC-2GD R9 270 2GB GDDR5 OC HDMI+DP+DVIx2
OR
Sapphire R9 270 2GB GDDR5 Dual-X DVI/HDMI/DP w/BOOST&OC

HDD:
WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB SATA3 6Gb/s /64MB HDD

PSU:
ANTEC NE520C-BR NeoEco 520W 80Plus Bronze
or
ANTEC NE620C-BR NeoEco 620W 80Plus Bronze

MB:
ASRock H81M H81,DDR3,LGA 1150,HDMI,USB3.0,SATA3 6Gb/s,M.ATX M/B
or
GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 B85,DDR3,LGA 1150,USB3.0,SATA3 6Gb/s,M.ATX M/B
or
ASUS B85M-G B85,DDR3,LGA 1150,USB3.0,SATA3 6Gb/s,M.ATX M/B
or
GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H B85,DDR3,LGA 1150,USB3.0,SATA3 6Gb/s,M.ATX M/B
or
ASRock H87M Pro4 H87,DDR3,LGA 1150,HDMI,USB3.0,SATA3 6Gb/s,M.ATX M/B
 
Maybe something like this. I took the components you listed and modified them a little bit but it still works.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270X 2GB PCS+ Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $645.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-03 16:05 EDT-0400)