2014 gaming build

EliteCodexer

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I'm building a 2014 capable gaming pc and need help. I have current list and would like to know if there is any way to lessen the price while keeping the performance (or increasing it). I already have the cpu, keyboard, mouse and monitor. Thanks in advance!
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YF7grH
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YF7grH/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($148.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.92 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($189.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $765.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-20 11:42 EDT-0400
 
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Too much ram, Not enough graphics horsepower, Drop the 16Gb and (as meteors said) get a 760 (or R9 280), And get a better PSU, Corsairs CX line of PSUs have bad capacitors that short out relatively quick compared to better PSUs, Get a SeaSonic or XFX PSU. And unless you're going to do Xfire/SLI in the future, Get a 620 Watt PSU.

JuniorPCBuilder

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Too much ram, Not enough graphics horsepower, Drop the 16Gb and (as meteors said) get a 760 (or R9 280), And get a better PSU, Corsairs CX line of PSUs have bad capacitors that short out relatively quick compared to better PSUs, Get a SeaSonic or XFX PSU. And unless you're going to do Xfire/SLI in the future, Get a 620 Watt PSU.
 
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xBlaz3kx

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Get a better ram, like corsair's vengance or G.Skill's (maybe Kingston's hyper x series) 8 gigs at 1866mhz or 2133mhz, and maybe an Asus Sabertooth motherboard. Should add another 80$ for an Samsung 840 EVO 120gb SSD to speed up your OS. And maybe pick another PSU from Coolermaster/Corsair for around 800W and upgrade 660 GTX to 700 Series GTX.