$350 gaming PC

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Here is what I have so far--

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dy4ZXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dy4ZXL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.95 @ Mwave)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 1GB Vapor-X Video Card ($105.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.26 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $351.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 21:53 EDT-0400

I wanted to know if there is anything else I could do to shave any more money off of this or make it better within the same price range. Any advice would be helpful! I don't need an OS, keyboard, mouse, monitor or any other peripherals.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.95 @ Mwave)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.26 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $346.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 22:15 EDT-0400

shaved a few bucks off AND improved performance pretty significantly.
 
For 390 this is much better , better GPU , more RAM
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g7RwmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/g7RwmG/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.49 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $390.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 22:16 EDT-0400
 
though if you can save a few bucks more this will be superior.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($41.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($39.26 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $373.19
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-14 22:18 EDT-0400