Before I pull the trigger critque my 740$ build

Nicks188

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Hey everyone, I've put together a build after lurking around here for a month ago and would like all suggestions to improving its performance for the price. I'm looking to get suggestions on my 740$ budget gaming build that'll hopefully run most modern games on high-ultra settings. I live in the US but sadly I don't have any microcenter near me, I'd also like to only order from one online store. I've put together a build for around 750$ before rebates/after shipping check it out and please keep the budget under 750$(before rebates).
[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2mquX) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2mquX/by_merchant/) / [Benchmarks](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2mquX/benchmarks/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6300wmhkbox) | $119.99 @ Newegg
**Motherboard** | [Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmlxplus) | $58.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2kit51264ba1339) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003) | $64.99 @ Newegg
**Video Card** | [Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr927xoc2gd) | $215.91 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/thermaltake-case-vl80001w2z) | $45.98 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500) | $59.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lite-on-optical-drive-ihas124-04) | $14.99 @ Newegg
**Operating System** | [Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit)](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-wn700615) | $99.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $730.81
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-18 17:56 EST-0500 |
 
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Yes. The stock one is very noisy under load while gaming.

As for the MOTHERBOARD, the one you chose wasn't that great in my opinion.
1) 8GB vs 32GB supported (may want 16GB in the future)
2) microATX vs ATX (less expansion via PCIe)
3) NO Crossfire vs Crossfire supported
4) 3gbps vs 6gbps (for SSD mainly)
5) older main chipset vs newer
6) no USB3 on the board you chose (get USB3 on the motherboard and on the case front panel)
7) difference in QUALITY (the ATX I chose isn't meant for much overclocking; you'd want to spend $120 or more for that; but it does have better...


Yes. The stock one is very noisy under load while gaming.

As for the MOTHERBOARD, the one you chose wasn't that great in my opinion.
1) 8GB vs 32GB supported (may want 16GB in the future)
2) microATX vs ATX (less expansion via PCIe)
3) NO Crossfire vs Crossfire supported
4) 3gbps vs 6gbps (for SSD mainly)
5) older main chipset vs newer
6) no USB3 on the board you chose (get USB3 on the motherboard and on the case front panel)
7) difference in QUALITY (the ATX I chose isn't meant for much overclocking; you'd want to spend $120 or more for that; but it does have better components)
 
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