Could someone comment on my build?

[elemancer]

Hey guys, I have put together a PC Build to be used for school and gaming, was wondering if anyone wouldn't mind critiquing or offering suggestions?

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3OQd6

 

[lowriderflow]

what do you want to know?

you could certainly cut costs in a few places.

you could save $10 getting hte m5a99x mobo, it's the same just without two x16 lanes... which you only need if you have like two 780s or titans... and obvoiusly you dont :0

why such an expensive case for a budget build?

if it were me, i'd get a $60 SSD and a $50 1tb hard drive instead of what you have there.

 

[SethJPC]

Do you really need a full tower case?

 

[Adroid]

You are paying too much for the power supply, and I would personally buy a western digital caviar blue 1TB to save yourself more money.

If you could get a better GPU you will have better game performance (will also need a larger PSU probably depending on the card.

 

[ohyouknow]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($159.99)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($120.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($115.38 @ Newegg)
Case: Azza CSAZ-XT1 W ATX Full Tower Case ($104.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $746.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-22 12:04 EDT-0400)

Screw getting a blu ray drive. If you want to watch videos you need will need a program which adds about $100ish or so and isn't guaranteed to stay up to date with new brays, you can always scour for the free stuff but again there isn't a magic bullet for all. If you only plan to rip then sure.

Other than that just trimmed some fat here and there on personal preference. Cheers.