Critique this build

Surya Mylvahanan

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Jun 5, 2013
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1glaD
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1glaD/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1glaD/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($97.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($101.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $447.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-13 18:52 EDT-0400)

For my neighbor who does medium gaming and plays games such as skyrim, tf2 and bf3 suggest better components without sacrificing the case!

Thank you
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($80.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $460.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-13 21:06 EDT-0400)
 
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