Good new $700 specs?

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Does this look good? which parts need to be changed? any feedback appreciated :)
*i know i need dvd drive + opperating system

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/287OM
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/287OM/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/287OM/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.03 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $704.97
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 16:10 EST-0500)

Thanks again
-NerdCubed
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.47 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($170.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case ($24.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $715.06
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 16:32 EST-0500)

I5 unlocked is one of the best processors, even tho it's 3rd gen (4th is newest) it will never bottleneck and it's faster execution per core than AMD
Tom's recommends unlocked Intel CPUs for gaming.
Ram is 1866Ghz at 1.5v and 9 latency is the best out there. You start having problems once you go past 1.5V and Latency is really good.
Video Card is 7950 3gb, (386 bit bus) so it will handle all the games at ultra.
PSU, all you need is 12v rail with 30+ amps to support GPU. So even 430W will do but 500W has a little extra juice in case you want to OC ur GPU (Which you do)
For Case, it has a side vent for GPU and top vent so you can push air thru the top because heat rises
For HDD I Chose basic 1T thats cheap and fast

Optional:
I chose SSD 120GB 450Mb/s read/write
It boosts load speeds because it'll act more like a cache for 1T HDD
you can put your OS and most frequent used programs like Videogames(1 or 2), Photoshop, etc
 
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Solution


I forgot
Mobo: I chose it because it supports the Ram and it can support 2 GPUs but you will need a stronger PSU.

The PSU I posted is sufficient for 1 GPU. It's a trusted brand and 12v*38amps = 456W
AMD suggests 400W for their GPUs.
 
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i saw an xfx radeon 7970 for $289. should i snatch it up? its $80 bucks off.

so you guys think i should go with a haswel build instead of amd?
(intels just so much more expensive....)
 
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i saw an xfx radeon 7970 for $289. should i snatch it up? its $80 bucks off.

so you guys think i should go with a haswel build instead of amd?
(intels just so much more expensive....)
 
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