How good is this gaming pc build for my friend?

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My friend needed a gaming pc so he can game with me and I helped him out a little.I went with the Athlon because he will be doing some multitasking and with the four cores it would be better than the pentinum.This is his ONLY budget.Gtx 950 was the right chose to go right?Or should I go with the 960 because the prices are very close.
 
Good build you got there, you may consider swapping the GT 950 to a 960 or something like a 380
The performance gap will be worth the extra cash for the long run
(A 4gb version would be nice if the budget can stretch that far)
 
If there is a bit of a stretch in the budget, these changes will help:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Biostar Hi-Fi A88W 3D ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($83.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: PNY Anarchy 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($32.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0 Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.98 @ Directron)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($99.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $671.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

That processor really gets some nice performance improvements if overclocked, and that board will handle it much more capably (with a good aftermarket air cooler in the future).
 
I would advise using a 1TB Western Digital HDD instead of Seagate. I have heard Western Digital is much more reliable. Also the MSI Motherboard is pretty cheap, and MSI is one of the "cheapest" brand of motherboard. I would advise an ASUS, or maybe gigabyte or asrock. Hope I helped!
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($44.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 2GB OC Edition Video Card ($143.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($86.89 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VX238H 23.0" Monitor ($109.99 @ Micro Center)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($26.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $697.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-10 20:45 EST-0500
 
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