Need advice for building Gaming PC.

Yojimbo94

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So I'm really about to purchase all I need to build this gaming PC http://austinnotduncan.com/builds/photon/ but before I do...can anyone put together a better one for the money? after throwing in a optical drive and Windows 8.1and also changing the graphics card to an EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 the total price is pretty steep at $664.59. So for less or an equal amount can anyone build a better? This is also ordering everything off Amazon due to all the items but the processor having free shipping and not having to hassle with multiple sites but if it saves a decent amount of money I will of course buy from multiple sites. And also do any stores such as Wal-Mart or Best Buy actually carry parts like these? It'd be nice to not have to order and wait on anything. I'll let you guys answer. Thanks.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB DUAL-X Video Card ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($28.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($87.75 @ OutletPC)
Total: $617.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-22 04:13 EST-0500
 
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go with a K-series processor, and a Cooler Master 240 EVO cooler