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As said before, if you are on a Mid-Range budget, I would recommend the Asus Z97-A. I have a friend who has it, and he says its great for the money. Good Luck -Brendan

I recommend samsung. Best SSD brand out there. Good luck with the build!

Depending on what you are going to use it for, PIA (private internet access) will be best for torrenting. However, one idea that may be over looked is hosting your own. I host one on a 1GB RAM VPS, which has 3TB of bandwidth, which is great for unblocking stuff at school. However most VPS providers will get mad if you use it as a seedbox or torrenting VPN. But, if you use a VPS, you have full control and can also do whatever else you want with the server. So basically, PIA for simple + torrenting, or VPS for full control + a server to screw around with. Anyway, good luck and hope I didn't bore you too much! -Brendan

Thanks everyone for your help. As was previously said, I think the idea of the 750 Ti or 260 could be something I could replace later. (I already ordered so it's kinda too late). Thanks for everyone's great feedback!

So, here's the story. My current computer (which is excellent by the way) only has Intel HD Graphics 4000. Obviously bad for gaming and video editing (two of my favorite things). So today I ordered this build (all the parts will get picked up at Microcenter). So, I'm looking for opinions on how I did and on what to upgrade in the future. Here's the Build PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($94.99 @ NCIX US) Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($79.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.75 @ OutletPC) Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($96.98 @ Newegg) Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $446.68 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-13 12:07 EDT-0400