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Ive seen people say yes it does and people say no it doesn't. There really isnt a solid answer as far as i know. I personally can't see why it would but there are people who would say different.

No. Only card I can start to see that happen with is the R9 280.

Titan.
Black.

R7 260X or GTX 750

An R9 270 is more than really really good(heck,it runs bf4 on high at 60fps+) and it costs around $180.
If he really can't afford that,then an R7 260X,but I suggest he just gets a little more money because it will be worth it. D:

I run a Radeon 7770 and it runs everything I throw at it extremely well, except TombRaider 2013.
 
R7 260 is the current gen equivalent and is slightly stronger

I just want to say coolbeans build is more powerful with gaming, but the loss of a SSD will make web browsing and general computing less responsive.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($84.73 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-S1 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.69 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.28 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($139.50 @ Newegg) 
Case: Enermax ECA3253-BW ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $563.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 16:30 EDT-0400
 
Better and cheaper than the OP but if the budget is $650 i can beef it up. I added a SSD because it will make a big improvement for user experience.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
 
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($52.91 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($199.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case  ($51.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $599.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-06 16:27 EDT-0400

Don't forget he will also have to replace the mobo!

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You could also bring the PSU down to 500-600W and get a 1TB drive. I'm guessing that build will probably draw 300W, 350 at most. 750W is overkill for a build like this.

He could drop the PSU to a quality 300W and be fine that 750W is way more than he needs.

For its apparent intended purposes it seems totally fine, the things I'd change is just preference. Personally I like NZXT's Kraken x61 better and I'd want a much larger SSD so I'd never have my programs or games fighting over SSD power. I also have quite a different preference in cases. The one thing though is you don't have RAM.

all looks good to me, but ye get a 240 rad

I would get a cooler with a 240mm radiator, since you have room to spare.

Even in push/pull, the best 120mm AIO radiators aren't really worth it. Personally I would prefer an NH-D14/D15 or other excellent air cooler over an AIO water cooler due to them being quieter and more reliable (for example, air coolers don't have those damn pump issues).
I wouldn't buy a Kingston SSD (avoiding the brand on principle, not because the 3K is bad), and I would prefer a larger one. I found out after buying a 1Tb HDD that I use almost no space, so I'm running SSD-only right now =D.
Excellent power supply, would not change.
You've mentioned the RAM thing.

Xeon is used more for in less airflow optimized cases such as servers or business environments, that being said it is not limited to these places of use...however they usually come with the business price-tag...if you are truly just gaming I would go with the 4790k i7 over the Xeon as you will save yourself money.

It just stacks up the TDP of  all the parts, it's pretty accurate, but maybe try to not cut it close, atleast 50w more, 100 if you want,

It's not 100% accurate, not one single watt of matgin but they do give you a good idea and if you give it 50-100W extra you should be fine.

I would get a Dark Rock Pro 3, great temps, looks, and price.
 
Or a Kraken X61 if you want to spend a lot on the cooler.

This community has been really helped me choose parts and teached me a few things i didnt know before, ill be coming here for any questions i have. and i already use PCPartPicker

Cool, if you want some help with finding cool parts, you can make a topic here, also, you might want to use pcpartpicker.com, it gathers the lowest prices on whatever parts you want.

H80i is 120mm, and buy Noctuas or NoiceBlockers for best noise/Performance ratio =D

About 70-80 bucks if it's in perfect conditions, so as @ohJey said you'd better clean it. Nobody'll buy a dirty card. Personally I'd give you 70 bucks for it once cleaned if I didn't have one already ^^

I'd get it for max 60 bucks. A new 260x is faster and its price starts from $89