Good 700$ build?

[xjohnny3589]

So my friend needs a new PC, and the absolute max he can spend is 700$. This is purely for gaming. He does plan on overclocking, would this chipset bottleneck it's potential? Would the stock cooler be able to handle a 4.0ghz clock? Please let me know. This is what I came up with (99.99$ AMD 8320 from microcenter instore).

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39d41

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39d41/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/39d41/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ NCIX US) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($328.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $708.92

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-13 13:49 EDT-0400)

[Hashiyan]

impressive

[Guest]

0_0 all that for 700?!? Thats insane

[nsyedhasan]

I would personally get a Barracuda instead because it will be faster.

[Izaya Orihara]

Very good indeed. The only thing i would say is to get a Segate Baracuda instead. 

[xjohnny3589]

I would personally get a Barracuda instead because it will be faster.

 

 

Very good indeed. The only thing i would say is to get a Segate Baracuda instead. 

Thanks. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know!

[Izaya Orihara]

Thanks. If you have any other suggestions, please let me know!

You migth want to get the EVGA 770 afaik the cooler is better than the DCU2 one. Unless it's for looks. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42773kr

[xjohnny3589]

You migth want to get the EVGA 770 afaik the cooler is better than the DCU2 one. Unless it's for looks. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42773kr

Ya, i'll definitely go with EVGA instead. I thought it was a ref not ACX when I was selecting parts.