Brother's Computer Build

[ZOned Out]

Hey all you Vindictive recluses. My brother is looking at getting a new pc as his old laptop has finally died on him. I am helping him with a build but there is only so much I can really do from here. Therefore I would like to pick the brains of the *so called* computer experts of Vindictive. His budget is $500-700. Don't worry about the mouse, keyboard, monitors, or OS as he has them.

 

[brti]

Reasonably priced, and quite a powerful PC:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($148.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($199.99)
Case: Rosewill Blackbone ATX Mid Tower Case ($31.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Other: Note: Graphics card is from TigerDirect, and includes a $20 mail-in rebate.
Total: $600.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-07 15:14 EDT-0400)

 

[Lanks]

tell him to man up and buy a SSD

 

[LostElric]

Build looks good, though if he doesn't mind getting closer/to the $700 mark i would add one of these (or both)

Samsung Evo SSD 120gb (he'll be able to get fast boot times and get a couple games on there)
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Elect...F8&qid=1399504329&sr=8-3&keywords=samsung+evo

Seagate 1tb hybrid drive (this'll give him fast boot times and plenty of storage, the stuff he will use most will end up loading faster)
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Solid...0LM014/dp/B00B99JUBQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top