Options for a cheap-as-chips low-end gaming rig?

[Outerarm]

Sorry to necro this, but as I've finally received some expenses I was owed I can finally get round to ordering... So, the build looks like:

Case: COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU): AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard: ASUS® M5A97 LE R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM): 4GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card: 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 750 Ti - DVI, mHDMI, VGA - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk: 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive: 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply: CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling: STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card: ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking: 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options: MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable: 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System: Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence
Office Software: Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2013 (1 License & Disc)
Warranty: 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

For a total of £624 (inc VAT)... Before I hit the 'buy' button, are there any last observations / suggestions on the config?

(As an aside, the above spec looks very similar to PCS's The Fusion 650 Gaming PC!)

 

[keynes]

I would use open office or a similar software rather than Microsoft office. Slightly better case and gpu:
Case
PCS ALPHA TRION 7622B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AM3+ (ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ R9 270 - DVI, HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 8.1 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £571.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/TyJVhmNq4V/

 

[A314159]

I would expect what Keynes suggested to handle minecraft at max, especially at below 1080p. At 720p, a mobile i5, 4gb RAM and a gt635m can smash max settings at 60fps vsynced.

 

[Outerarm]

Thanks for the suggestions and feedback, +rep all round.

Appreciate the idea of Open Office, but the wife wants to use the machine as she's had issues with compatibility with MS Office in the past, so we've a 'no no' on that. As we'll be running at 1280x1024 (say 60% of a 16:9 1080p display) I think the rig will go well for the games we want to play, though I'm changing the case for one with better vents and airflow.

Edit: Ordered... Will let you all know how it goes!