I sold it a couple months after I built it, but I know the person who bought it and he still uses it and it cranks on any game he throws at it. So it held up rather well

I am guessing it is because it was cheaper. Since he is a student the cheaper the better.

Yes, it was cheaper, got it on sale+ mail in rebates, and some games came with it

It was cheap, and modular

I had some spare drives lying around to use as dump drives.

It is a nice build, although that power supply isnt one of the better ones. When it comes to a power supply you want to get the most reliable brand, for me its Corsair (probly the best out there). You dont want to get a poor psu cause a failure starting at the power supply will affect the whole computer, I would look at the Corsair TX650 V2 if it were up to me. Although it isnt modular, the case you have can easely take care of the extra cables