$500 gaming PC for a friend

MyHorse

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Hi, my friend is looking for a new PC at around $500 or less.
He wants to run games such as CSGO (60fps) and DayZ (medium-high settings) at a stable framerate. He would also like to play other games at around medium settings.

Thanks,
Nick
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($73.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X PRO3+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($72.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($190.11 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $514.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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