800 Canadian Gaming PC build

[Dante1234]

Hi I want to play Day-Z and G-mod at great graphics and want to stay under $800 Canadian. I have an build and I like the setup but could you guys drop something that I don't really need or make a better PC for $800.

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Hb2hBm

 

[Diox55]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($72.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M5050 Wired Optical Mouse ($4.75 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $785.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 11:50 EST-0500

This build will beat a 6300 anyday day of the week. The motherboard that I used has one click overclocking for the g3258, which will run about any game on high settings with that 280.

 

[Dante1234]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($72.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M5050 Wired Optical Mouse ($4.75 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $785.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 11:50 EST-0500

This build will beat a 6300 anyday day of the week. The motherboard that I used has one click overclocking for the g3258, which will run about any game on high settings with that 280.

But the Pentium has 2 cores and the 6300 has 6

 

[Diox55]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($72.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M5050 Wired Optical Mouse ($4.75 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $785.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 11:50 EST-0500

This build will beat a 6300 anyday day of the week. The motherboard that I used has one click overclocking for the g3258, which will run about any game on high settings with that 280.

But the Pentium has 2 cores and the 6300 has 6

The cores do not matter in this case. The overclocked g3258 runs circles around an overclocked 6300, any day of the week.

 

[Dante1234]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($72.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($30.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT H230 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($20.05 @ Vuugo)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Keyboard: Logitech Corded Keyboard K280e Wired Standard Keyboard ($8.99 @ NCIX)
Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M5050 Wired Optical Mouse ($4.75 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $785.65
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-16 11:50 EST-0500

This build will beat a 6300 anyday day of the week. The motherboard that I used has one click overclocking for the g3258, which will run about any game on high settings with that 280.

But the Pentium has 2 cores and the 6300 has 6

The cores do not matter in this case. The overclocked g3258 runs circles around an overclocked 6300, any day of the week.

The AMD FX-6300 is way better than the Intel Pentium G3258, look
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