Gaming PC for $800, can it be done?

[Dante1234]

I want to play Day-Z and G-mod at great graphics and want to stay under $800 Canadian. I have a 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/82gqVn

 

[azathoth]

Does the current PC you are using have
1. Hard drive you can reuse?
2. Case you can reuse?
3. Installed operating system you can reuse?

 

[i7Baby]

Try -

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($157.90 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($89.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($202.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $796.73

 

[Dante1234]

Does the current PC you are using have
1. Hard drive you can reuse?
2. Case you can reuse?
3. Installed operating system you can reuse?

My dad has a PC and he wont let me play games on it so I want to get my own PC so no, my Dad bought his PC fro a store so I don't think I can reuse the OS cause there is no disc. Long story short, no.

 

[Dante1234]

Try -

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($157.90 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($89.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($202.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $796.73

I kind of want an i5 or is the 8320 good?

 

[i7Baby]

i5 will put you over budget. The 8320 is OK.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($202.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $818.86

 

[Dante1234]

i5 will put you over budget. The 8320 is OK.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($202.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $818.86

Do you know what Day-Z would run at on this and would this be good for some mild Photoshop editing and video editing.

 

[i7Baby]

The fx would be slightly better for editing - slower cores but more of them.

DayZ - http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=4843&game=DayZ - either would be fine

 

[azathoth]

The fx would be slightly better for editing - slower cores but more of them.

DayZ - http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=4843&game=DayZ - either would be fine

the FX series literally only beats the Intel processors in the specific category of multithreaded rendering programs.

DayZ is exceptionally CPU heavy, and a significant FPS gain will be achieved with an Intel processor over an AMD FX processor. Whilst in most game the difference would be minimal, this is one of those games where there is a decent gap in framerate between the two.

Try -

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($157.90 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard ($89.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($202.95 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)

Pretty much this build except on NCIX the R9 280 just went on sale for $100 off, the GPU then becomes $185 and is faster as well. http://www.ncix.com/detail/club-3d-radeon-r9-280-65-94998-1301.htm

This build also comes with AMD's Gold reward package, including a selection of three games from the bundle. http://sites.amd.com/us/promo/never-settle/Pages/never-settle.aspx