Looking For The Best $800 Build

[showyn99]

Hey, i'm looking for the best $800 gaming build using Canadian prices. (tax is not included) I would prefer Newegg or Tiger Direct what ever is cheaper!

 

[woltej1]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3af9L
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3af9L/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/3af9L/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: Biostar TA970 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.75 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($232.05 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master K280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($43.85 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.50 @ Vuugo)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($16.79 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $808.89

 

[Muku]

If you don't need an OS, then you can have a better GPU and CPU within that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($146.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($289.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.75 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $798.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 11:34 EDT-0400)

 

[woltej1]

If you don't need an OS, then you can have a better GPU and CPU within that budget:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6350 3.9GHz 6-Core Processor ($146.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($289.00 @ Vuugo)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.75 @ DirectCanada)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.50 @ Vuugo)
Total: $798.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-15 11:34 EDT-0400)

If he doesn't need an OS I'd say his money is best spent on a 8320 and a 990fx mobo. The 760 is faster, but there is only a single digit difference in FPS between the 2.

 

[Muku]

If he doesn't need an OS I'd say his money is best spent on a 8320 and a 990fx mobo. The 760 is faster, but there is only a single digit difference in FPS between the 2.

Its true that 760 is around 10-12% faster than R9 270x But with a 8320 and a 990fx board you won't even see that increment. Gaming performance are still more GPU dependent.

 

[woltej1]

a 270x will give him all the performance he needs at that price and a 8320 and 990fx is future proof whereas if he wants to upgrade his GPU in the future the 6300 would have to go as well.

 

[Muku]

a 270x will give him all the performance he needs at that price and a 8320 and 990fx is future proof whereas if he wants to upgrade his GPU in the future the 6300 would have to go as well.

Its very hard to predict the future... things which may seem "future-proof" today will surely be inadequate after couple of years. So, I'm not a fan of making builds future proof. I'd rather get the better performing system today...

 

[woltej1]

it's not really hard to predict that a 8320 will be able to handle a GPU upgrade while the 6300 currently is pushed to its maximum at 1080p.

 

[Muku]

8320 is no doubt a better CPU than 6350. But its not at all possible to guarantee that after a few years when OP would require a GPU upgrade 8320 would still be capable of handling that future GPU.