Looking For The Best $800 Build

showyn99 · Mar 15, 2014

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 · Mar 15, 2014

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 · Mar 15, 2014

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 · Mar 15, 2014

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.

Muku · Mar 15, 2014

woltej1 :

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 · Mar 15, 2014

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 · Mar 15, 2014

woltej1 :

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 · Mar 15, 2014

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 · Mar 15, 2014

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.

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