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Upgrading to an i5 is definitely worth it in my opinion, but i would get the 4430, the 1150 sockets have more availability for motherboards so you pay a little more for a better chip and save on the motherboard side ... made the following using US part picker left out optical, up to you if you want it and left the case out since thats a personal decision in regards to looks, both of which should run $50 (20+30ish) so still leaves a little headroom, got a 500W PSU, i never recommend going smaller unless you are doing a small form factor build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RsXH8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RsXH8d/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RsXH8d/benchmarks/

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For a modern PC that's not a good option, the GT610 is terribly out of date for gaming and the 4300 is not a great gaming processor, thrown together a quick one with a little budget leftover for mouse and keyboard (in CAD so i would say try and build on US part picker and see the total there)

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

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($124.95 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.49 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($73.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Canada Computers)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($129.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Enermax ECA3310A-W ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Thermaltake SMART 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $606.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 15:47 EDT-0400)
 
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The other option is some trimming to the last system builder gaming PC
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-budget-gaming-pc,3780.html
This one comes in at ~$750 but we can save a good chunk on the GPU as your budget as lower

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-3.html
If you go with a 265 it will save roughly $150 bringing this right down to your budget point
I would recommend a slightly larger PSU as most of them in the 400-550W range are similar in price and most PSU are most efficient in the 50-75% range
 
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For the second option,can we bring the psu to a lower state but change the i3 to an i5-3330?
 
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Upgrading to an i5 is definitely worth it in my opinion, but i would get the 4430, the 1150 sockets have more availability for motherboards so you pay a little more for a better chip and save on the motherboard side ... made the following using US part picker left out optical, up to you if you want it and left the case out since thats a personal decision in regards to looks, both of which should run $50 (20+30ish) so still leaves a little headroom, got a 500W PSU, i never recommend going smaller unless you are doing a small form factor build

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RsXH8d
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RsXH8d/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RsXH8d/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H87M-E35 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($75.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $528.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-06 17:50 EDT-0400)
 
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everything looks good and in order, but i have 80$ over. anything you would spend on the last 80$ for the build?
 
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Your welcome, one last piece of advise if you dont want to go the ssd route right away you can put the extra money towards upgrading the graphics card and do that upgrade later (if you want to upgrade the GPU bump up to a 270x and put any remaining cash towards the case you want, matx/atx compatiable case for the mobo and that should be fine with the GPU/PSU as well) cheers and enjoy it
 
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The ssd is something i never thought existed. I like pc's and tech and such but never take my time reading since I was at school (Graduated) but now that i see that this helps i think i want one xD plus I am getting a job so i'l take note to your advice!
 
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