advice on building a budget pc better than the one I have

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attackdog

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I am looking to upgrade my current gaming pc which is a little bit outdated.

set up now.

890FXA-GD65

4gb AMD ram

1TB hdd 5200 rpm

Nvidia 560 ti 1gb

AMD athlon II X4 645 processor @ 3.10ghz

500 watt psu

Cooler master HAF full atx tower

Basic cooling fans and heatsink

I would like to upgrade to something better with maybe an i7 or octo core amd

The above will be given to my kids for them to play with

have a budget of about $700-800

Would like to be able to play games like Farcry 4 and so on with decent settings and would like not to have to worry about an upgrade in 6 months either if it is at all possible.
 
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Math Geek
dropping windows allows for a massive gpu upgrade with the same system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($334.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.90 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+...
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esco_sid

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I7 is out of your budget but here is what you can do.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.90 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $788.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 19:47 EST-0500
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Total: $779.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 19:49 EST-0500

with PSU
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($104.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $797.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 19:57 EST-0500

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($245.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($330.60 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $780.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 22:21 EST-0500
 
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I was just about to suggest a build with the same CPU and GPU... Thanks for ruining my dreams xD
 
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If you're giving it to the kids then there's nothing you can use. So its the same as asking for a $800 PC build.

Try -

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($75.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $802.64
 
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Math Geek

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considering the 960 performs the same as the r9-280 and also considering the budget, i'd save that $25 and get the 280 over the 960.

i know they are new and all and folks want to use em but for the money the 280 is a better buy. especially when the budget is tight like it is here.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $179.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 20:33 EST-0500

$25 less and same performance vs the 960
 
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AMD build with OC Potential. I'm running a 8320 + 290 myself. Ofcourse you can go with an 8350 and cut some corners somewhere like going with a lower psu or a 6300.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($111.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $793.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 22:13 EST-0500
 
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Math Geek

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dropping windows allows for a massive gpu upgrade with the same system

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.97 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($334.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.90 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $799.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-23 22:40 EST-0500

the 970 is a huge improvement over the 280 or 960.
 
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Without OS -

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($215.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($100.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($72.97 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($235.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $816.68
 
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