Advices for a gaming pc 800-850 $

Aleksandros_1

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CPU : INTEL i5
GPU: MSI : AMD R9 380 4G/R9 380 OC 2G/ SAPPHIRE :R7 370 OC DUAL-X 4G/R9 380 OC DUAL-X 4G
RAM: CRUCIAL BALISTIX DDR3 1600 X 2
PSU: PSU CORSAIR VS450 450W
MOBO: ASUS/GIGABYTE (UNDER 120$)
HDD: 1T (probably Seagate or WD)
SSD: 120G (most cheap to fit the budget)
CASE: COOLER MASTER (probably under 60$)

Also i could use some recommendations for a good monitor under 200$

PS:Any opinions about AMD CPUs?
 

11sphere92

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $777.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 23:33 EST-0500

This would outperform your AMD R9 380.

Also i can do an upgrade to the CPU with 50$ bucks extra

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.88 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB Superclocked Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Raidmax Vortex ATX Mid Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $832.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-15 23:34 EST-0500

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This one with best I5 CPU, overclockable, with a great ATX motherboard that designed to sustain overclock
 
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11sphere92

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definitely GTX 960 will outperform R9 380, (Gaming)
In larger pixels, difference between GTX 960 and R9 380 is smaller, yet still GTX 960 outperform R9