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So my PC atm is running a gtx 950 with a fx-6300 with 16gbs of ram and a 250 gb ssd.
I have been droping to unplayable frames in games like Arma games and Dayz, And looking for suggestions for a completely new build expect for gpu and hdd/ssds. I have a budget of 950 NZD Dollars / 642 USD Dollars.
 
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From what I can see, everything you have is fine except your CPU and GPU are not keeping up. Instead of building a new computer, you can just replace the CPU with a quad core Haswell that still supports your RAM, and get a GTX 970 whihc maxes out most games at 1080p.

This falls within your budget and would double or triple your performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($221.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $624.95
Prices include shipping...
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Why not just upgrade your current graphics card? Is there a reason you need to build a whole new PC? If not thats where I would start. a GTX 970 for instance would be a decent upgrade, then if needed you could upgrade your motherboard and processor if you found the 970 to bottleneck your CPU.

 
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Well, tests run on high end base hardware (X99 motherboard and 8C/16T Haswell-E) shows playable frame rates on all modern games at ultra settings for a GTX 950 (Asus Strix model). I would say: any quad core Haswell i5 CPU like an i5-4670/4690k and a Z97 motherboard from one of the main four mobo vendors would effectively eliminate any bottlenecks you could have from the CPU/mobo choice. Average i5 quad core Haswell ranges from $175 USD to $225 USD while a Z97 motherboard will cost $100-150 USD. So - about $300-$400 and you can probably shop even more carefully if you don't want brand new (ie: ebay) and get it even cheaper.
 
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From what I can see, everything you have is fine except your CPU and GPU are not keeping up. Instead of building a new computer, you can just replace the CPU with a quad core Haswell that still supports your RAM, and get a GTX 970 whihc maxes out most games at 1080p.

This falls within your budget and would double or triple your performance:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($221.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($309.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $624.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-21 21:04 EDT-0400
 
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And don't forget, he could easily sell those old parts and recoup some of the $$
 
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