Best gaming PC for $800? Advice on build?

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genthug

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Personally, I would go with skylake. But, haswell is no slouch, would just be easier in the future to interchange parts for another build if you need to upgrade again. The Evo's are wonderful, but again personally I would swap that for a Kingston UV400/HyperX SSD and get a caviar blue 1 TB platter for storage so you're not locking yourself into 250GB of data. & for the price of that PSU... I would grab something on EVGA's G2 line. You don't need a full 750W. RX 480 has a TDP of 150, an i5 makes that all of like... 250 maxing it. Would need tests to be run, but I would be surprised if it hit over 300W. Could bump down to a 650G2. (Basing pricing off of ACTUAL not off of mail in rebates)
 
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ScrewySqrl

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($17.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($82.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($90.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Constellation ES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 380X 4GB WINDFORCE 2X Video Card ($205.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: DIYPC Zondda-O ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.89 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $798.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 17:58 EDT-0400

here you go. 4 core overclocker with a decent cooler and motherboard (should support 4.3 to 4.5 GHz)
the R9 380X is a standin, price-wise for the 4 GB RX 480
16 GB ram
your orginal 250 GB SSD plus a 1 TB HDD
had to stick with a les expensive case and a more power-appropriate PSU
 
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logainofhades

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Not a very good PSU, or motherboard. Also you have no real upgrade options, with that being a last gen setup. If you really want to stick with a last gen setup, this would be a better solution. Much better board with proper support for SLI/CF, and much better overclocking capability. Better quality PSU, also.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($130.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk X400 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $614.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-23 18:07 EDT-0400

 
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