lets do another build....

[Jem450R]

Well after being away from pcs for a good long while and going to consoles I've been biten by the urge to build a gaming pc. Last time I built a pc I got the biggest baddest video card out... A 128MB Radeon! So yes it's been awhile... But after watching videos of games like dayz ect I want to jump back into pc. My wife has a Asus store bought pc, duel core 2.6 ghz, 6 gig ram ect, I found an older GeForce GT220 card for free and slapped it in... And well for counter strike it's not bad but dayz is horrendously choppy and just not a good experience. So for around 5-600 bucks what would be a good build to where I can play games such as dayz and arma ect and enjoy it? All the new tech out with duel vid cards and sli crossfire ect ect it get confusing for someone that's been out of the loop for awhile...

 

[numanator]

Are there any parts you can reuse from the store bought Asus or did you want a PC from scratch? Also did you want a copy of windows included in the price?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

Heres a ~500 build from scratch. if you need Windows it'll add ~$90 to the price

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $499.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 12:22 EDT-0400)

if you don't need an OS and want to push up to $600, I' suggest an SSD and upgrading the GPU to a 780X:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($59.99 @ Mac Mall)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($192.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $602.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-09 12:24 EDT-0400)

 

[Jem450R]

No I can't use any parts from the Asus, I'm sure my wife rather I just got my own... She already rolls her eyes when she goes to get on the pc and im sitting there lol I've been hearing a lot about the SSD drives, pretty good upgrade for any type of pc? That be the drive to install the OS to? Thanks for the solutions, I was debating amd vs Intel, ati vs nvidia... Also know nothing about the new mobo out

 

[ScrewySqrl]

SSD is good for faster loading times. right now, at your budget level, the AMD 6300 is the Budget CPU of choice.

 

[Jem450R]

I wouldn't mind spending 600... You said to upgrade to a 780x but have a 270x listed? Also pcpartpicker seems like a handy little site for building pc's... Thanks for the help, like I said its a lot for someone that's been out of pc's for awhile to wrap his head around! And as I mentioned I really have no idea about motherboards...

 

[ScrewySqrl]

yes, it was meant to ay SSD *or* 280X, the 270X should be good