Avadirect - Is This configuration decent?

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

Hey I'm getting a rig from ava soon, and is this going to be a decent machine? I need it to play Far Cry 3, Black Ops 2, and GTA IV. I really don't mind it at Medium or low settings. Another thing, is avadirect a good place to pick from? I am not really comfortable building my own.

COOLER MASTER Elite 311 (RC-311B-BWN1) Black/Blue Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU, Steel/Plastic
CORSAIR CX750 CX Series 750W Power Supply, 80 PLUS® Bronze, 24-pin ATX12V v2.31 EPS12V, 4x 8/6-pin PCIe
GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3, AM3+, AMD® 970, DDR3-2000 (O.C.) 32GB /4, PCIe x16 /1+1*, SATA 6 Gb/s RAID 5 /6, USB 3.0 /2, HDA, GbLAN, ATX, Retail
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core 3.5- 4.1GHz, AM3+, 8MB L3 cache, 95W, 32nm, Black Edition, Retail
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler, Socket 2011/1155/1156/1366/775/FM1/AM3/AM2, Copper/Aluminum
CORSAIR 8GB (2 x 4GB) Vengeance™ PC3-15000 DDR3 1866MHz CL9 (9-10-9-27) 1.5V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC
MSI N660-2GD5/OC, GeForce® GTX 660 1006MHz, 2GB GDDR5 6008MHz, PCIe x16 SLI, DP + HDMI + 2x DVI, Retail
SEAGATE 1.5TB Barracuda®, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB cache
RAID No RAID, Independent HDD Drives
LG ELECTRONICS GH24NS95R Black 24x DVD±R/RW Dual-Layer Burner, SATA, w/ M-Disc Support, Retail
MICROSOFT Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition w/ SP1, OEM w/ Media
WARRANTY Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty)

I think the GTX 660 should handle all those games, and the 6300 is still pretty decent at 3.5 GHZ. (I plan to overclock)

Thanks!

PS. Is the PSU going to handle everything?

tiny voices · May 1, 2013

try to get the 6300. It is considerably better than the 6200.

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

tiny voices :

Okay, changed that in the configuration. The evo is considerably good for overclocking, correct?

tiny voices · May 1, 2013

It is amazing for the money. Drop the thermal paste because the cooler comes with good paste.

You don't need that LAN card because the motherboard has one built-in.

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

tiny voices :

Okay, changed that as well. Thanks for the advice! But another thing, will the 600 watts be enough?

tiny voices · May 1, 2013

600w will be more than enough. Also, Check the edit to my last post in regards to the LAN card.

DarkSable · May 1, 2013

Just wondering, why aren't you comfortable building one yourself?

It's no harder than legos for adults, it only takes a normal Phillips screwdriver, and there are dozens of very good youtube videos that will walk you through it, step by step. You'll be able to pick your parts to get the best performance, it'll cost less, it's fun, you'll have learned something, and you'll be proud of yourself and of your computer.

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

tiny voices :

Okay, is the intel one any better or is it pretty much a waste of money?

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

DarkSable :

Meh, I just don't want to risk breaking one wire or any of that.. Also, I get a warranty so that's a huge bonus. The final thing I would say is that I've never actually touched a piece of hardware. I rather someone build it with quality..

tiny voices · May 1, 2013

the intel one is a waste. The onboard one is the same if not better.

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

tiny voices :

Okay, I selected default ethernet. Also, the motherboard has a sound card correct? Just a side note, with all the money I saved from the thermal paste and ethernet I selected a better case

DarkSable · May 1, 2013

Greg Gorman-1304225 :

It's actually pretty hard to break one yourself, and parts come with their own warranties; usually better ones than prebuilts give.

That being said, consider buying the parts yourself and having a local PC shop put it together for you? The only reason I'm pushing it is because you'll get much better price / performance.

tiny voices · May 1, 2013

The motherboard has a good sound card. You DO NOT need one.

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

tiny voices :

Okay, thanks for all your help! One last thing, should I go with avadirect or cyberpowerpc? I have heard way better reviews of Ava, and it's cheaper, but you never know.

tiny voices · May 1, 2013

I have never and wouldn't ever buy a pre-built, but I have heard good things about cyberpower. It all a crap shoot. They are all decent and will gladly take your money.

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

DarkSable :

I agree with that but, my dad isn't that much of a computer person and he is all naive and is just worried.. It's a splurge for him getting this computer for me and he only goes with stuff he knows like HP, Dell, etc. I convinced him to let me get something from ava but I doubt he will let some person build it.

DarkSable · May 1, 2013

Ahh, that makes more sense - understandable as he doesn't know that much about computers.

If it were you funding it out of pocket, then everything would apply, but it's different when it's a gift.

Greg Gorman-1304225 · May 1, 2013

DarkSable :

But lastly, if something in my desktop breaks during shipping, could I get a replacement? I know on ava you can submit a RMA, but is their customer support good?

DarkSable · May 1, 2013

I'm not at all familiar with avadirect; haven't heard anything about them one way or another.

That being said, sites like these live and die on their customer reviews, so I would imagine if they get uppity that going to the BBB would solve your problems.

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