Will This Gaming Desktop Work For Me?

Rousarino

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I've never built a gaming desktop, or any desktop for that matter. I consider myself good with computers but have never built one myself. I was wondering if I should buy a Gaming Desktop on EBay or build one myself. Opinions on that would be great, but here are the specs on the first desktop that I saw on eBay. It costs $1,100 … the most I'm willing to spend is $1,400. I'm looking to do some gaming on 1080p monitor with high settings and I'm looking to be a hardcore gamer.


CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell 3.4GHz (3.9GHz turbo) LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core 8000K
CPU Fans: Intel Socket 1156/1155 CPU fan

Motherboard: MSI B85M-E33, Onboard Video, HD Audio, GB LAN, USB3.0, HDMI

memory: 16GB (2x8GB) PC12800 DDR3 1600 Dual Channel

Video cards: HD Onboard 3D graphics HDMI+ DVI Dual head (only if listed with board)

Hard Drives:
2000.0 GB Western Digital Green SATA 3 6GB/s 64m cache

DVD Recorders:
LG 22x DVD Recorder Dual Layer +R/RW -R/RW

Sound Cards:
Realtek HD digital audio (onboard)

Network Cards:
Ethernet network adapter (onboard)

Cases:
Apevia X-plorer 2 Black & Red front USB, eSATA, LCD temp. display

Power Supply:
Logisys 400W ATX Power Supply

Keyboards:
Black Windows Keyboard, 104 key

Mice:
2-Button Wheel Mouse, PS/2 Black

Speakers:
Black Multimedia amplified stereo speakers


 
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Unless you plan on adding your own video card to the system, I would say no, and even then I would say no because it is overpriced and you would have to upgrade the psu anyways, try this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate SV35.5 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive...
That is horrible for a gaming system. It has no discrete gpu and probably struggles with low-end games on low settings. Also, the i7 and 16gb of ram are overkill for gaming. The psu is extremely low quality.

Are you overclocking?
Do you need a monitor/os/keyboard/mouse in the budget?

 

bob hays

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Unless you plan on adding your own video card to the system, I would say no, and even then I would say no because it is overpriced and you would have to upgrade the psu anyways, try this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate SV35.5 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($99.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.74 @ Amazon)
Total: $1025.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-24 01:11 EDT-0400)

EDIT: I left plenty of room for gaming peripherals within the budget. If peripherals are not included in your budget you can add an ssd or upgrade your graphics card, or both.
 
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gity69

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To answer your first question I would say building your own is a little bit more economical and lots of fun (for me). You have to have a discrete video card. I recommend a gtx 770 for the best price performance and excellence. Also you don't need an i7. Take that down to an i5. I'll do a full build for you in a few minutes.
 

Rousarino

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I literally just typed in "Gaming Desktop" on eBay and clicked on it because I thought it would be decent for it's price. Can you tell me what would be a good setup for gaming??

 

Mike Friesen

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($180.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ECS H77H2-M3(1.0) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($64.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $703.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-24 16:33 EDT-0400)
Something like this. This was a hypothetical build, I'd actually go for a little nicer mobo, but it would run everything near max settings with a 1080p monitor. Actually, get a gtx 760 instead of a 660ti, if you can. Or if you're buying a pc, look up the graphics card on passmark benchmarks for its rough performance. A score of ~2000 runs all games on med. settings (or higher), and double that is up for anything.
 

Rousarino

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Thank you :) A full build would be great! I'm looking forward to building it!