Gaming PC question plx help

JrGaming

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Hi I im new to PC gaming and was wondering if this PC I found on youtube($750) is worth the money or if I can get a better setup for the same price? If I can, could you provide a better setup for me? (p.s. the youtube PC can play battlefield 3, FarCry 3 on Ultra with 1080p....It can also play Crysis 3 on High with 1080p all at 50-60 fps) Youtube PC specs- Intel Core i5-3470 Processor -MSI B75MA-P45 Motherboard- XFX Radeon HD 7870 Graphics Card- 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM- 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drive- NZXT Source 220 Case- 500W Corsair CX500 Power Supply.
 
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I would personally rather do this for around the same price :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMIe
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMIe/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMIe/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($308.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V...
I would personally rather do this for around the same price :

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMIe
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMIe/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zMIe/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.98 @ Outlet PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($93.98 @ Outlet PC)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($58.50 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card ($308.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($45.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $735.40
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-04 00:08 EDT-0400)
 
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