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Simply put, I have never created my own PC and know nothing of it. So, I figured I'd buy one on cyber monday. Now, my question is, which of the two should I buy.

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer-Paladin-Black or http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CYBER_MONDAY_BLOWOUT_AMD_EIGHT_CORE

If you want to change some parts to any of them if you think it will make it better, please do so.

Few questions though, can either of these 2 play games like BF3,Crysis 3, and ARMA without having to play on low with a petty 20-30 FPS?

I have max $900 to spend on everything, exlucding moniter, mouse, keyboard and speakers. I really need to make a decision today basically since as far as I'm concerned cyber monday ends after today.

If you know any website offering a better deal for a better PC, please link it!
 
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Best is to build it yourself. None of them are pre-configured. These are all customized, it needs to customer to select the parts they want. These are just based configured models and the iBuyPower isn't good either.
At $900 you can get a much more powerful computer than what's listed on those sites.

Sure I'll configure one for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($137.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill...
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Forgot to also link this one I found, http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Gamer-Mage-Black.

I basically know nothing about their parts, lp231, so can the second play the games I listed along with most games out now without having to play on the absolutely lowest graphics?
 
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Best is to build it yourself. None of them are pre-configured. These are all customized, it needs to customer to select the parts they want. These are just based configured models and the iBuyPower isn't good either.
At $900 you can get a much more powerful computer than what's listed on those sites.

Sure I'll configure one for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($137.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $897.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 14:10 EST-0500)
 
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I know I probably can, thing is I don't know how to and I figured why not just buy one now. Can the second one run games that are of higher quality like the ones i listed?

 
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Well, if these are really not that good, should I just make a new thread for help on a custom PC build, or just use this thread? I only have max $800-900 to spend, so if you can make me a good one for that price I'm willing to check it out.
 
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ALSO, what do you guys think of this, http://newbcomputerbuild.com/category/gaming-pc-builds-of-the-month-2/. The $600 PC of november. Is it better then all the ones I listed before?
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($137.27 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $897.17
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 14:10 EST-0500)

Here is a Intel build, slightly over budget, and I have to remove the after market cooler. Just use the stock one. It's fine for non OC CPUs.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus B85-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $912.44
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 14:20 EST-0500)

That $600 PC decent it's is similar CyberPower one but CyberPower has 8 cores instead of 6 cores.
Some R9 cards are bundle with BF4 so check those out before buying.
The ones on the list do not, because currently R9-280x with it is out of stock.
 
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I guess if no one complains about your build, thats what I'm getting.
 
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$750 build!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($199.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $730.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 15:03 EST-0500)
 
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