Looking for a gaming pc, kind of confused

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Dizzysquirrl

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Hey guys, now recently I've been looking at getting my first gaming computer. I'm looking at spending around $900 with the monitor. I saw this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220405R) and thought it was pretty good. It's my first comp and I really don't have any experience building so I decided I was going to get this and a monitor I've been looking at. It has a intel 4770 and a GTX 760 3 gb. I though that was all good, I know about both of those and they should runs games well. However, I decided on looking up some reviews of the 760 "3gb." However, I couldn't find a 760 with 3gbs. My question is, is this a mistake? A typo maybe? I have no idea. One of the main reasons I wanted it is because of it's 3gb of DDR5 ram, meaning I would be able to have a little breathing room because games these days use nearly two. I would really appreciate any responses because I'm kind of confused.
 
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See was a great deal! Gotta love those fire sales. Normally on the cheap solution I suggest is $349 Walmart PC (i5 Core, 8GB RAM, 500+GB HDD, DVD, Windows) then swap the PSU out for a 600W ($99), then spend the rest on a GPU ($149-$499) is the easiest solution because any computer not prebuilt with the graphics card included usually uses low end PSU (250-325W) which isn't enough to power GPUs, so you always got to add a PSU when your buying a GPU these days.
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It is not that good, because the RAM is no name (probably some value series from corsair, patriot or kingston) , the PSU is no name( terrible psu, not even 80+ certificate) And as StarBG said, you don't need i7 for gaming, better get i5 or fx 6300. Plus that offer it is out of stock
 
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You should really think about building it yourself, nowadays with thousands of tutorials whether they be text or video, are very straight forward and informative. However, if you are really content of buying it, i'd consider something else. Like stated previously, an i7 isn't necessary for gaming. If possible, try getting an i5 "k" series processor. Alternatively, you could use pc building sites in which you choose your own components such as cyberpowerpc.com or ibuypower.com.

Also, just a side note if you'd like to save some cash, Intel isn't required for gaming.
I run an Amd Fx-6350 currently and it's doing absolutely fine.

Whatever you do, good luck. Hope this helped.
 
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Actually that was a real nice selection, and ASUS has been known to make good gamign systems.

YES you picking an i7 Core is perfectly fine and future proof (forget the AMD pushers). The charts all show i7 is top of the line, then next is i5/AMD 8xxx then below that is i3/ rest of AMD cores. But you also need to tell us your specifications on what you 'expect' it to do. For example three 24" surround screen LCDs running BF4 at 1920x1080 Ultra settings and expect no less then 64FPS would not be too much of a stretch but better paired with a NVidia 780 to perform that.. for example.

Otherwise I think this is a great product purchase AND you get AC4 free with it. Nice deal!
 
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Dizzysquirrl

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Of course, only one or two hours after posting this, the item goes out of stock and is then discontinued. I was told to build my own computer, which I was looking at for quite a while, but I am not experienced in computer building AT ALL and I really don't want to build my first computer. And I want a very good CPU because odds are I'm going to be streaming and recording and all sorts of stuff that I will need a good one for. Now, I'm looking at buying a pre-built computer with a good CPU, and then just buying my own GPU and installing it myself. If somebody could either show me a nice comp for $800, pre-built as said, or can show me a comp that is $500 - $600, pre-built, with a good CPU but no GPU, that would be awesome. Also this might post as my solution, but this isn't my solution. Thanks for the help guys, it's really appreciated.
 
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See was a great deal! Gotta love those fire sales. Normally on the cheap solution I suggest is $349 Walmart PC (i5 Core, 8GB RAM, 500+GB HDD, DVD, Windows) then swap the PSU out for a 600W ($99), then spend the rest on a GPU ($149-$499) is the easiest solution because any computer not prebuilt with the graphics card included usually uses low end PSU (250-325W) which isn't enough to power GPUs, so you always got to add a PSU when your buying a GPU these days.
 
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