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Jacob Hofmeyer

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This site has never failed me before :p so I know the buying a prebuilt gaming PC is dumb but I am getting really sick of worrying and all my cart items getting more expensive every day I wait to buy them so I found this deal at this site http://www.onlyindecember.com/cybertronpc-5150-escape-desktop-8gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/ And I need to know is that good for $429? I am not looking to MAX out or even make my games as beautiful as a super model but I want to run at AT LEAST Med graphics in games like CS:GO, Arma 2, and BF4 ect. will this PC do? I will also post spec description below incase you can't copy and past link. :)


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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
AMD Quad-Core FX-4100 Unlocked Processor with AMD Radeon HD 6670 graphics
For powerful computing performance.

8GB DDR3 SDRAM
For multitasking power, expandable to 32GB.

Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media.

4MB L2 cache memory
For efficient system processing.

500GB Serial ATA II hard drive (7200 rpm)
Offers spacious storage and fast read/write times.

AMD Radeon HD 6670 graphics
Feature 1GB dedicated video memory for lush images with rich detail. An HDMI output enables flexible connectivity.

4 USB 3.0 and 5 USB 2.0 ports
For fast digital video, audio and data transfer.

Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
For quick and easy wired Web connection.

Front-panel fan controller
Makes it easy to keep the system cool, helping to optimize operation.

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit operating system preinstalled
Provides a stable platform for word processing, Web navigation, gaming, media storage and more.

AMD, AMD Arrow logo, AMD Athlon, QuantiSpeed, AMD PowerNow! and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
 
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Sangeet Khatri
It is actually very bad for the price. The reasons being:

1. AMD FX 4100 is an older generation CPU based on the Bulldozer architecture which is highly inefficient and is not good at performance.

2. AMD HD 6670 is a very low end GPU, so it would have problems playing any of the recent games like BF4 and ARMA 3 at even 720p Low. So, I would not recommend this GPU at all.

My advice would be to build your own PC. You can get better parts for similar price. I would suggest this build instead. It comes after $60 Rebates.

+ Quad Core PileDriver based CPU @ 3.2 Ghz
+ AMD HD 7770, much more powerful than the 6670.
+ 8GB 1600MHz RAM with CL9 from AData
+ Windows 7 Home Premium

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Haigz

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It's not terrible for the price, but as far as being able to play games like Bf4... you'll be lucky to play them at low if at all. That graphics card just doesn't have enough vram (video memory) and it's 2 generations old and quite frankly, cant keep up with modern games. The second issue is that processor, the AMD quad cores are quite simply put...weak. I personally use an AMD cpu so im not an intel fanboy however this amd processor is just no good for gaming at med settings. Also I think you'll find that the hard drive is to small, with modern games taking up 30Gb per game.
SO in short, this pc will not run those games at med settings, sorry.
What is it that bothers you about building a pc? I built my first one ever a few days ago and it took maybe 2.5 hours to build and install windows. I could suggest you a build if you give a budget.
 
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Jacob Hofmeyer

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My very tight budget is about 440 firm :p and every time I get a build I like it raises in price dramatically also Is this PC upgrade able? so I can replace the parts in the future
 
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Haigz

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It might be upgradable to an extent. I suspect there is a very cheap, low wattage power supply in that system, which would make upgrading the arguably most important part of the system for you, the graphics card, very difficult. This means that if you were to upgrade anything, you would probably have to shell out for a better PSU.
 
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Jacob Hofmeyer

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It hass 400w
 
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Haigz

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well there is slight room to upgrade, but the issue is that unless it's a properly branded psu, it probably wont be putting out the labeled wattage. It may also not have enough pcie connectors. I think the best case scenario is that you get amd 7770, but that would be pushing it as your power supply is under the recommended wattage. I think the best thing for you would be to build an apu system using the amd a10. You could then add a graphics card to that later (the apu has on board graphics pretty much equivalent to the graphics card in that machine). However if you do build an apu system, make sure you have preferably 8Gb 1866Mhr's ram, as apu have to share your ram, whereas a dedicated gpu doesnt. also invest in a decent power supply so you have room to upgrade. If you would like an idea on what to build, try looking up 'kill your console' on youtube.
 
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It is actually very bad for the price. The reasons being:

1. AMD FX 4100 is an older generation CPU based on the Bulldozer architecture which is highly inefficient and is not good at performance.

2. AMD HD 6670 is a very low end GPU, so it would have problems playing any of the recent games like BF4 and ARMA 3 at even 720p Low. So, I would not recommend this GPU at all.

My advice would be to build your own PC. You can get better parts for similar price. I would suggest this build instead. It comes after $60 Rebates.

+ Quad Core PileDriver based CPU @ 3.2 Ghz
+ AMD HD 7770, much more powerful than the 6670.
+ 8GB 1600MHz RAM with CL9 from AData
+ Windows 7 Home Premium

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 740 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($44.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG Gaming Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.94 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Sentey CS1-1420 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($23.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Base Total : $498.90
Mail-in Rebates : -$60.00
Shipping : $9.94
Total: $448.84
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-27 03:34 EST-0500)

This build is much better than the one you have posted above.
 
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darmstr

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Onlyindecember.com is a scam. So is their new site electronicmegasale.com

DO NOT BUY FROM THEM YOU WILL RIP YOU OFF AS THEY HAVE DONE TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE.

Read about them before you order from anyone with a price that is too good to true.
 
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