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I am in need of a new computer for gaming and i went looking around on best buy because it's close to my house and i came up with 2 pcs i liked. Could anyone tell me which one of these would be best for me for gaming online? And do they have alright specs for price?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive/6979823.p?id=1218818465504&skuId=6979823&st=ibuypower&cp=3&lp=1

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-16gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive/5574058.p?id=1219143550894&skuId=5574058&st=ibuypower&cp=2&lp=12
 
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Karadjgne

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They are not 'bad' as far as a general pc goes, they are not really 'good' either as far as a gaming pc goes. Think about it this way. Ibuypower has to make a profit on parts and labor to build, so tjey use the absolute cheapest parts they can reasonably get away with using. Bestbuy also has to make a profit, the pc is taking up shelf space and someone has to sell it. So what you end up with is a $600-$700 pc you paid $900-$1000 for that is kinda underpowered for a gaming pc. The best part on those pc's is the NZXT phantom case.
 
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Karadjgne

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For $100 more, you can get all top quality parts, 256Gb SSD, excellent powersupply, the top performing i5 overclockable cpu and a gpu that will blow the doors off either one of those builds while remaining very cool under load conditions with a very good cpu cooler.

All that for the expense of learning how to build your own pc and a week or 2 for the parts to ship.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($80.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card ($208.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ TigerDirect)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse ($28.16 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1039.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-24 02:34 EDT-0400
 
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