Getting My First Gaming PC, And I Have Some Questions

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Robert Moody

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I'm getting my very first gaming pc its going to be a alienware x51 with a

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor (Quad Core, 8MB Cache, up to 4.0GHz w/ Turbo Boost)

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760Ti with 2GB GDDR5

16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz

now my questions are will i be able to play most games at max settings, like Titan Fall, Alien Isolation, Saints Row 3 and 4, hopefully GTA V when it comes out, also i like Mods, so i want to be able to play games at max settings or at least the best setting where it wont lag my computer, be honest because this is my first computer, will i be able to play most games at max settings
 
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That's that first thing you PC gamers jump to, how you can build one cheaper. Yes I'm sure he knows that. Not everyone wants to build a PC, damn. You also get better support with a company selling a device rather than contacting several companies to get replacements if you have warranties on an individual product.
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You could build it cheaper yourself with a better gpu than the gtx760ti. With this setup I doubt you could play Titanfall maxed out with full AA. " hopefully GTA V when it comes out " ???? This has been out for almost 2 years....poorly ported to pc like most rockstar games so don't expect incredible performance cause you bought an $1,800 alienware pc.
 
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That's that first thing you PC gamers jump to, how you can build one cheaper. Yes I'm sure he knows that. Not everyone wants to build a PC, damn. You also get better support with a company selling a device rather than contacting several companies to get replacements if you have warranties on an individual product.
 
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First off the i7 is pretty unnecessary if all you do is play video games. If you use photoshop or something like that its a different story, but good i5s can keep up with an i7 in most games and sometimes even outperform them. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8e0jnm39lE)

Take the money you save by going for an i5 instead and put it into the GPU or a better monitor. Keep in mind theres more than one place you can get a prebuilt PC. I can understand not wanting to build the thing yourself but does Alienware let you choose parts yourself and build them together for you? That would be an option, you'll find more than enough help on this forum on what parts to get I'm sure. If not, theres more than one decent retailer out there.

In any case, the PC you listed will have no trouble maxing Titanfall or Alien Isolation (regardless of whether you get an i5 or i7.) As far as upcoming games like The Witcher 3 or GTA V go its hard to say right now, but I doubt it will struggle with high - ultra settings.
 
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Frag Maniac

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BIIIIG mistake. As mention the premium you pay for Paylienware could probably easily afford you at least a 970 GPU if you were to just get parts and plug them together. I say plug them together vs "build", because that is the reality, everything is literally plug n play these days.

As mentioned, that GPU is not balanced well with the CPU, a bit under-powered, and it's only 2GB, which is wimpy anymore for complex graphics games. Nothing wrong with a 4970, but that looks to be not the k model that's 4Ghz stock. Once in a while you get a CPU that won't OC well, so with the 4790k, at least you know it will do 4GHz constant without boost, which is only 2 core speed.

If you're hesitant, there are many good videos on YouTube that show you just how to put together a PC. The longer you stay trapped in a state of paranoia, the longer you'll be subject to overpricing, and no one does it more than Alienware. They count on most people being afraid to try.

Most name brand builders only use OEM vs retail parts too, that don't have the full 3 yr warranty. In fact ASUS has a pretty decent TUF series 1150 MB that has a 5 yr warranty and it's only $165 at Newegg. It's common to find 5 yr warranty PSUs too at a decent sale price.
 
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"You PC gamers?"

First off, what are you doing even responding to this thread if you aren't a PC gamer yourself? And have you ever actually dealt with RMAs on parts in a DIY system? It's not really difficult. In fact there are many horror stories of the opposite being difficult. Lots of name brand PC builders, as I mentioned above, use OEM vs retail box parts, which are not covered by the full manufacturer warranty. They do this to save cost, and at time of RMA, they'll often try to avoid replacing parts or giving you returned ones because they can't get the ones they buy warrantied.

 
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So what xFatalx, I beat it a year ago and traded it out. Sorry it seemed longer than a year since it only took 2 days to beat it and trade for something I would want to play. So many better games since then I lost track of time.

I still say you would be better off building your own. If you are that worried about putting it together yourself just talk to a local PC repair shop and ask how much to have them put it together for you. You keep all receipts and original packing just in case and you can do a quick scan to make sure they put the parts you gave them in your build. You would still do better if you paid them $300 for the labor and bought the parts yourself. When gaming, the GPU is very important and the system you listed seriously lacks power in that department.
 
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