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PassTheCream

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I was looking to invest in a iBuyPower build but after looking at several benchmarks I saw that the amd card was getting 50-70 frames on high on games like battlefield 4 (which is pretty good, considering the build is so cheap.)

Case
Raidmax Horus Gaming Case Black
Case Lighting
None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction
None
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion
None
Processor
AMD A10-6800K APU (4x 4.10GHZ/4MB L2 Cache) - FREE Upgrade to A10-7700K
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive
None
Processor Cooling
Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD] - Standard 120mm Fan
Memory
8 GB [4 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand**Free Upgrade to DDR3-2133 G.SKILL RipjawsX.
Video Card
AMD Radeon R7 250X - 1GB
Motherboard
ASRock FM2A88X Extreme 6+ -- 3x PCIe x16, 4x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
Power Supply
400 Watt - Standard
Primary Hard Drive
1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Data Hard Drive
None
Optical Drive
LG 24x Dual Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black
2nd Optical Drive
None
Media Card Reader / Writer
None
Meter Display
None
Sound Card
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card
Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)
USB Expansion Card
None
Operating System
None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only
Monitor
None
2nd Monitor
None
Speaker System
None
Webcam
None
Case Engraving Service
None
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty Service
Rush Service
No Rush Service (Usually Ships in 5-10 business Days)
Keyboard
iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard
Mouse
iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse
Free Stuff
[Free Game Download] - AMD Core Evolution Bundle - Select 1 Free Game (Sniper Elite 3, Thief, or Murdered: Soul Suspect) Free w/ AMD A10 APU
Free Stuff
[FREE] - McAfee Antivirus PLUS 2014 FREE with any System ($49 Value
 
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Hey PassTheCream,

If you're still interested in buying a pre-built gaming PC, I'd try this - (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227531&cm_re=ibuypower-_-83-227-531-_-Product) - $599 + free shipping.

Let me know if you have any questions! :)
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I doubt most people here will recommend a pre-built PC when you can get a much better one by building yourself.

The main attraction of the A series CPU/APU's from AMD is that they have good built in gpu's so they are targeted towards builds that won't have dedicated graphics. Pairing one with a dedicated GPU is a waste of money. The system also doesn't really need a liquid cooler.
 
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PassTheCream

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I also forgot to mention that I would like the build to be under 650 ish dollars.
 
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I'm pretty new to the whole building process. I was just recommended this for starting out. Do you think you could have a build that is under 650 that could run 50-60 frames at medium to high that comes with a OS
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($77.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($156.00 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $650.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-16 00:34 EDT-0400
 
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Hey PassTheCream,

If you're still interested in buying a pre-built gaming PC, I'd try this - (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227531&cm_re=ibuypower-_-83-227-531-_-Product) - $599 + free shipping.

Let me know if you have any questions! :)
 
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I do have some questions. I read the reviews about the PC it some people have told problems about them starting up the PC and some devices or even whole computer not working at one time. What is the likelihood of that happening. Also, does the computer have any benchmarking that I could look at? Thanks :)

 
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Hey PassTheCream,

For benchmarks, the CPU will run great with the GPU so I'd look at this for FPS and performance (http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-650/performance) regarding the GTX 650 in this PC.

After reading some reviews, there seems to be varying issues out of the box. Sometimes parts get loose during shipping, but this doesn't happen too often. If anything like this happens you can easily call our tech support and we can help you with repairs.

Also, you could always send back the PC to us and we'll repair it. You should be fine with this computer, I doubt it'll have any issues, but sometimes it's hard to say when you ship a whole PC and it changes different hands (iBUYPOWER to Newegg to Shipping Company to Consumer).

The PC's are generally fragile and may loosen up, but no worries, our techs can help you with any problems you face. :)

Let me know if you have any more questions!
 
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Just a couple more. When I looked at the fps and peformance for just cause 2 ( a game i was looking to play on my new pc that i will be buying) it was shown to be at 30 frames. Will the games always be locked at that certain frame rate?

 
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No, generally games are not locked to any frame rate, unless you choose to do so via in-game settings.

There might be settings to lock it, but a 30FPS listing usually indicates an average. So it stays around 30 FPS, sometimes higher and sometimes lower, depending on the portion of the game!
 
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When I looked at it. It talked about games like battlefield 3. How would the framerate or the computer its self handle all of these titles coming out in the future.

 
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