I need a quick answer. Is this PC worth the money for gaming?

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eronenris

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Is the GPU not good? I personally hate AMD stuff, but for the price it is hard to beat. But on the benchmark sites that video card rated 4530, which I thought was pretty good these days. I don't plan on playing the newest games on max settings by any means, probably like med-high settings.

 
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DonkeyOatie

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What he said. Decent value at that price. Systems like that often have sketchy PSUs. I'd be checking it out very carefully and finding a review, if one exists, and would be prepared to replace it, for about $40 at the moment.

You will be limited by the CPU, eventually, and it will be expensive to upgrade it significantly, since this will likely require a new motherboard and Operating System. Your existing Operating System is keyed to you motherboard and cannot be moved.
 
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sadams04

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Eh. It is ok, but the CPU is fairly weak as is the PSU and MB. The OS ($90) and R9 270x ($160) make up half of that cost which is a good deal, but poor other components bring the overall value down. Below would be a comparable build. Notice the price difference is with the PSU, and MB + CPU combo..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($169.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 OEM (64-bit) ($87.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $578.91
 
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eronenris

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This computer will be just for mid-high settings gaming while I am slow at work. It is a work computer that I will be using for gaming on the side. It is not a dedicated gaming machine. Also I am not able to buy the parts and build my own, I have to buy it through best buy because I can finance it through there.

What PSU does it come with? I can't find anywhere that talks about it. I can buy a new PSU with it if that one really is the downfall of the machine.
 
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DonkeyOatie

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There's a keyboard/mouse and DVD drive included too. With the memory, the 'crud' is about only $100.
 
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game junky

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Depends entirely on what you're wanting to play and what type of performance you're expecting. A10 isn't a bad chip-series and they're fairly efficient in terms of power/performance ratio. 270X is a decent mid-range GPU and if you're not wanting to play triple A titles or to max out settings it will get the job done. I prefer AMD is definitely the budget option for CPU & GPU options, so temper your expectations a little.
 
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eronenris

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I play SWTOR, WoW, Diablo 3, Skyforge, SC2, FF14 and ARK. I don't play any of the new high end shooter games like battlefield or anything. And I would never plan on running any newer games a max settings with this PC. It would be mid-high settings.
 
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MtthewGervasi

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Just get a nividia in the future, but take you are practice stealing it for this price.
 
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DonkeyOatie

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I does not specify the PSU and that is usually one of the areas that people cut corners. Gaming on a card as powerful as yours is a high-performance use that will stress the PSU. Cheap PSUs don't handle stress too well. It would not stop me from buying the system, I'd just be aware of the limitations.
 
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MtthewGervasi

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General intuition would tell you at least 500W but for that price, that is why I said to get it then upgrade later
 
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DonkeyOatie

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I'm sure that it's 'big' enough. It's the primary and secondary capacitors and general build and parts that I would be concerned about. If it were 'good' it would be mentioned in the Specifications. The absence of news is not a good thing.

 
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