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Hey guys, are barebone kits from Tigerdirect.ca worth buying? I want to know which one of these is the better one to buy. I'm mainly going to use it for MMORPG games, Youtube, and downloading music. I want to spend under $700

1. Biostar A880GU3 Phenom II BE Barebones Kit - Biostar A880GU3 AMD 880G Mobo, AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE CPU, Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD, 24x DVDRW, NZXT M59 Gaming Tower, Ultra LS500W PSU ($462.99)

2. Asus M4A79XTD EVO Phenom II X4 Barebones Kit - Asus M4A79XTD EVO Mobo, AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU, Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB HDD, Ultra X-Blaster Mid Tower Case, Ultra LSP550 550W Power Supply ($464.99)

3. GIGABYTE 880GM-D2H AMD Six Core Barebones Kit - GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H Mobo, AMD Phenom II X6 1055T CPU, Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB HDD, Thermaltake V4 Black Ed Mid Tower, 450-Watt Power Supply ($468.99)

4. MSI H61M-P23 B3 Intel H61 Barebones Kit - MSI H61M-P23 B3 Mobo, Intel Core i5-2500K CPU, Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB HDD, Thermaltake V3 BE Tower Case, Eagle 550W Power Supply ($497.99)

5. Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H Six Core Barebones Kit - Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H Mobo, AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE CPU, Corsair 4GB DDR3 RAM, Seagate 1TB HDD, Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case, Ultra LSP 550W PSU ($537.99)

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To be honest, I wouldn't buy any of them.

Case: Antec 300
Power Supply: Antec BP550 550 watt
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P23 (B3)
CPU: Intel CoreI5 2500K
RAM: Corsair DDR3-1333 4GB (2x2GB)
Hard Drive: Seagate 1TB Drive

Solid case and a better quality power supply. The rest of the components are comparable (if not identical) to what you get in the barebones systems.
Total Cost is $532, but there are two $20USD mail in rebates which brings the final cost down to about the same as the MSI barebones system (not taking into account shipping).

-Wolf sends

Wolfshadw

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More so the quality of the power supply rather than the quantity of watts output. When building a system (or buying a prebuilt/barebones), you want to make sure that the power supply is of sufficient quality. A poor power supply can take out an entire system. Generally, I stick with power supplies from Antec, PC Power and Cooling, Seasonic, or Corsair.

-Wolf sends
 

Wolfshadw

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To be honest, I wouldn't buy any of them.

Case: Antec 300
Power Supply: Antec BP550 550 watt
Motherboard: MSI H61M-P23 (B3)
CPU: Intel CoreI5 2500K
RAM: Corsair DDR3-1333 4GB (2x2GB)
Hard Drive: Seagate 1TB Drive

Solid case and a better quality power supply. The rest of the components are comparable (if not identical) to what you get in the barebones systems.
Total Cost is $532, but there are two $20USD mail in rebates which brings the final cost down to about the same as the MSI barebones system (not taking into account shipping).

-Wolf sends

 
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