IBuyPower Gaming PC Advice

[mcdonoughdr]

Thoughts?

1 x Case ( NZXT Source 210 Gaming Case - Blue )
0 x Case Lighting ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
1 x Processor ( AMD FX-8350 CPU (8x 4.00GHz/8MB L2 Cache) )
0 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( None )
1 x Processor Cooling ( Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD] - Standard 120mm Fan )
1 x Memory ( 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 - 2GB - Free Upgrade to EVGA GTX650 Ti 2GB )
1 x Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA )
1 x Motherboard ( ASUS M5A97 R2.0 -- AMD 970 )
1 x Power Supply ( 400 Watt - Standard )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive )
0 x Data Hard Drive ( None )
1 x Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )

 

[realchaos]

How much are you paying for this?

 

[mcdonoughdr]

808 plus shipping

How much are you paying for this?

 

[realchaos]

It's obvious that you could get a much better rig for $800 if you built it yourself. Are you scared to build one?

 

[properbuilds]

Hi, a 650 gtx in a 800$ build

You can do a lot better if you can pick the parts and assemble yourself.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($175.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H77M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($248.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $813.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

You can cut the price down of the card for this one -> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131487

Between a 650 gtx and a 7870 tahiti le goes a really huge, abysmal difference, and you get two games free

Look here for a guide -> http://techreport.com/review/13671/how-to-build-a-pc
Or with video ->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea_bs5G1yYU