Hey guys, I just got my tax money back and the first thing I plan on purchasing is a new rig for gaming. My current rig is powered by two hamsters in a large wheel. Yeah, it's THAT old.

So what I'm hoping, is that someone can review the parts makeup before I buy! (I'm a little outdated on what's good these days.) I did do due diligence benchmarks on the graphics card, but the rest of the components? Clueless!

Help would be ossim!

Specs here!

I literally JUST saw that review, then caught an intel version of that same PC, for the same price, only with an i5 and a GTX 760 instead.

For gaming the i5 family is a solid choice usually. Good perf/price.
The GTX760 is a rebranding of the 660Ti so I think it's good for any kind of games (I am supposing it is an improved version of the 560Ti which I know better).
So yep, if you base your config on that hardware you would have a solid config. But as I said, try to avoid "noname" psu/motherboard because you could expose yourself to a lot off risks like faulty hardware and no partial replacements.

If $800 is your price point, I'm sure we could build something better for you! The PSU in particular is worrisome because there is no brand. If there's one component you should not skimp on, it's the power supply.

Does newegg build custom systems? Do you want the building to be done for you?

I can't believe how much cheaper computer hardware has become over the last few years. My computer isn't much better than that one, and I purchased the parts separately and assembled it, but it cost me way more than 800 bucks... And that one is a pre-built one with the OS included

This is what I'm looking for.

$800 is right around where I wanna spend, so I can save a few bucks. I don't need ALL THE THINGS yet, I plan on working upwards as prices come down, and/or I have the money to upgrade further down the line.

Yeah, I'm not up to date on PC building any more, so I'd feel more comfortable not building one myself. I'm cool with hooking up PCI devices/RAM swapping, etc. Wiring and stuff, I'm no longer current on.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115233 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116899
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130643
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371072
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

930

A little more expensive but trust me is a lot better

The cpu is 40% better, the vga 10/15%, the psu of the pc is crap this one is really good, same as the motherboard

I know you said you are not to date on bulding the pc for yourself but is not that hard and you get a much better pc this way, custom systems are the way to go always.

Very good selection. Highly recommended.

Well, that does look awesome, but there's a few issues. I'd still need to spend money on the OS, which ups the price, and I do want an optical drive as well, but I know we're talking like chump change on that. Haha!

You can't have a 1155 processor on a 1150 motherboard. Plus, if you want to justify getting 1866mhz RAM, you have to go into BIOS settings to "overclock" it from 1600mhz. I'm not sure LiquidOxygen80 wants to do that...

Yeah, I wouldn't be comfortable attempting to overclock anything. Also, for those wondering:

The PSU is a Lepa 500w, and the mobo is a MSI Military Class 4 Micro ATX.
MSI H81M-E33 specifically.

fix that, want it to add 2 processors with different sockets (1150 and 1155) but I just cant add them correctly on the post, the forum likes to broke links when you put 2 in a row :/

More options, http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2D2Sz

No; the 760 is not a 660Ti. The 660 and 660Ti are gimped Keplers with a quarter of the memory bus and output stage disabled. The 760 is the direct successor to the 670, and their performance is very similar. Any of these is much superior to the 560Ti.

The AMD R9 270X as equipped is an excellent card that is better value than anything from nVidia.

The CPU is junk. The whole package is ridiculously overpriced.

But the absolute worst thing the OP could do is power expensive high-performance components with a no-name power supply. That's not only risking black screens, it's risking hardware damage or even a fire. The review by the user who had spontaneous black screens is a damned big warning: do not waste your money on this; it will be nothing but frustration.