1st Gaming Computer Suggestions

lsutig9889

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Jan 6, 2013
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Hello,

I was using cyberpowerpc and i am trying to buy a gaming computer. Below are two options from Cyberpower and one from of what i selected but don't know which setup i picked is best. I mainly play flying games. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have between 1400 - 1500 dollars to spend.

Option 1

CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.10 GHz Eight-Core AM3 CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology

HDD: 120 GB SAMSUNG 840 Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 530MB/s Read & 130MB/s Write [-34] (Single Drive [Free upgrade from 64GB A-DATA SP900 SSD (Double SSD Capacity - Single drive only)])

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory [ 84] (G.SKILL Ripjaws X [ 15])

MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AMD 970 Chipset Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ Touch Bios, Ultra Durable 2, On/Off Charge, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [ 92] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

Option 2


CPU: AMD FX-8120 3.10 GHz Eight-Core AM3+ CPU 8MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology

HDD: 120 GB SAMSUNG 840 Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 530MB/s Read & 130MB/s Write [-34] (Single Drive [Free upgrade from 64GB A-DATA SP900 SSD (Double SSD Capacity - Single drive only)])

MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory [+84] (G.SKILL Ripjaws X [+15])

MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AMD 970 Chipset Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ Touch Bios, Ultra Durable 2, On/Off Charge, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI

SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7770 1GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (Major Brand Powered by AMD)




Option from NCIX


Vesta FX 5200
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$1,417.12
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$1,407.12
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Vesta FX 5200
AMD FX 8350 8 Core Processor
MSI Radeon HD 7950 3GB Graphics
8GB DDR3 Memory (RAM)
4 USB 3.0 Ports
750W 80 Plus Modular Power Supply
7.1 high definition audio
Onboard Gigabit Ethernet
Windows 8 64-bit
Configuration Detail (4791388) @ Jan 06, 2013 Category Description Quantity Price Special Promotions NCIXPC Vesta FX 5200 PROMO: Deus Ex Nexuiz & Battlefield 3 Electronic Digital Download Coupon 1 $0.03 Processors (CPUs) AMD FX-8320 8 Core Processor Socket AM3+ 3.5GHZ 16MB 125W Retail Box 1 $181.27 CPU Heatsinks Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid CPU Cooling System LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AM2/AM3/AM3/FM1 + 2000RPM 1 $55.09 Motherboards MSI 990FXA-GD65 V2 ATX AM3+ 990FX DDR3 2PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 1PCI CrossFire SATA3 USB3.0 Motherboard
$10.00 mail in rebate, valid from Jan 01, 2013 to Jan 31, 2013
Rebate Form: http://source.ncix.com/pdf/http://www.mirhelp.com/msi/msi-rebates-january-2013 1 $126.34 DDR3 Desktop Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1866 CL9-10-9-28 Memory 1 $50.21 Video Cards MSI Radeon HD 7970 925MHZ 3GB 5.5GHZ GDDR5 DVI HDMI 2XMINIDP PCI-E Video Card 1 $429.99 Computer Cases Antec P280 XL-ATX Tower Case Black 3X5.25 2X2.5 6X3.5IN 2X120MM Top 1X120MM Rear Front USB3.0 No PSU 1 $98.88 Power Supplies Antec High Current Gamer 750W 24PIN ATX12V V2.3 Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze SLI Power Supply 135mm Fan 1 $122.22 Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 8 64Bit English DVD *for NCIX PC Only*
$10.00 instant discount, valid from Dec 29, 2012 to Mar 31, 2013 1 $97.98 Hard Drives Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA3 64MB Cache 3.5in Internal Hard Drive 1 $95.73 Solid State Drives - SSD Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5in SATA3 MDX Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD 1 $98.41 CD & DVD Drives Samsung SH-224BB 24X SATA DVD Writer Black 1 $16.14 Sound Cards Please Use The Onboard Sound Card Integrated On My Motherboard 1 $3.53 Network Adapters Please Use The Onboard Network Ethernet Card Integrated On My Motherboard 1 $0.35 Assembly Options PC Assembly And Testing with 1 Year Limited NCIX System Warranty PRE-CONFIG WIN. OS If Purchased
PC Assembly & Testing does not include servers and requires an additional 4-5* business days to ship once all parts are in stock. NCIX will install aftermarket heatsinks or pre-filled CPU liquid coolers. Current lead time 5-10 business days. 1 $30.60 Warranty Options Standard 1 Year Limited Warranty With NCIX IN-HOUSE Tech Support
Please note that Extended Service plans with On-Site service are available for your system at check-out. 1 $0.35
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$1,417.12
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$1,407.12
 

riversend

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Please fill out this sticky. Your post is really hard to read, please do us a favor and clean it up. Are you willing to build your own?
 

nsafreak

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Are you opposed to the idea of buying the components and putting it together yourself? Believe me it's not as hard as you might think it is and it will save you some cash overall. Secondly when it comes to gaming (and most other activities really) nobody would recommend AMD over Intel nowadays. Not that they're bad CPUs (heck I bought an AMD A6-5400K APU for my HTPC) it's just that Intel beats the pants off of them in each and every category whether it's real world or a benchmark.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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In general, you can do much better than that for your $1400 IF, you build yourself. Please answer the questions in the sticky.