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Krypton 700a AMD Bulldozer FX-4 4100 3.60GHz @ 4.00GHz Overclocked
Asus M5A97 PRO AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Sapphire HD 6850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache
Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus' Power Supply
Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black
Samsung SH-S222BB/RSMS 22x DVDRW SATA ReWriter
Asus VE228H 22" Widescreen LED Multimedia Monitor - Black
Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse

Would like to know your thoughts on this and if it could manage running games such as Skyrim and BF3. Keep in mind that my budget would be around 700-800 (Including monitor, mouse and keyboard).
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nice, im going to get this... some parts are similar to yours [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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With wrote nice, im going to get this... some parts are similar to yours [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


Looks ok, in my opinion I'd rather not buy a computer from ebay.
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Sue wrote
With wrote nice, im going to get this... some parts are similar to yours [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


Looks ok, in my opinion I'd rather not buy a computer from ebay.


why not?
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With wrote nice, im going to get this... some parts are similar to yours [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


Looks ok, in my opinion I'd rather not buy a computer from ebay.


why not?


I'd much rather buy the parts separately and build myself, gives you more choice. What will you be doing with that PC?
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Sue wrote
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With wrote nice, im going to get this... some parts are similar to yours [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


Looks ok, in my opinion I'd rather not buy a computer from ebay.


why not?


I'd much rather buy the parts separately and build myself, gives you more choice. What will you be doing with that PC?


using photoshop, cinema 4d and gaming a little
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Sue wrote
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With wrote nice, im going to get this... some parts are similar to yours [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


Looks ok, in my opinion I'd rather not buy a computer from ebay.


why not?


I'd much rather buy the parts separately and build myself, gives you more choice. What will you be doing with that PC?


using photoshop, cinema 4d and gaming a little


Right, in my opinion you'd probably be better off spending 100-200 extra and buying the parts separately. It doesn't tell you what PSU comes with it, and if it's a bad one you will end up having to buy a new one anyway.
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Sue, you're %100 right, building it yourself IS the best option. The second best alternative option would be to go with NCIX and their $50 build it for you activation fee.

My opinions on the build? Not too shabby. Descent case, Corsair PSU ( :bigups: ), nice mid-range 6850. The only problem I have with this build is the AMD FX CPU. They are just a complete fail. They lose in benchmarks against their older 955 / 965 chips and get completely spanked by a 2500k and loses in some tests against a cheaper, more upgradable i3-2100 Sandy and Ivy Bridge platform. I'd suggest ditching the peripherals unless you NEED them since they can be purchased at a later date. If I had $800 and wanted to have a very exquisite build, I'd go with something along the lines of this.

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z77 platform = not stuck with that one line, Seasonic branded 650w SLI ready XFX PSU, solid 560 ti which will run a lot of the new and to be released games on medium to high detail at 1080p, and a nice Antec case with tri-cool fans which are great. The only thing I don't like is the Galaxy card, it wouldn't be a first pick like MSI / EVGA, but it was cheap so that is what I picked out - but I bet if you did some scouting, finding a more reputable company in that price range wouldn't be hard at all.
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I can 100% get behind Generation with the fact that the AMD 4100 is a bad CPU you should consider getting a different one. I have the same CPU And it just isn't up to scratch with the other cards in it's price range.
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@the person buying from eBay. It will almost almost be cheaper to buy the parts separate and build your own. Just a tip @OP, looks like a cool build,
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