Trying to buy a new computer..

[thinkmad]

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to be honest, building a PC is color coded now a days. if you know how to build lego cars, you know how to build PCs. don't force any pieces together and you'll be fine.

if saving money is what you're after, definitely building your own rig is the best route to take. microcenter, visit their store, will help you buy the parts you need and they have discounts if you buy bundles/packages.


out of the two you posted, i would go for the 2nd one as it's 6core vs 8core. and the 2TB HDD. Memory is a bit lacking (1333 DDR3 vs 1600 DDR3, also 8gb vs 16gb), but for Final Fantasy the 8gb 1333 DDR3 is fine. My advice is to buy a higher wattage PSU when you buy that rig. Something along the 700+watts. It comes witha 350watt PSU, but I don't feel safe with that specially if you're running 8 cores. Also, the you'll need a stronger PSU when you start upgrading your GPU, might as well get a jump start on it now.


edit..
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4...sktop_Computer

A little out of your price range, but it's using Intel I5 new gen, and NVidia GTX 650, also 8g 1600 DDR3. It doesn't say what the PSU wattage is, but I don't imagine it to be less than 500. Better ask first tho, coz you might need to swap out the PSU again.