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    Trying to buy a new computer..

    Since I have absolutely no clue what I am doing I figured I'd ask here for help XD

    I'm trying to get a new computer as well as looked into making my own. Problem is even though I've looked a videos and read articles on building a gaming computer I still am at a loss.. After weighing my options I have decided to just buy a prebuilt computer although I won't get as much as I want for the money it'll just be a lot easier for me >_o
    Anyway.. I have a budget from around $600-$700 and I did find two computers on Newegg that I think I like.. But I just don't know what I should be looking at :/
    If anyone could give me advice that'd be great ^_^;

    These are the two I saw on Newegg:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883258020

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229438

    EDIT: Gonna write here because I reached my reply limit apperently >_>
    I used that cyberpowerpc site to customize something.. (Thank you bidred) so here's that
    http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1FM8DD
    The Nvidia graphics card gave a boost in fps.. also was $2 cheaper XD and a friend of mine is more familiar with them so thats why I picked that one.. otherwise I'm not really sure what I should pick x.x;;;
    and if the link doesn't work..
    CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.50 GHz Six-Core AM3+ CPU 6MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology
    HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
    MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory [+37] (ADATA XPG V2)
    MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE 970A-DS3P AMD 970 ATX w/ Ultra Durable 4 Classic, On/Off Charge, GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 2 PCI
    SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
    VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 2GB GDDR3 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [-2] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)


    NEW EDIT:
    Thank you everyone for the help ^_^ you've all convinced me to look for parts and built it myself XD
    Only questions I have now are which parts are the best for the money.. but a couple of the sites you guys posted already have that so thank you i'll have to really look them over~
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    Last edited by Tokochan; 12-04-2013 at 04:19 AM.

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    Pcpartpicker.com is helpful if you wanna try your hand at building your own. It puts pieces together as you choose them that go together so you cant really mess up.
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    Leif Crow - Hyperion (when it works)

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    Both of those PC's are a bit lacking in the graphics card department. I mean, they will run FFXIV but in big fates you may see some FPS issues.

    Do you play other games? If your looking for something a bit more future proof you really need to build your own or spend a bit more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Will01 View Post
    Both of those PC's are a bit lacking in the graphics card department. I mean, they will run FFXIV but in big fates you may see some FPS issues.

    Do you play other games? If your looking for something a bit more future proof you really need to build your own or spend a bit more.
    Currently I just play this.. and on a really old computer :/ basically I just want something that will run this game without the fps issues I have now
    right now my desktop rups this game at 9 fps... and 5 in crowded areas.. so I figure almost anything will be better than that lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by cypherx View Post
    Pcpartpicker.com is helpful if you wanna try your hand at building your own. It puts pieces together as you choose them that go together so you cant really mess up.
    I've been on there, problem is I don't know where to exactly spend my money.. or which brands are worth it
    also.. I've noticed a lot of parts are out of stock on most sites (I guess because of the holiday season)
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    Well if you only play this you'll probably be ok, it wont be perfect all the time, but playable in about 95% of circumstances, so long as you dont plan on running BF4/Crysis 3 or CoD Ghosts on that hardware you'll be fine for the most part

    PS i'd pick the second machine over the first.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Will01 View Post
    Well if you only play this you'll probably be ok, it wont be perfect all the time, but playable in about 95% of circumstances, so long as you dont plan on running BF4/Crysis 3 or CoD Ghosts on that hardware you'll be fine for the most part

    PS i'd pick the second machine over the first.
    thank you~ I was leaning towards that one too :3
    and yeah basically ffxiv is all i plan on playing XD
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    If you end up going with Cyberpower, they have power supply unit problems sometimes due to cheaper units being used. Just keep it in mind if the PC stops working one day you'll prob just have to grab a new PSU. Out of curiosity, how old is your comp? Is getting a new graphics card out of the question?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lupus_Lux View Post
    If you end up going with Cyberpower, they have power supply unit problems sometimes due to cheaper units being used. Just keep it in mind if the PC stops working one day you'll prob just have to grab a new PSU. Out of curiosity, how old is your comp? Is getting a new graphics card out of the question?
    Hmmm.. I think my computers around 7 years old now.. And I looked into replacing parts but I'd have to buy windows 7 or 8 (its vista now..), ram, new fans, graphics card @_@
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    Level 45 at 9 FPS. I applaud the dedication. That is virtually unplayable to most players.
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