Pre-Built ready to go desktop

[The Oblivion]

Hello I'm looking for a pre built desktop for my girlfriend. Something that is ready to go right when i get it. I know i can get much more if i build it myself but for this id prefer to just get something with 0 work involved. lol

It will be for some general gaming (WoW, LoL, Rift, Sims). I don't expect it to run everything on ultra at 100 fps. I just need something that will run good and most games at a decent level above the lowest settings. The real stickler is I'm hoping for $1200 or lower including a monitor. I'm not sure if this is possible.

Any suggestions on what would work for me?

[ninjapaws]

Special-B
1 x Case ( NZXT Lexa-S Gaming Case - Black w/ Blue Light )
0 x Case Lighting ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
0 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
1 x Processor ( AMD FX-4100 CPU (4x 3.60GHz/4MB L2 Cache) )
0 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( None )
1 x Processor Cooling ( Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD] - Standard 120mm Fan )
1 x Memory ( 8 GB [2 GB X4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 - 2GB )
1 x Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA )
1 x Motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 -- AMD 970 )
1 x Motherboard USB / SATA Interface ( Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface )
1 x Power Supply ( 600 Watt - Standard )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive**Free Upgrade to 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Single Drive** )
0 x Data Hard Drive ( None )
1 x Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
0 x 2nd Optical Drive ( None )
1 x Flash Media Reader / Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black )
0 x Meter Display ( None )
0 x USB Expansion ( None )
1 x Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
1 x Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
1 x Operating System ( None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only )
1 x Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard )
1 x Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse )
0 x Monitor ( None )
0 x 2nd Monitor ( None )
1 x Speaker System ( iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
COST: $749


my cousin has bought from ibuypower, they do decent work, and are good and not to pricey.

now you may have to add a monitor, it shows one in the picture, but on the list of details it doesnt have one added.

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1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 - 2GB )

That card is not meant for gaming, and will leave her stuck at the lowest settings.

1 x Power Supply ( 600 Watt - Standard )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive**Free Upgrade to 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s Single Drive** )

You don't know the quality of these two components, and it can end up being a really big problem. Noname PSUs can end up frying your whole system and for HDDs you generally want to stick to WD, Samsung or Seagate.


If you refuse to build it yourself you could always buy the components and bring it to a local computer store and they will assemble it for you (probably costs a little bit less than $100). You would get so much better components if you did that.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.99 @ Newegg)
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Hard Drive: Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($69.64 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VH236H 23.0" Monitor ($149.98 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($99.95 @ B&H)
Total: $1171.50
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)

This would be miles ahead of the pre-built linked. The 7850 performs four to eight times better than the 640, and if you want it for cheaper you can always drop the SSD.

[Gouca]

It will be for some general gaming (WoW, LoL, Rift, Sims)

Useless to go for the full budget unless she is going to play Crysis 3 at the highest resolution. This set will play all the pm. games with +60 FPS in 1920x1080.

Case: BitFenix Shinobi White Window
PSU: SeaSonic Modular 520W
Media: DvD+-RW
SSD: Samsung 830 128 Gb

M/B: AsRock Z75 Pro3
RAM: 8 Gb DDR3 Corsair 1600 MHz 1.5v
CPU: Intel i3-2100 or a slightly better Intel i3-2120
CPU-cooler: Stock or Hyper212+
GPU: XFX Core HD7850

Windows 7 OEM

Dell UltraSharp U2312HM 23" IPS - display

Total ~ $1100

You could add a 1 Tb HDD if needed, it would fit the budget.

[The Oblivion]

i may go with having a shop assemble for me, but what do you guys think of http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Dragon/

I have heard decent things about that site.

[lockedout]

i may go with having a shop assemble for me, but what do you guys think of http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Dragon/

I have heard decent things about that site.

I would stay away from AMD CPU, intel is just better right now. Also the parts Anderzon listed will do everything you want and last a few years with no upgrades.
Buy the parts and have the PC shop assemble its the best way to spend your money and you get what YOU want not what the prebuilt company wants to give you.

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Total ~ $1100

I would say spending $70 more is worth it for a overclockable, quad-core CPU that is considered being the to-go gaming CPU on a board that support SLI compared to the Z75 and a locked dual-core.