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    anything to watch out for on this asus?

    http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/det...at287600050002
    The 1TB hard drive doesn't worry me as all I do with my computer is play WoW/BF4/simcity (while live streaming), no music movies, and all pictures are stored on a external HD. I saw it might have a 500w PSU, but I have a 650w corsair from my current rig I could swap in for peice of mind. Do you guys see anything wrong with it?
    Last edited by keystone; 2014-04-24 at 01:34 AM.

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    Mediocre gfx and unnecessary amount of ram.

    Plus it's $1400. You can build so much better for that money.

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    I would watch out for the fact it's a $1600 system with the performance of an $800 system.
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    Yea this is marketing to customers, who arent in the know, at its best. Best buy will get a system in with great processors, and ridiculous amounts of ram and storage space, and advertise it at a stupid cost because the things that are always advertised are processors, and memory. Video cards arent pushed because they are more expensive to use and the "everyman" wont see a performance boost from a better video card because most people who buy desktops from bestbuy arent gaming on them.
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