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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aus_Snow" data-source="post: 4903537" data-attributes="member: 29112">Well, I ain't drothgery, but I'll go ahead and post some thoughts on those, regardless. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The AMD DIY kits are probably OK (hm, maybe the x3 720, anyway) but you might as well just pick up the specific parts you want or need, IMO.The complete PC is not that good at all. They've got the CPU and GPU round the wrong way entirely, for starters, if you're wanting to be play games on it. GPU should always *at least* match the CPU, and 99% of the time (or more, again IMO) should exceed it, price-wise. So, i7 + HD4830? Horrible combo. Not the absolute worst I've seen, but that's not saying much!Sometimes, if you're not too familiar with all this stuff, checking out one of the many places like Anandtech (e.g., <a href="http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3610&p=4" target="_blank">here</a>) or even an OC site, could pay off. Very rarely is a suggested system going to be just right for a given person at a given time, but they're easily modified, to suit needs, budget, looks, etc.The one I linked to in that article is OK, but here's my take on it: the case is fine, the PSU I'm not familiar with but it looks alright, likewise the RAM, an aftermarket CPU cooler wouldn't be needed unless OCing, and you could easily spend a bit less on the motherboard and hard drive if you wanted to.All of which means you could end up paying a even less than their ~$700-$750 for a base system (variable depending on things like needing a KB+mouse or not). Mind you, I'd be tempted to get a nicer (e.g. laser) mouse for gaming, if it was within overall budget, now I mention it. . . oh, and a decent Full HD LCD. According to Anandtech there, the Acer monitor is a good find, coming with HDMI cable an' all. Haven't seen it personally, so can't comment on its quality. Also, look into some of the LCD warranty differences - it's possilbe you could save yourself some major hassles, if you choose one of the better ones.If there was a little wiggle room, I'd recommend the GTX 260+, atm (with, for example, the Phenom II x3 720 listed above). But it's only a month (or less?) before new ranges of video cards come out, so actually, I might be tempted to wait just a tad longer, and see what happens.Hiope that helps.</blockquote>

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