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I am looking to build my first gaming pc and i have little knowledge on what i should be looking for and purchasing. 

i was refered to CYBERPOWERPC to build out a computer. I have nothing to build off of so this is a from scratch build.

this is what i came up with

  • *BASE_PRICE: [+985]
  • BLUETOOTH: None
  • CAS: NZXT Tempest 210 Mid-Tower Gaming Case [-14] (Black Color)
  • CASUPGRADE: None
  • CD: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive [-34] (BLACK COLOR)
  • CD2: None
  • COOLANT: Standard Coolant
  • CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.80 GHz Quad-Core AM3+ CPU 4MB L2 Cache & Turbo Core Technology [-16]
  • CS_FAN: Default case fans
  • ENGRAVING: None
  • FA_HDD: None
  • FAN: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
  • FLASHMEDIA: None
  • FREEBIE_MB: GIGABYTE GC-WB300D Exclusive Bluetooth 4.0/WiFi PCIe Expansion Card [+0]
  • FREEBIE_VC: None
  • GLASSES: None
  • HDD: 60 GB Intel 330 Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s - 500 MB/s Read & 400 MB/s Write [-31] (Single Drive)
  • HDD2: 500GB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD [+91] (Single Drive)
  • IEEE_CARD: None
  • IUSB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
  • KEYBOARD: (Keyboard & Mouse Combo) Razer Cyclosa Gaming Keyboard & Abyssus Gaming Mouse [+24]
  • MEMORY: 16GB (4GBx4) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair XMS)
  • MONITOR: 22" Widescreen 1680x1050 TFT Active Matrix LCD Display [+148]
  • MONITOR2: None
  • MONITOR3: None
  • MOTHERBOARD: [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AMD 970 Chipset Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ Touch Bios, Ultra Durable 2, On/Off Charge, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
  • MOUSE: None [+0]
  • NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
  • OS: Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional [+31] (64-bit Edition)
  • OVERCLOCK: No Overclocking
  • POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-750TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply - Quad SLI Ready [+51]
  • RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
  • SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
  • SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
  • SPEAKERS: None
  • TEMP: None
  • TVRC: None
  • USB: None
  • USBFLASH: None
  • USBHD: None
  • USBX: None
  • VIDEO: AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card (Major Brand Powered by AMD)
  • VIDEO2: None
  • VIDEO3: None
  • WNC: None
  • _PRICE: (+1235)

Is this worth the $1235? or should i go else where

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Not a spesific suggestion, however I highly reccomend getting a high quality air cooler, such as a Thermal RIght ultra 120 any other aircooler around this quality. They will be just as good as a premade loop of this size which just adds more complication and price to your build for almost no extra cooling preformance.

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first, turn off caps lock on the title, thats just annoying.

second, build your own pc. its easy and there are tons of tutorials on youtube. its like legos for grown ups now adays. you will get so much better parts.

third, if you are feeling nervous about building it yourself, i suggest ibuypower... my friend has bought from there twice and liked what he got.

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I'll put up one in a little bit

mine has a WAY better GPU, double HDD space as well as Intel smart response that allows you to use your 60GB SSD to Cache your HDD and make it faster.

The CPU stock beats the AMD one Overclocked but I don't recommend Overclocking on that cooler, just to keep the stock temps down and quiet.

the Motherboard is ASUS which is the beenees of quality and features of motherboards with high quality inspected parts, overclocks nicely, rich in slots and features like USAP USB 3.0 which is Real USB 3

the Case looks decent and has front panel USB 3 and 3 fans, I would move the side fan into the botton side vent for extra GPU cooling

you will not need 1866 16GB of ram, you won't even need 8GB but its nice to have a little extra.

the Monitor is a half a inch smaller but has a higher pixel density of FULL 1080p

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noted.

thanks for the suggestion. after some investigation i went to pcpartpicker