Don't buy anything pre-built. You should shop for the parts individually on Newegg or similar sites, or ask for help on this thread.

But before you do anything, you said you're going to buy it by April. If you mean April of next year, don't even bother looking at parts now. By the time April comes around, the technology will be much different and you will want to replace most if not all of the parts you had already picked out.

Aphorism wrote Don't buy anything pre-built. You should shop for the parts individually on Newegg or similar sites, or ask for help on this thread.

But before you do anything, you said you're going to buy it by April. If you mean April of next year, don't even bother looking at parts now. By the time April comes around, the technology will be much different and you will want to replace most if not all of the parts you had already picked out.

Damn. Really? And that computer isn't pre-made i picked out what I wanted for each part, it's a saved configuration of a computer they sell, meaning that the parts they offer you are in a certain category, in this case it's gaming/photoshop. I picked the mobo, cpu, fans, case, ram, hdd, everything.

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Aphorism wrote Don't buy anything pre-built. You should shop for the parts individually on Newegg or similar sites, or ask for help on this thread.

But before you do anything, you said you're going to buy it by April. If you mean April of next year, don't even bother looking at parts now. By the time April comes around, the technology will be much different and you will want to replace most if not all of the parts you had already picked out.

Damn. Really? And that computer isn't pre-made i picked out what I wanted for each part, it's a saved configuration of a computer they sell, meaning that the parts they offer you are in a certain category, in this case it's gaming/photoshop. I picked the mobo, cpu, fans, case, ram, hdd, everything.

What I mean by pre-built is that they build it for you. They are going to charge you extra to build it, as well as tack on some extra cost to the price of the individual parts. They have to make a profit, after all.

Aphorism wrote

RR9 wrote

Aphorism wrote Don't buy anything pre-built. You should shop for the parts individually on Newegg or similar sites, or ask for help on this thread.

But before you do anything, you said you're going to buy it by April. If you mean April of next year, don't even bother looking at parts now. By the time April comes around, the technology will be much different and you will want to replace most if not all of the parts you had already picked out.

Damn. Really? And that computer isn't pre-made i picked out what I wanted for each part, it's a saved configuration of a computer they sell, meaning that the parts they offer you are in a certain category, in this case it's gaming/photoshop. I picked the mobo, cpu, fans, case, ram, hdd, everything.

What I mean by pre-built is that they build it for you. They are going to charge you extra to build it, as well as tack on some extra cost to the price of the individual parts. They have to make a profit, after all.

True, true, so newegg then?

RR9 wrote

Aphorism wrote

RR9 wrote

Aphorism wrote Don't buy anything pre-built. You should shop for the parts individually on Newegg or similar sites, or ask for help on this thread.

But before you do anything, you said you're going to buy it by April. If you mean April of next year, don't even bother looking at parts now. By the time April comes around, the technology will be much different and you will want to replace most if not all of the parts you had already picked out.

Damn. Really? And that computer isn't pre-made i picked out what I wanted for each part, it's a saved configuration of a computer they sell, meaning that the parts they offer you are in a certain category, in this case it's gaming/photoshop. I picked the mobo, cpu, fans, case, ram, hdd, everything.

What I mean by pre-built is that they build it for you. They are going to charge you extra to build it, as well as tack on some extra cost to the price of the individual parts. They have to make a profit, after all.

True, true, so newegg then?

Yeah, and post on the custom PC topic. I can help you after I finish this game of LoL

EDIT: Actually, nevermind. I forgot you were buying in April.

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This is my laptop. it cost me $700 (I know it's overpriced... got it a year ago) It runs minecraft with no problems at all and I can run diablo 3 with solid 60 fps on low-medium settings. I can also run swtor on low settings with a stable 60 fps just as long as I don't have shadowing on. The first computer you posted is pretty decent for $800 if your a person like me who doesn't stay at home for more than 2 weeks or a month. I travel a lot but I love my games so this laptop is pretty good for now. I am about to try Guild Wars 2, shouldn't any problems. The second computer isn't for gaming, doesn't technically have a graphics card...

I am not in the mood to make a new build yet but here is a $700 gaming build. Intel architecture and a 6870.
This will play anything you throw at it. Not all maxed but it can play them.
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You can use this chart to get an idea of what your budget can get you right now.