(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So I've had a Mac for the past 3 years, it was good, served me well until I got more into PC gaming and its specs are terrible for what I want to play (yes some games are available on Mac )
So I did some research, looked through sites and spoke to some friends and am deciding that this would be a good choice for my budget of ~1k
INTEL Core i7 3770 3.4GHz 1TB 8GB GTX650Ti 1GB Gaming Computer Quad Desktop PC

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Mainly it will be used for League of Legends, Skyrim, Valve games, Diablo III and whatever else I get into, not aiming to play like Bf3 on max graphics, (not even getting bf3 haha)

So just want opinions if this is a good choice or if I should just keep looking, I was also looking for a laptop instead of a desktop, but they are wayyy too expensive for my budget unless someone knows a good brand.

Also I live in Australia and we don't have many big computer companies that do custom builds, I got sent this quote from a local company for a pc they could build me



Or if theres something just as good to run what I want thats even cheaper that would be good too
Thanks for any feedback

650ti is a bad gfx card m8 and a i7 isn needed and the quote you got wont do you good it has a weak gfx card you want at least a 7850 , gtx 660

It is? Mate said it was good, I'm not that good with what graphics are good etc but I will message the company that gave me the quote about upgrading graphics, thanks for the feedback, greatly appreciated

You must login or register to view this content. that shows how much better a radeon 7850 2gb is then a 650ti, 2 cards that cost the same here in the US. i mean the radeon gets 50fps better in skyrim which even if u aren't into those games is the most beautiful pc game i ever seen or played

Just messaged them and to me it looks good, opinion?

Intel i5 3570 Quad Core 3.4G CPU
4 Cores/4 Threads, 6m cache Turbo booth)
GA Z77M-D3H Motherboard
4G DDR3 Kingston 1333Mhz
1TB WD Blue SATA 3 HDD 7200rpm
Built in SVGA DVI HDMI
TI Deluxe case 550W power
Logitech MK200 USB keyboard mouse
21.5"AOC or Philips LED Monitor
22 Speed DVD RW Dual Layer
Windows 7 HP 64 bit
Built in gigabit lan,SATA3,USB 3.0, SATA Raid.....

Price $799.00 include GST
Upgrade to 8G DDR3 Kingston price $25.00


We have special for 2G DDR5 ATI 7870 PCI Express price is $225.00

You may also need upgrade the power to 650W with 6 pin power for video card price extra $38.00


Total price 799 + 25 + 29 + 225 = 1087


No keyboard mouse price LESS $20

Total price $1,067.00

a i5 and a 7870 would be great for gaming it sounds great.

that I5 and 7870 would go and suit you for years to come
I'd go with that as the best option.
Take all those upgrades they're giving you especially the one for the 650W , you will need it.

The updated build sounds nice!

Also upgraded to 1600mHz Ram
Picked it up on Saturday and had it set up on Sunday (haven't used a PC since I was 12, and everything was done for me) so I had a few problems finding why the monitor didn't work, but it was a stupid mistake, wrong port haha.
Also realised that it hasn't got an inbuilt network card so I need to go hunting for a network adapter, bam another $50-80 :|
This is working amazingly well though, playing LoL on max settings, gradually downloading all my Steam games and with Christmas I'll be getting more

If anyone still looks at this, currently using Logitech M305 mouse (I have tiny hands) which I love and a Logitech keyboard that I found in my cupboard, but it has no features (eg media keys, quick access apps etc) which I'm not a fan of, any suggestion for a good but ~$50 keyboard thats good for all around computing and gaming, but mainly thats comfortable for a long period of time, any help is appreciated!