Is The Alienware Alpha the right choice for me.

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I want to get a new gaming computer to play with my friends. I was looking at the alienware alpha i3 8gb model. I know how many people hate on it, and that it may struggle on very demanding games, I just want it to play semi-demanding games. (I would be playing Heroes and Generals, Space engineers, War thunder, CS:GO, and a few more low demanding games.) Now the reason is because I want a small gaming computer that i can take to my little cousins house and let him play. I do know that building a gaming computer is much better, but that isn't an option for me right now. My budget is 600, and possibly a little over, but if there is any other small console like PC i can buy please tell me. Thanks for anyone who can help.
 
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This should work just fine for your needs. Comes with small form factor and enough horsepower to handle most of the games you throw at it, max details. Keep in mind if you need wifi, I can make that adjustment as well. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6r6Hx You'll have to build it though, so you may want to read up on some tutorials.
Edit: If the case is a little big, I might need to redesign the build, just let me know. Heres a review on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-EvQb7f2w
This should work just fine for your needs. Comes with small form factor and enough horsepower to handle most of the games you throw at it, max details. Keep in mind if you need wifi, I can make that adjustment as well. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6r6Hx You'll have to build it though, so you may want to read up on some tutorials.
Edit: If the case is a little big, I might need to redesign the build, just let me know. Heres a review on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW-EvQb7f2w
 
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Ive heard its better to have a desktop GPU rather than a mobile version. If you buy it with the i3, the i3 will most likely be the limits on your system, as its not a true quad core. As far as graphics go, Upgrading the graphics on the alpha when you have enough money will be more difficult than if you had a regular GPU. I've heard the 260X performs better, but if you want extra assurance, then you may want to try this instead. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yMMZYJ