Is this a good deal?

Yojimbo94

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I'm looking into buying a gaming PC. I would like to play games like Skyrim with lots of mods on Ultra settings as well as new games coming out on the very least Normal settings. I'm very new to gaming PC's and this would be my first buy. I know most people say to build one, but I'd rather go for a prebuilt at first. I stumbled across this PC, and I've actually heard it would play Battlefield 4 on Ultra with 60 FPS, so it sounds good to me. Check it out? Is it a good deal? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883266613 Its roughly 650 after tax and shipping.
 
Not only the GPU, you only get 4GB of memory as well as a shitty 350W power supply. Completely inadequate for gaming, almost non-upgradeable, yet expensive.

Sorry sir, you will have to build by yourself (or ask a friend for help). It is possible to get a waaaaay better machine than this for $600.

We can post a few builds for you for sure. Just tell us do you also need monitor and peripherals and operating system?

 
For example, this one is $650 (includes operating system, but not monitor and peripherals):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($44.89 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($182.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.00 @ B&H)
Total: $651.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-18 03:16 EST-0500