Looking for a good gaming pc (preferably not DIY)

[ThePolishElf]

I'm in the market for a gaming pc that can run newer titles like Fallout 4 smoothly and run more graphics intensive games like Assassin's Creed Unity, The Division, Black Ops 3, etc. with at least 30 FPS on Medium settings. I'm looking for something under 500, but can make it to 600 if I really need to. (Would love for cheaper) I'm not looking for a super computer, but something that can compare to the next generation of consoles fairly well. As the title says, I would prefer for an already built pc, but if it's the best possible option I can do a DIY (I just don't want to screw anything up) Thank you to all that answer, please go ahead and ask questions if needed I'll try to respond fairly soon.

 

[jtabb1256]

are you playing on 1080p? Do you want it from a store like bestbuy or an online store?

 

[jtabb1256]

Best bang for the buck I could find on Best Buy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-white/5005688.p?id=bb5005688&skuId=5005688

 

[ThePolishElf]

Best bang for the buck I could find on Best Buy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-120gb-solid-state-white/5005688.p?id=bb5005688&skuId=5005688

that's a little out of my price range and as you may be able to guess I don't know a ton about computers and software and such, but to answer your other question I don't care buying it online or from a store and usually play less than 1080p don't really mind, just want things to run smoothly.

 

[Guest]

I don't generally recommend pre-built PC's, but this is the best one I have found so far (in your price range):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883230092

 

[jtabb1256]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-amd-fx-series-8gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black-blue/4575218.p?id=1219770999039&skuId=4575218

That's the best I could find for your budget from BestBuy. It will not do 1080p very well. It will do what you're wanting it to do on 720p / 768p.

I know you said you didn't want to build your own, but to get a good graphics card, the prebuilts make you spend more money.
Making your own computer allows you to budget your own stuff and get higher quality parts.
For example:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($68.33 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 360 2GB Core Edition Video Card ($76.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($52.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $564.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-06 22:51 EDT-0400

The SSD is not necessary, but helps a lot.

This Power supply is higher quality than any prebuilt will give you: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/seasonic-s12ii-bronze-430-w-power-supply-review/11/

The graphics card in this will allow medium @ 1080p instead of medium @ 720p.

 

[ThePolishElf]

I don't generally recommend pre-built PC's, but this is the best one I have found so far (in your price range):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883230092

I just don't really know how to build a pc and would find this easier, but why don't you really recommend pre-built pc's, also I found that computer on tiger direct for a little cheaper price thank you for the link though I forgot to look on newegg.

 

[ThePolishElf]

That is quite a nice price and the hardware looks pretty great as well and it looks like what I'm looking for I'm going to research a little more about making a pc and if I'm confident I can do it I will, and the pre-built link pc looked decent too, so a decent back-up thank you and everyone so much!

 

[Guest]

I don't generally recommend pre-built PC's, but this is the best one I have found so far (in your price range):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883230092

I just don't really know how to build a pc and would find this easier, but why don't you really recommend pre-built pc's, also I found that computer on tiger direct for a little cheaper price thank you for the link though I forgot to look on newegg.

No problem. I just don't recommend pre-built PC's because they usually use entry-level motherboards with old chipsets and no-name power supplies, and only one stick of single-channel RAM.