Looking to buy a prebuilt gaming desktop but I have a few questions on a certain one I am looking at.

DeTaiLz

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Hi, I have been playing games on a Y570 laptop for 3 years now or so and in order to run games I have to lower all graphics to low and hope I can get 30 fps. I am seriously annoyed by this and I am looking to upgrade now. I know building your own is better but I really don't want to, I just want it prebuilt.

So I have been looking and I found this certain pc which looks promising. Now I don't need a beast desktop I am just looking to get a pc that i can upgrade little by little. So here's the link:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-white/4757106.p?id=1219638966081&skuId=4757106

Now If anyone can help me here are my questions on that desktop.

1. What do you think about it overall? Is it good for a future upgradable desktop? (Like is the case big enough so that once I get money i can buy a gtx 970?)

2. Do you know what motherboard does it have and what PSU?

3. Can I buy a sound card 7.1 and connect it inside? (Here' what im thinking about buying: http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-XONAR-Channel-Audio-Sound/dp/B001EZQ8YC)

4. What fps do you think it can run on Rust or csgo?


I know some of these questions are kinda hard to find out when you don't have the machine in front of you but if anyone knows then please tell me. As you can tell I am new to this whole upgrading desktop thing. Thanks guys.
 
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1) Looks like it has i5-4460 which is a very good CPU. It also looks like it has a Phantom case which all of them are pretty roomy and a GTX 970 will fit for sure. 8GB of RAM is enough for any form of gaming.
2) Nope, no clue :D
3) Probably, depends on the motherboard. It could or could not have the PCI slot as PCI becomes old and more cards are now PCIe x1
4) GTX 750 is enough for those games. You will play CS:GO maxed out at 1080p and will play med-high Rust.

Cheers :)
1) Looks like it has i5-4460 which is a very good CPU. It also looks like it has a Phantom case which all of them are pretty roomy and a GTX 970 will fit for sure. 8GB of RAM is enough for any form of gaming.
2) Nope, no clue :D
3) Probably, depends on the motherboard. It could or could not have the PCI slot as PCI becomes old and more cards are now PCIe x1
4) GTX 750 is enough for those games. You will play CS:GO maxed out at 1080p and will play med-high Rust.

Cheers :)
 
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