• Need some assistance with pre built PCs
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[url]http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/2449048.p?id=1219072963367&skuId=2449048&pid=1219072963367[/url] Hi facepunch recently my computer died out and I need a new PC and I would prefer it if it was prebuilt. After some time searching from digital storm to ibuypower I have found some good prebuilts for cheap but recently i found into something better for cheaper. The link is at the top, any thoughts?
Why not build it yourself? You get better parts, better performance and for cheaper.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;48457285]Why not build it yourself? You get better parts, better performance and for cheaper.[/QUOTE] A number of reasons and I would just want it out of the box together
Unless you want to spend a pretty penny, you're not going to get the best hardware.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;48457415]Unless you want to spend a pretty penny, you're not going to get the best hardware.[/QUOTE] I'm simply asking advice about the build I linked I'm not sure why you're trying to convince me to build when I stated I did not want to
I wouldn't get that one. No-name brand, motherboard can't handle more than 16gb or RAM, and it's got a slow disk (7200 RPM). Look for something with a 10k or higher disk, or even SSD. GPU looks decent.
7200rpm is fine for a hdd, it's the 5400rpm ones that are slower Getting an ssd would be recommended with your system is recommended. I'll do some research into it as soon as I get back from work. The specs don't seem that bad from my perspective, but pre builts normally skimp out on some parts such as the motherboard or psu (from my experience at least) Just a couple of questions: What do you plan on using the pc for? Is it just a gaming rig? Or will you be rendering videos? Will you be overclocking/do you want an overclockable cpu?
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;48457599]I wouldn't get that one. No-name brand, motherboard can't handle more than 16gb or RAM, and it's got a slow disk (7200 RPM). Look for something with a 10k or higher disk, or even SSD. GPU looks decent.[/QUOTE] Show me all the 10k consumer disks that work with SATA. Oh right, just one really. And it's not a good buy. [editline]14th August 2015[/editline] And they do tend to cheap out on motherboard, and use subpar PSU's. At least not IED's though.
If you're going to get a prebuilt at least get a decent brand. Still you'd get a lot more for your money if you built it yourself, if you can build lego you can build a PC. [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tkz9zy]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Tkz9zy/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790]Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($294.00 @ NCIX US) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gah97md3h]Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($83.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl10d16gbxl]G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($85.99 @ Newegg) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($89.99 @ Amazon) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex]Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($49.88 @ OutletPC) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx970gaming4g]MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card[/url] ($338.49 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r]Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($49.99 @ Amazon) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze]SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/url] ($72.99 @ B&H) [b]Total:[/b] $1065.22 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-14 12:39 EDT-0400[/i]
Unfortunately iBuyPower/CyberPower isn't actually [I]that bad[/I] in the prebuilt world. They usually use CX PSU's, the cheapest name brand motherboard they can get their hands on, and a reference GPU.
[QUOTE=Zarconite;48457633]7200rpm is fine for a hdd, it's the 5400rpm ones that are slower Getting an ssd would be recommended with your system is recommended. I'll do some research into it as soon as I get back from work. The specs don't seem that bad from my perspective, but pre builts normally skimp out on some parts such as the motherboard or psu (from my experience at least) Just a couple of questions: What do you plan on using the pc for? Is it just a gaming rig? Or will you be rendering videos? Will you be overclocking/do you want an overclockable cpu?[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5EM1R03039[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA67S2GV1465[/url] And use SSD for the OS drive.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;48457922][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5EM1R03039[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA67S2GV1465[/url] And use SSD for the OS drive.[/QUOTE] That's one quarter of his budget spent on the 600gb drive alone. A 1tb Seagate baracuda will be decent enough for a fraction of the price
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;48457922][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5EM1R03039[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA67S2GV1465[/url] And use SSD for the OS drive.[/QUOTE] Anddd both of those are SAS, not SATA. So try again.
[url]http://www.digitalstorm.com/vanquish-3[/url] this was another prebuilt I was looking at mainly the level 4 config however it racks up a prize of 1600 usd if i were to build a PC (which im considering now if i can learn how to build) i want something where i can run games like GTA V, DOTA 2 Witcher 3 on high settings and get at least 60 frames and be able to stream in terms of budget it would be around 1600 ( the price of the vanquish 3 level 4 which runs gta v and Witcher 3 on high from what I've seen) but if I can build a computer that can surpass this prebuilt i linked for cheaper ill consider building
I managed to create a pre-built PC on a website I found - [URL]http://avadirect.com/Configure/9798608[/URL] It includes the following: [B]Case[/B] - Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (RC-431P-KWN2) Black Mid-Tower Case w/ Window, ATX, No PSU, Steel/Plastic [B]PSU[/B] - XFX ProSeries Core Edition 550W Power Supply, 80 PLUS® Bronze, 24-pin ATX12V v2.2 EPS12V, 1x 6-pin + 1x 8/6-pin PCIe, Retail [B]Motherboard[/B] - Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H, LGA1150, Intel® H97, DDR3-1600 32GB /4, PCIe x16, SATA 6Gb/s RAID 5 /6, HDMI + DVI + VGA, USB 3.0 /4+2, HDA, GbLAN, mATX, Retail [B]CPU[/B] - Intel Core™ i5-4460 Quad-Core 3.2 - 3.4GHz TB, HD Graphics 4600, LGA1150, 6MB L3 Cache, DDR3-1600, 22nm, 84W, EIST VT-d VT-x XD, Retail [B]RAM[/B] - Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) Ballistix Sport PC3-12800 DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.5V SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC [B]GPU[/B] - ASUS GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready SLI Support Turbo Video Card [B]SSD[/B] - Crucial 128GB MX100 SSD, MLC Marvell 88SS9189, 550/150 MB/s, SATA 6 Gb/s, 2.5-Inch, 7mm w/ 9mm Adapter, Retail [B]HDD[/B] - Seagate 1TB Barracuda®, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 64MB cache [B]OS[/B] - Windows 10 Home - 64-bit - OEM Standard Wiring with Precision Cable Routing and Tie-Down Silver Warranty Package (3 Year Limited Parts, 3 Year Labor Warranty & LIFETIME Technical Support) [B]Total[/B] - $1112.49 (Is this a bit over your limit?) However, I do recommend building it yourself as you'll be able to get more power for a lower price. If you're 100% against building it yourself, I'd go for the list above. Can you give us some more info as to your price limit / what you're going to use the PC for? ---Edit--- [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YR8mcf"]PCPartPicker part list[/URL] / [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YR8mcf/by_merchant/"]Price breakdown by merchant[/URL] [B]CPU:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54690k"]Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor[/URL] ($229.99 @ NCIX US) [B]CPU Cooler:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2"]Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler[/URL] ($25.98 @ OutletPC) [B]Motherboard:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97gaming3"]MSI Z97-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/URL] ($115.91 @ Newegg) [B]Memory:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/team-memory-tpd38g1600c11dc01"]Team Elite Plus 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/URL] ($37.99 @ Newegg) [B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam"]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/URL] ($89.99 @ Amazon) [B]Storage:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003"]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/URL] ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) [B]Video Card:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx980dc2oc4gd5"]Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card[/URL] ($482.99 @ SuperBiiz) [B]Case:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph410b1"]NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/URL] ($79.99 @ Micro Center) [B]Power Supply:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze"]SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply[/URL] ($72.99 @ B&H) [B]Optical Drive:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/lg-optical-drive-gh24nsc0b"]LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer[/URL] ($12.99 @ Newegg) [B]Operating System:[/B] [URL="http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-gfc02050"]Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 OEM (64-bit)[/URL] ($86.75 @ OutletPC) [B]Total:[/B] $1283.56 [I]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/I] [I]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-14 13:54 EDT-0400[/I] That's similar to the Digital storm PC, its about $300~ cheaper to build it yourself
I mainly want to play high end games and get a stable 60 frames per second, I'm also interested in streaming and video making as far as budget goes 1500$ or 1700$
In which case I'd go for something like this - [URL]http://avadirect.com/Configure/9798674[/URL] Specs: [B]CPU[/B] - Intel Core I7 4790K [B]CPU Cooler[/B] - Corsair H60 [B]Motherboard[/B] - MSI Z97 Gaming 5 [B]RAM[/B] - Crucial Ballistix DDR3 1600MHz (2x4GB) [B]SSD[/B] - Samsung 850 EVO 250GB [B]HDD[/B] - Seagate Barracuda 1TB (7200RPM) [B]Case[/B] - NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) [B]GPU[/B] - EVGA GTX 970 ACX 4GB [B]PSU[/B] - XFX Core edition 650W [B]Total[/B] - $1583.14 Here's the same parts list built on PCPartpicker - [URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qZYhpg[/URL] - (Total - $1254.11) Cheaper version of the above - [URL]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tTKMNG[/URL] - (Total - $1217.63)
Wow that's way better than the vanquish 3 and that will take care of what I want to do?
Do you still plan on going pre-built? if not, here's a final parts list for $1500~ (Sorry for posting 5 or so different builds O.o) [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dwNDHx]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dwNDHx/by_merchant/]Price breakdown by merchant[/url] [b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i74790k]Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($328.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]CPU Cooler:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h100i]Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler[/url] ($103.99 @ Amazon) [b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz97xgaming5]Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard[/url] ($129.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit8g3d1609ds1s00]Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($77.99 @ Amazon) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e250bam]Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive[/url] ($99.89 @ OutletPC) [b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003]Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-strixgtx980dc2oc4gd5]Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card[/url] ($482.99 @ SuperBiiz) [b]Case:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-caph410b1]NZXT Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case[/url] ($79.99 @ Micro Center) [b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x]XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply[/url] ($59.98 @ Newegg) [b]Operating System:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/microsoft-os-kw900140]Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)[/url] ($91.75 @ OutletPC) [b]Total:[/b] $1503.45 [i]Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available[/i] [i]Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-14 16:21 EDT-0400[/i] <edited as per Levelog's suggestion>
I'd recommend the Gigabyte Z97x-Gaming 5 over the MSI. It's better and cheaper.
I liked the configure you linked above from avadirect it suits my needs, would you recommend that for what I want to do
I dislike it because you can get the 980 build for slightly cheaper.
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