Friends PC

[SmilesRising]

so my friend said he was going to buy a computer and he showed this http://www.inet.se/produkt/1517136/taurus-gtx-960-limited-core#/specs and he´s wondering if its any good

[Cajs]

It would be worth checking if buying the parts individually and building it yourself is cheaper. £800 (roughly 10,000 SEK) is a lot of money to play with, might be worth doing some research

[Godlygamer23]

Do you happen to know the power supply that's going to be in the system? It doesn't actually state it - just says 500W, Cooler Master.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Cajs said:

It would be worth checking if buying the parts individually and building it yourself is cheaper. £800 (roughly 10,000 SEK) is a lot of money to play with, might be worth doing some research

he doesn´t want to build it himself, i said i could help him and all but he just wants to buy it..

[Cajs]

Just now, Oscar-Alvermalm said:

he doesn´t want to build it himself, i said i could help him and all but he just wants to buy it..

Well that's fair enough. Building it yourself isn't for everyone.

[manikyath]

from a quick look it seems to be all good, not sure if its worth €1000 tho, but it'll be close.

[19_blackie_73]

well overall not that bad but in € it's almost 1100€ . Dunno the normal prices for hardware in Sweden, but for 1100€ i got my system

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Cajs said:

Well that's fair enough. Building it yourself isn't for everyone.

But its very easy to learn. Plus, @op could just build it for him

[SmilesRising]

1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Do you happen to know the power supply that's going to be in the system? It doesn't actually state it - just says 500W, Cooler Master.

nope i have no idea.. 

[GarnetDevil]

1 minute ago, Oscar-Alvermalm said:

he doesn´t want to build it himself, i said i could help him and all but he just wants to buy it..

Don't think that 960 is worth it, any options with R9 380 available?

[SmilesRising]

Just now, GarnetDevil said:

Don't think that 960 is worth it, any options with R9 380 available?

nope you cant change whats in it.. you buy it with 960 no other options...

[SmilesRising]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

But its very easy to learn. Plus, @op could just build it for him

he thinks its safer if they build it idk why he thinks that but. 

[GarnetDevil]

Just now, Oscar-Alvermalm said:

nope you cant change whats in it.. you buy it with 960 no other options...

Damn that sucks

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Oscar-Alvermalm said:

he thinks its safer if they build it idk why he thinks that but. 

Tell him that he's wasting money and could get a better PC just by letting you build it.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, GarnetDevil said:

Damn that sucks

yup, i told him to buy stuff on black friday and build one but nooo he had to wait and buy a prebuilt system..

[samcool55]

It is quite expensive for what it is tbh. I won't be suprised if you can make the same thing for like 850 bucks.

But it is decent, not great price-performance. But if you ignore that it's good.

[Cajs]

If he wanted a pre-built system, I think there must be cheaper alternatives out there with similar hardware OR faster hardware for the same budget. However I am unsure what websites ship to Sweden.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, TheRandomness said:

Tell him that he's wasting money and could get a better PC just by letting you build it.

he probably doesnt care if he´s wasting money.. i told him that but he says it will only be for like CSGo and stuff so he doesnt care..

[Godlygamer23]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

Tell him that he's wasting money and could get a better PC just by letting you build it.

And we'll actually know which power supply is in the system.

[TheRandomness]

Just now, Oscar-Alvermalm said:

he probably doesnt care if he´s wasting money.. i told him that but he says it will only be for like CSGo and stuff so he doesnt care..

Ask if he wants more FPS and bragging rights.

[SmilesRising]

Just now, Cajs said:

If he wanted a pre-built system, I think there must be cheaper alternatives out there with similar hardware OR faster hardware for the same budget. However I am unsure what websites ship to Sweden.

i think he´s wasting money.. i built my system for almost the same price as the one he´s getting.. 

[Guest]

Inet has so that you can pay them to build a custom pc for you with the parts you chose

[SmilesRising]

4 minutes ago, Star Paladin Vinyl said:

Inet has so that you can pay them to build a custom pc for you with the parts you chose

ill talk to him and see if i can change his mind.. i dont want him to waste money

[HKZeroFive]

Think about it very carefully, because I've just built a much better build only using the prices in that website. You might want a HDD too:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($1849.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($990.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($419.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($849.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($3690.00) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($649.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($990.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($232.00) 
Total: $9668.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 07:13 EST-0500

[SmilesRising]

3 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Think about it very carefully, because I've just built a much better build only using the prices in that website. You might want a HDD too:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($1849.00) 
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($990.00) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($419.00) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($849.00) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($3690.00) 
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($649.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($990.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)  ($232.00) 
Total: $9668.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-14 07:13 EST-0500

you could change that 970 to a 390 right?