Micro center pre built

[skeeler88]

Im looking to build or buy my first gaming pc So I went to my local micro center and they have a pre built custom water loop for $1399. I’ll add the link so you can see what the specs are. 

 

Now I don’t mind building my own pc but from what I’ve read and watched, the value and equipment you are getting for the price is very good. I plan to play rocket league, apex, Fortnite, pubg, Counter strike and other major titles. Maybe one day I’ll stream off the same pc.

 

https://www.microcenter.com/product/600162/x601-gaming-desktop-pc?ob=1

 

Wanted to know what your thoughts were?

[DarkEnergy]

$1400 USD for that is pretty good. Building your own would land you around the same price, give or take $100. It should do everything you're looking at doing as long as you don't slap a 4k monitor on top of it. 

[SpookyCitrus]

Honestly that's a pretty good deal, iI'd say it's more than reasonable. Especially because your paying build it yourself prices but getting custom watercooling too. I say go for it.

[jerubedo]

I mean, yes, it is a good deal for what it is. You are, however, paying a lot of aesthetics. For that same money you could build something with more gaming horsepower and double the SSD storage like this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$167.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	$31.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$80.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB TURBO OC Video Card	$679.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$57.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1323.70
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1303.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 01:02 EDT-0400

 

[lmaobadatmath]

4 minutes ago, jerubedo said:

I mean, yes, it is a good deal for what it is. You are, however, paying a lot of aesthetics. For that same money you could build something with more gaming horsepower and double the SSD storage like this:

 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor	$167.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler	$31.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - Z390 UD ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$114.99 @ Amazon
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$80.98 @ Newegg
Storage	Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$109.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB TURBO OC Video Card	$679.99 @ Newegg
Case	Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair - TXM Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply	$57.98 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1323.70
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$1303.70
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-02 01:02 EDT-0400

 

That 9400 would bottleneck the 2080, I would probably get a 2070 and a 9600k instead and make use of that z390 board at the same time.

[lmaobadatmath]

My thumb rule for prebuilts is to always look for deals

https://www.microcenter.com/product/507383/xps-8930-desktop-pc

This one, for instance is a great deal.

[jerubedo]

56 minutes ago, lmaobadatmath said:

That 9400 would bottleneck the 2080

It absolutely would not bottleneck a 2080. Not even close. It comes within 5% or less of the 9600K and maintains high framerates. Here's some data:

 

 

 

 

Furthermore, look here. The 8400 (which is slightly slower than the 9400F) is almost on par with an 8700K in average gaming using 15 games (source PC Gamer) and the 1080 Ti which is equivalent to an RTX 2080:

 

 

 

56 minutes ago, lmaobadatmath said:

and make use of that z390 board at the same time.

 

The board is still getting use in that it's allowing the 3000MHz RAM to run at 3000MHz instead of 2666MHz, which can increase FPS by up to 16% depending on the title (see second video above). Plus it allows for an upgrade path to the 9700K or 9900K or possibly Comet Lake CPUs (unknown right now).

[jerubedo]

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