Does this prebuilt look good?

[Stanz]

https://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/phobetor-ryzen-7-gaming-pc

I'm looking to get a new PC and I don't want to risk building it myself. Thoughts on this prebuilt?

[derole]

To build it yourself it would cost £982.47 so would save you £150. But considering it has a 6 year warranty and you don't want to build it yourself it looks pretty decent for the money.

[Guest]

It isn't difficult to build your own system, and you will get more for your money. If you don't mind a few ups and downs then DIY it.

 

As for that pc the price isn't too bad but some of the parts are not great (Motherboard especially). The psu is ok but not what I would choose, and the R7 2700 isn't what I would choose for gaming now that the 3000 series are out. An R5 3600 is what I would go with. You also have the RTX super cards, so the RTX 2070 is now a bad choice for a new build when the RTX 2060 Super is cheaper.

 

If you are 100% set on a prebuild then look at better options from the likes of Overclockers UK, Scan and Aria (Gladiator).

 

 

 

 

 

[Stanz]

8 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

It isn't difficult to build your own system, and you will get more for your money. If you don't mind a few ups and downs then DIY it.

 

As for that pc the price isn't too bad but some of the parts are not great (Motherboard especially). The psu is ok but not what I would choose, and the R7 2700 isn't what I would choose for gaming now that the 3000 series are out. An R5 3600 is what I would go with. You also have the RTX super cards, so the RTX 2070 is now a bad choice for a new build when the RTX 2060 Super is cheaper.

 

If you are 100% set on a prebuild then look at better options from the likes of Overclockers UK, Scan and Aria (Gladiator).

 

Thanks for the reply, i'm upgrading from a system with a 1700, so I wasn't sure if an R5 would be a worthwhile upgrade.

 

 

 

 

[Shreyas1]

5 minutes ago, Stanz said:

 

The system appears to also have an R7, so you're fine there

 

Funny thing, on the website the picture of the computer just shows the case

[Guest]

If you already have an R7 1700 then that is still a good cpu. You are not going to see much difference by going with a 2700.

 

What is the full spec of your current system ?

[Stanz]

1 minute ago, lee32uk said:

If you already have an R7 1700 then that is still a good cpu. You are not going to see much difference by going with a 2700.

 

What is the full spec of your current system ?

I'm using a R7 1700, 8GB of 3000mhz ram, an R9 fury, with a 250gb samsung ssd and a 1tb external hdd

[Herman Mcpootis]

13 minutes ago, Stanz said:

I'm using a R7 1700, 8GB of 3000mhz ram, an R9 fury, with a 250gb samsung ssd and a 1tb external hdd

then just upgrade the fury and 1700, no need to get a new system.

[jones177]

The only thing I don't like is the SSD/HD setup. Prices on SSDs are way down so a 1tb SSD would be a better choice.

Also your open world games will thank you. 

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Stanz said:

I'm using a R7 1700, 8GB of 3000mhz ram, an R9 fury, with a 250gb samsung ssd and a 1tb external hdd

The R5 3600/X or 3700X would be a better upgrade than the R7 2700. Add another 8GB Ram and change the gpu and you would have a good system. Of course you would need to already have a decent motherboard and psu, so it depends on what you have at the minute.

 

The R7 1700 is still a pretty good cpu though, so you could always just do the Ram and gpu first and see how it is.