Which prebuilt?

[tlmills82]

My sister finally got enough money to buy her system.  I've looked at building one and I can't seem to get anything in budget that's a decent pc or in stock.  So I started looking for pre built systems.

She's going to be using it for some gaming (ARK, Overwatch, and a few other games) as well as some photo editing.  She'd budgeted $1200 US with a little wiggle room for the PC and all peripherals (Monitor, Keyboard, mouse and a headset).

I've found what seem to be 2 decent options on newegg, main difference being the CPU.  The question I have is which of these would you buy, or would I still be better off going for a parts list, even with limited stock available everywhere?

https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-ali416/p/N82E16883102994?Item=N82E16883102994

 

https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-ala220/p/N82E16883102991

 

if I got one of those 2 would it be worth getting a 1440 monitor or should I just stick with high refresh 1080p?

[MarvintheParrot]

7 minutes ago, tlmills82 said:

My sister finally got enough money to buy her system.  I've looked at building one and I can't seem to get anything in budget that's a decent pc or in stock.  So I started looking for pre built systems.

She's going to be using it for some gaming (ARK, Overwatch, and a few other games) as well as some photo editing.  She'd budgeted $1200 US with a little wiggle room for the PC and all peripherals (Monitor, Keyboard, mouse and a headset).

I've found what seem to be 2 decent options on newegg, main difference being the CPU.  The question I have is which of these would you buy, or would I still be better off going for a parts list, even with limited stock available everywhere?

https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-ali416/p/N82E16883102994?Item=N82E16883102994

 

https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-ala220/p/N82E16883102991

 

if I got one of those 2 would it be worth getting a 1440 monitor or should I just stick with high refresh 1080p?

$1200 USD is more than enough to get a custom PC. 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yHNPz7

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($151.66 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($77.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($53.78 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.48 @ Newegg) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB VENTUS XS OC Video Card  ($300.74 @ Office Depot) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($119.97 @ Newegg) 
Total: $938.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 12:06 EST-0500

 

You are getting a great PC with a ton of room to upgrade. You could even put a better GPU in there. Or pretty much switch out any part with a different one.

 

EDIT:

 

I just took a look at the pre-built systems that you put there and you can definitely fit in as RTX 2060 or even a 2060 super.

Edited November 27, 2020 by jsugarman2005

[tlmills82]

53 minutes ago, jsugarman2005 said:

$1200 USD is more than enough to get a custom PC. 

EDIT:

 

I just took a look at the pre-built systems that you put there and you can definitely fit in as RTX 2060 or even a 2060 super.

That's true, but $1200 with all peripherals makes the budget on the pc around $950US.  Your build looks good, but a 2060 should be quite a bit better than a 1660 super, right?

[MarvintheParrot]

28 minutes ago, tlmills82 said:

That's true, but $1200 with all peripherals makes the budget on the pc around $950US.  Your build looks good, but a 2060 should be quite a bit better than a 1660 super, right?

Yes, from what I see, a 2060 is basically a 1660 ti/super + ray tracing cores. But the 2060 can't really run RTX well enough for it to be of any value. But still a $950 custom build is as good as a $1200 pre built.

[tlmills82]

8 minutes ago, jsugarman2005 said:

Yes, from what I see, a 2060 is basically a 1660 ti/super + ray tracing cores. But the 2060 can't really run RTX well enough for it to be of any value. But still a $950 custom build is as good as a $1200 pre built.

Did you see that 950$ pre built?  It seems quite the value

[tlmills82]

Trying to help my sister get her a gaming pc for games like ARK, Overwatch, Minecraft and a few others.  She's budgeted $1200 US for the PC and peripherals.

I've been trying to put together a build for around $950US to leave room for a monitor, keyboard, mouse and headset.  I came up with this below:
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.83 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($304.84 @ Office Depot) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.18 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.26 @ Newegg) 
Total: $960.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 14:26 EST-0500

But I see newegg has some killer deals on pre builts as well.

https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-ala220/p/N82E16883102991

 

https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-ali416/p/N82E16883102994?Item=N82E16883102994

 

Budget (including currency): 1200 US

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: ARK, Overwatch, Minecraft, photoshop

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Need Monitor, keyboard, mouse and Headset.

 

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[jaslion]

The ryzen 3600 prebuilt is not too bad. Just unkown board and psu. The i5 one has a case that will lead to bad airflow so basically skip that

[tlmills82]

Just now, jaslion said:

The ryzen 3600 prebuilt is not too bad. Just unkown board and psu. The i5 one has a case that will lead to bad airflow so basically skip that

They use thermaltake PSUs I emailed the manufacturer and they claim to only use TT

 

[jaslion]

Just now, tlmills82 said:

They use thermaltake PSUs I emailed the manufacturer and they claim to only use TT

 

Oh ok nah skip. Probably one of the dirtcheap gold ones then that aren't good

[tlmills82]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

Oh ok nah skip. Probably one of the dirtcheap gold ones then that aren't good

https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-toughpower-gx2-gold-ps-tpd-0600nnfagu-2-600w/p/N82E16817153415?Item=N82E16817153415&Tpk=17-153-415

That's the link they sent me.

 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, tlmills82 said:

https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-toughpower-gx2-gold-ps-tpd-0600nnfagu-2-600w/p/N82E16817153415?Item=N82E16817153415&Tpk=17-153-415

That's the link they sent me.

 

Yeah you wouldn't want that in your system

[tlmills82]

1 minute ago, jaslion said:

Yeah you wouldn't want that in your system

What about:
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.83 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($304.84 @ Office Depot) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.18 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.26 @ Newegg) 
Total: $960.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 14:26 EST-0500

[jaslion]

3 minutes ago, tlmills82 said:

What about:
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($58.83 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P2 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($50.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB SC ULTRA GAMING Video Card  ($304.84 @ Office Depot) 
Case: Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case  ($54.18 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($96.26 @ Newegg) 
Total: $960.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-27 14:26 EST-0500

No need for a 3700x so you can get a 3600 and invest the money into a better gpu or something else. The supernova ga is alright but may wanna swap it out for something else.

[tlmills82]

4 minutes ago, jaslion said:

No need for a 3700x so you can get a 3600 and invest the money into a better gpu or something else. The supernova ga is alright but may wanna swap it out for something else.

3700x is cheaper than 3600 atm.

[MarvintheParrot]

On 11/27/2020 at 2:53 PM, tlmills82 said:

3700x is cheaper than 3600 atm.

Go with the Nzxt BLD. It's a great price+good parts from NZXT. Do the Starter series PRO: https://www.letsbld.com/starter-series