Building a new PC

[guyvvs]

Budget (including currency): for $1500-2000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  Heavily modified GTA V, FiveM, Elden Ring and tons of other intense resource consuming projects aswell as running Blender and other 3d programs constantly, hoping the rig lasts 3+ years

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): 

Looking for Intel and Nvidia only as I don't know too much about AMD, I have my own SSD but dont have a monitor only a TV at 60Hz, I'll be buying within the following months

 

 

I made a configuration on this website because it allows me to pay monthly via affirm because the only way I'll be able to afford a computer is through monthly payments http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1R86BC

[TatamiMatt]

2 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

Budget (including currency): for $1500-2000

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for:  Heavily modified GTA V, FiveM, Elden Ring and tons of other intense resource consuming projects aswell as running Blender and other 3d programs constantly, hoping the rig lasts 3+ years

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): 

Looking for Intel and Nvidia only as I don't know too much about AMD, I have my own SSD but dont have a monitor only a TV at 60Hz, I'll be buying within the following months

 

 

I made a configuration on this website because it allows me to pay monthly via affirm because the only way I'll be able to afford a computer is through monthly payments http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1R86BC

Id check out and do some AMD research, theyre really controlling the market right now in the price to performance region, i was also nvidia and intel for my build until i looked into and researched AMD, im now putting together a full AMD build at the weekend with a similar or even better gaming performance for about £200 cheaper or so

[Middcore]

Welcome to the forums.

 

That Cyberpower link is just a blank white page for me. Are you sure that's the right link to share? Maybe you can take a screenshot. 

[guyvvs]

1 minute ago, Middcore said:

Welcome to the forums.

 

That Cyberpower link is just a blank white page for me. Are you sure that's the right link to share? Maybe you can take a screenshot. 

BASE_PRICE:[+2059]

 

CABLE:None

 

CAS:CyberPowerPC CUBE III 360V High AirFlow ATX CUBE Gaming Case dual chambers with Direct Air to GPU [+125]

 

CC:None

 

COOLANT:None

 

CPU:Intel® Core™ Processor i9-13900K 8P/16 + 16E 3.00GHz [Turbo 5.7GHz] 36MB Cache LGA1700

 

CS_FAN:Default case fans

 

DDS:None

 

FAN:CyberpowerPC MasterLiquid Lite 240mm ARGB CPU Liquid Cooler with Dual Chamber Pump & Copper Cold Plate (Intel)

 

FREEBIE_MN:None

 

HDD:2TB WD Blue SN580 Series (PCIe Gen4) NVMe M.2 SSD - Seq R/W: Up to 4150/4150 MB/s, Rnd R/W up to 600/750k (Single Drive)

 

HDD2:4TB (4TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 256MB Cache 5400RPM HDD (Single Drive)

 

HEADSET:HYTE eclipse HG10 Wireless Gaming Headset w/ 30-hr estimated battery life 2.4 GHz transmission [+49]

 

KEYBOARD:CyberPowerPC Multimedia USB Gaming Keyboard

 

MEMORY:32GB (16GBx2) DDR5/6000MHz Dual Channel Memory (Team T-FORCE DELTA RGB)

 

MICROPHONE:None

 

MONITOR:None

 

MOPAD:None

 

MOTHERBOARD:ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI D5 DDR5 ATX w/ Wi-Fi, 2.5GbT LAN, (4)PCIe x16,(1)PCIe x1, (3)M.2, (4)SATA

 

MOUSE:CyberPowerPC Lyra 01 RGB 6-Color w/ 7 Button USB wired, 4200DPI Optical Gaming Mouse

 

NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

 

OS:Windows 11 Home

 

OVERCLOCK:No Overclocking

 

POWERSUPPLY:1,000 Watts - EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 GT 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply [+87]

 

PRO_WIRING:None

 

PROMOSALE1:CYBERPOWERPC Skorpion K2 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard [+9] (Black (Linear))

 

PROMOSALE2:MSI IMMERSE GH50 Gaming Headset 7.1 USB Wired with RGB, Foldable, Detachable microphone [+9]

 

PROMOSALE3:CyberPowerPC FPS Gaming Mouse Pad [+0] (Large 14x12 Inches)

 

RECOVERYUSB:None

 

RUSH:Standard processing time: ship within 7 to 10 Business Days

 

SERVICE:3 Years FREE Service Plan (INCLUDES LABOR AND LIFETIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT)

 

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

 

SPEAKERS:None

 

USBHD:None

 

VIDEO:MSI GeForce RTX™ 4070 Ti GAMING TRIO 12GB GDDR6X Video Card (DLSS 3.0) [AI-Powered Graphics] [+293] (Single Card)

 

WARRANTY:STANDARD WARRANTY: 1 Year Parts WARRANTY

[guyvvs]

1 minute ago, TatamiMatt said:

Id check out and do some AMD research, theyre really controlling the market right now in the price to performance region, i was also nvidia and intel for my build until i looked into and researched AMD, im now putting together a full AMD build at the weekend with a similar or even better gaming performance for about £200 cheaper or so

I've only ever had 1 AMD computer and it was a Ryzen 3, kinda hated that little thing but it was from Walmart 

[Middcore]

2 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

BASE_PRICE:[+2059]

 

 

What is the total price for all this? 

[guyvvs]

Just now, Middcore said:

 

What is the total price for all this? 

$2631, some odd $100 a month or so

[Dedayog]

6 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

$2631, some odd $100 a month or so

No interest in building it yourself?  Nm, just noticed the Affirm link, so  buying all the pieces may not work.

 

Do you need a $2600 computer you can't afford though?

 

A $1500 or less machine can give you all the performance you want and save a lot of money.

[venomtail]

16 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

intense resource consuming projects

Would be great to know if heavy for CPU, RAM and/or GPU. If one isn't important we can save on that, such as I've done productivity rendering/compiling on 8 core CPUs and it's not that bad.

 

Gone a bit over:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 4.2 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($646.91 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool ASSASSIN IV 79.1 CFM CPU Cooler  ($97.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($169.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card  ($809.99 @ ASUS) 
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($79.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 PE 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($107.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2152.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-02 09:43 EDT-0400

[guyvvs]

Just now, Dedayog said:

No interest in building it yourself?

I would love to but I'd be ordering from different websites and I need to be able to make monthly payments to get a pc, cant just buy it

[Middcore]

Building your own from the same parts (disregarding the "value" of all of the questionable peripherals they give you, and not including the cost of Windows, and assuming ~$100 for a case since I don't know what case the "CyberPowerPC CUBE III 360V" is) would run you $2200-2300. So I will say the markup here is not that bad. 

 

Not really sure what you're asking here though, since you've ruled out building your own and you've only shown us this one option for an installment-paid prebuilt. 

 

[Tetras]

11 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

$2631, some odd $100 a month or so

If it has to be Intel/nvidia and you're running blender 'n such, then for 2K5 I'd try to get something like this (or better), with a 13700, 64GB of memory, 4080.

 

(just an example self-build for the price/spec)

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/npJtn6

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($366.34 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Crucial CT2K32G48C40U5 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-4800 CL40 Memory  ($151.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card  ($1189.00 @ B&H) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850G PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2232.19

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-02 09:47 EDT-0400

[guyvvs]

4 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

No interest in building it yourself?  Nm, just noticed the Affirm link, so  buying all the pieces may not work.

 

Do you need a $2600 computer you can't afford though?

 

A $1500 or less machine can give you all the performance you want and save a lot of money.

I can afford $100 a month for a pc I can't afford $1500 outright, most of the websites I saw charged more than $100 for a $1500 pc compared to if I just bought a $2000 it was $100

[venomtail]

4 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

I would love to but I'd be ordering from different websites and I need to be able to make monthly payments to get a pc, cant just buy it

Plenty of parts websites that allow you to pay off monthly, finance or multiple installments. I think even Amazon has their klarna programme.

[guyvvs]

2 minutes ago, Middcore said:

Building your own from the same parts (disregarding the "value" of all of the questionable peripherals they give you, and not including the cost of Windows, and assuming ~$100 for a case since I don't know what case the "CyberPowerPC CUBE III 360V" is) would run you $2200-2300. So I will say the markup here is not that bad. 

 

Not really sure what you're asking here though, since you've ruled out building your own and you've only shown us this one option for an installment-paid prebuilt. 

 

I'm simply just wondering if theres any better options for my money, with monthly payments

[filpo]

1 minute ago, guyvvs said:

I can afford $100 a month for a pc I can't afford $1500 outright, most of the websites I saw charged more than $100 for a $1500 pc compared to if I just bought a $2000 it was $100

So you want to pay monthly instead of one time? Why don't you just pay it outright then?

[guyvvs]

Just now, filpo said:

So you want to pay monthly instead of one time? Why don't you just pay it outright then?

I can't afford a payment like that in full but I can afford $100 a month

[Middcore]

4 minutes ago, filpo said:

So you want to pay monthly instead of one time? Why don't you just pay it outright then?

 

He doesn't have the money to pay it outright either way. He can afford $100 a month. 

 

I sympathize but it in this situation I would be taking a hard look at my needs and seeing whether I really have to have a $1500-2500 build at all.

 

 

[guyvvs]

Just now, Middcore said:

 

He doesn't have the many to pay it outright either way. He can afford $100 a month. 

 

I sympathize but it in this situation I would be taking a hard look at my needs and seeing whether I really have to have a $1500-2500 build at all.

 

 

I make an okay amount of money from creating 3D assets and other various projects so I definitely need a computer that can handle being used 24/7 and running like a champ, especially with the games I play that take up alot of GPU/CPU resources

[Dedayog]

8 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

I can afford $100 a month for a pc I can't afford $1500 outright, most of the websites I saw charged more than $100 for a $1500 pc compared to if I just bought a $2000 it was $100

1600 vs 2100.  Yeah, not sure how spending more makes sense? 

 

3 minutes ago, Middcore said:

 

He doesn't have the money to pay it outright either way. He can afford $100 a month. 

 

I sympathize but it in this situation I would be taking a hard look at my needs and seeing whether I really have to have a $1500-2500 build at all.

 

 

100%

 

If you can't afford it,  why not start a LOT smaller?  

 

If you can't afford a Honda, why not just buy the Ferrari instead!?!

 

1 minute ago, guyvvs said:

I make an okay amount of money from creating 3D assets and other various projects so I definitely need a computer that can handle being used 24/7 and running like a champ, especially with the games I play that take up alot of GPU/CPU resources

 

What are you using now, btw?  

[guyvvs]

Just now, Dedayog said:

1600 vs 2100.  Yeah, not sure how spending more makes sense? 

 

100%

 

If you can't afford it,  why not start a LOT smaller?  

 

If you can't afford a Honda, why not just buy the Ferrari instead!?!

well I'm not starting but as I mentioned it costs alot more to finance a cheaper computer on most websites 

[Middcore]

3 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

1600 vs 2100.  Yeah, not sure how spending more makes sense? 

 

It seems like he's saying the sites offering systems with a lower total price required higher monthly installment payments.

 

Of course he'd spend less overall and also have the system paid off quicker that way but he insists $100 is a hard limit for what he can pay each month. 

[guyvvs]

3 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

1600 vs 2100.  Yeah, not sure how spending more makes sense? 

 

100%

 

If you can't afford it,  why not start a LOT smaller?  

 

If you can't afford a Honda, why not just buy the Ferrari instead!?!

 

 

What are you using now, btw?  

I just saw 2 of your responses,

 

 

Websites charge more in monthly payments as the price is lower and I'm using an old intel pentium laptop that can barely run anything, I've been gaming off of nvidia geforce now

[Middcore]

5 minutes ago, guyvvs said:

I definitely need a computer that can handle being used 24/7 and running like a champ

This doesn't mean anything. 

[guyvvs]

2 minutes ago, Middcore said:

This doesn't mean anything. 

well I mean, I dont really know a whole lot when it comes to computers