How Bad is This Computer?

[nosirrah123]

http://m.costco.com/.product.881736.html

I know its a ripoff, but my mom insists on buying from Costco for various reasons (mainly their awesome return policy), but is it really that terrible? My moms a little old lady, and the thought of me building a computer from scratch terrifies her. We don't have much money, and she's afraid I'll screw something up, and we'll end up with no computer and be out like 700$.

Keep in mind that I've been using an IMac with a 4670 (graphics card, not CPU) and got by playing on ultra low settings. What kind of settings could I expect to play at 60 under? Could this manage until I'm able to figure out a better solution? Are there any better computers for around thus price? Thanks in advance.

[theelitegamer]

Hey, it's not that bad man. Just upgrade on the way

[Shd0w2]

Pretty good deal actually, but I would still upgrade graphics card, otherwise, its great.

[Manny Calavera]

its OK i guess, at least you get windows.

 

and you get keyboard and mouse

 

but you will still play on 720p

[Nineshadow]

Other than the GPU,it's fine.

The R7 250 isn't that good,and the PSU is quite trash.

You could get better if you bought the components yourself.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $691.33

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 16:47 EDT-0400)

 

Also,you can always ask a friend/someone you know to build it for you.It's impossible to not know anyone who can do that.

[helping]

It has Integrated High Definition 7.1 Audio, 6 CPUs and 2 Gigabits of graphics.

This should be at least $1k, quite the steal IMO.

[nosirrah123]

Hey, it's not that bad man. Just upgrade on the way

That would be the obvious answer, but are the non-performance parts up to snuff? I know a lot of pre-builders skimp out on the PSU, motherboard, etc. But what's the reputation like with Cyberpower?

[NannerBeans]

I actually disagree. With that 350 Watt psu, you would have to change that too. Also a 6300 is not that powerful at all. You can get a much better machine if you can convince your mom. 

[Dmon]

That would probably average 30-40 fps on most modern games at 1080p low/medium. If you just plopped in a slightly better GPU down the line it'd be a pretty good PC.

 

However you may also need to up the PSU is you want to get a better GPU.. Its the struggle of buying prebuilts.

[flibberdipper]

It's meh. Crappy, low-wattage PSU, decent-ish GPU, and I'm not even sure about the motherboard.

[Syntaxvgm]

Find a better gpu. That's not even useful for gaming IMHO. 

[Manny Calavera]

how about that cyberpower pc configurator? hmm lets see.

[ZerueLX11]

I'd say its a bit bad, The PSU and Gfx card is bad.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVvprH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVvprH/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVvprH/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($90.07 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.01 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($55.02 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.05 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.04 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  ($150.12 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.02 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($66.35 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($15.00 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-C2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-C2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($33.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $622.66

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 16:49 EDT-0400)

[nosirrah123]

I actually disagree. With that 350 Watt psu, you would have to change that too. Also a 6300 is not that powerful at all. You can get a much better machine if you can convince your mom.

Well the 6300 is still the CPU I'd use, I just couldn't fit in a better Intel.

[TheSLSAMG]

My moms a little old lady, and the thought of me building a computer from scratch terrifies her. We don't have much money, and she's afraid I'll screw something up, and we'll end up with no computer and be out like 700$.

 

 

Other than the GPU,it's fine.

The R7 250 isn't that good.

You could get better if you bought the components yourself.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard:  MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $691.33

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 16:47 EDT-0400)

 

Also,you can always ask a friend/someone you know to build it for you.It's impossible to not know anyone who can do that.

 

 

 

I'd say its a bit bad, The PSU and Gfx card is bad.

 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVvprH

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVvprH/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZVvprH/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($90.07 @ Newegg) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($30.01 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($55.02 @ Newegg) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($73.05 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.04 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 265 2GB Video Card  ($150.12 @ Newegg) 

Case: NZXT Gamma Classic (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($35.02 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($66.35 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer  ($15.00 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-C2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99 @ Newegg) 

Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-C2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($7.99 @ Newegg) 

Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($33.00 @ Newegg) 

Total: $622.66

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 16:49 EDT-0400)

 

[LukaP]

Well the 6300 is still the CPU I'd use, I just couldn't fit in a better Intel.

well for general gaming the haswell i3 will stomp any FX

[Konasumi]

I found a iBuyPower that has an i5. If I were you, I'd go with this one: http://m.costco.com/.product.100055505.html?cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-itempageVerticalRight-_-CategorySiloedViewCP&cm_vc=itempageVerticalRight|CategorySiloedViewCP

[nosirrah123]

well for general gaming the haswell i3 will stomp any FX

In certain conditions, but I really feel more comfortable with a 6 core going into the future. Besides, most games are GPU bound anyways.

[Nineshadow]

Or this Intel one :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($134.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($76.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.43 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) 

Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Amazon) 

Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($19.98 @ OutletPC) 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($89.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $721.32

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-31 16:58 EDT-0400)

[nosirrah123]

I found a iBuyPower that has an i5. If I were you, I'd go with this one: http://m.costco.com/.product.100055505.html?cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-itempageVerticalRight-_-CategorySiloedViewCP&cm_vc=itempageVerticalRight|CategorySiloedViewCP

Yes, but its running integrated...

[Nineshadow]

I found a iBuyPower that has an i5. If I were you, I'd go with this one: http://m.costco.com/.product.100055505.html?cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-itempageVerticalRight-_-CategorySiloedViewCP&cm_vc=itempageVerticalRight|CategorySiloedViewCP

It has no dedicated GPU.It has a freaking Intel HD4600.Eww.Integrated graphics.Don't touch those.

[Sauron]

It's actually pretty good for that price, I would change the gpu though (however if you hve a tight budget this is ok).

[LukaP]

In certain conditions, but I really feel more comfortable with a 6 core going into the future. Besides, most games are GPU bound anyways.

yeah, but they are, and i would wager will be badly threaded, and can at most utilise 4 threads, and intel threads are way more powerful than AMD. but you are correct the difference would be minimal

[Konasumi]

It has no dedicated GPU.It has a freaking Intel HD4600.Eww.Integrated graphics.Don't touch those.

 

Oh, didn't see that part. My apologies.

[Guest]

Go to cyberpowerpc.com and make yourself a PC, its from the same company as this pre built one, and your mom doesnt need to worry about anything...