Alienware X51 GTX960 or build a gaming pc myself?

[RRGT19]

Gaming PC:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Ns2Hx
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Ns2Hx/by_merchant/

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($254.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: EVGA ACX mITX 46.5 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $44.99) 
Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 3.5g Thermal Paste  (Purchased For $6.99) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170I PRO GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $189.99) 
Storage: Western Digital WD Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Purchased For $79.99) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card  ($676.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  (Purchased For $64.19) 
Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For $176.54) 
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB Wired Laser Mouse  (Purchased For $49.99) 
Total: $1794.63
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 18:07 EST-0500

 

or Alienware X51:

Intel® Core™ i5-6600K (6MB Cache, Overclocked up to 4.3GHz)

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 with 2GB GDDR5

8GB Dual Channel DDR4 at 2133MHz

Intel® 7265 2x2 802.11ac Wi-Fi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth

512GB PCIe Solid State Drive

Total: $1,449.99

 

What do you think guys?....

Of course, 960 and 980ti is not the same.... but, Alienware is a few dollars less, is it worth it?.

Edited February 5, 2016 by RGT

[RRGT19]

5 minutes ago, RGT said:

sry for this, tried to edit the original post.

 

[niofalpha]

Build it yourself.

[minibois]

If you care that much about the few dollars less, get an R9 390X or something instead of 980 Ti. The custom build is much better and you can actually upgrade that.

No question in my eyes which is better

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, RGT said:

Gaming PC:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4Ns2Hx

Neither

 

what's your current display set up? Do you already have a 4k display or a 144hz 1440p display? Because otherwise the 980ti is wasted, and the Xeon 1231v3 is going to be a better CPU choice

[Moonzy]

if u dont need portability, build the desktop, its much more powerful and easier to maintain (dusting and stuffs)

[Coaxialgamer]

Build it yourself . It's an experience

[Textosterone]

Build yourself. Its more fun that way.

[RRGT19]

Just now, Coaxialgamer said:

Build it yourself . It's an experience

i have created a few builds myself before for personal use... thinking on an upgrade and then i saw the alienware as an option.

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

if u dont need portability, build the desktop, its much more powerful and easier to maintain (dusting and stuffs)

 

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Neither

 

what's your current display set up? Do you already have a 4k display or a 144hz 1440p display? Because otherwise the 980ti is wasted, and the Xeon 1231v3 is going to be a better CPU choice

dell 24" 1080p 60hz..... but, maybe in the future i buy another better monitor.

[shadowbyte]

is this a joke?

who the fuck pays 1500 dollars for a prebuilt with a fucking 960?

bulld it

[RRGT19]

Just now, shadowbyte said:

is this a joke?

who the fuck pays 1500 dollars for a prebuilt with a fucking 960?

bulld it

exactly, that is what i thought... maybe for the portability option?, i don't know.....

for a few dollars more you can gain a better GPU, right?.

[shadowbyte]

its one of nvidia's shittiest cards vs nvidia's best card

build it

[RRGT19]

i don't know why alienware just has 960 in their alienware series.

[Tog]

I literally forgot alien ware existed till recently because they have killed their brand with the prices ._.

[TheKDub]

Build it yourself.

 

and

 

 

 

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, RGT said:

i don't know why alienware just has 960 in their alienware series.

a 960 will do fine for 1080p gaming, but obviously the desktop 980Ti is much better
 

after owning a gaming laptop for 5 years, i decided to build a gaming desktop and have a normal laptop instead
since gaming laptops are normally bulky and carrying it around is troublesome...

[Streetguru]

18 minutes ago, RGT said:

i have created a few builds myself before for personal use... thinking on an upgrade and then i saw the alienware as an option.

 

dell 24" 1080p 60hz..... but, maybe in the future i buy another better monitor.

there's no point in buying a high end GPU for a 1080p 60hz display

 

here, this includes a CPU that has twice the threads, a 480gb SSD

 

and it includes a 4k IPS free-sync display, the GPUs to run 4k will always get cheaper, but 4k displays aren't really going to get any cheaper. There's also the option for a 1440p 144hz IPS display for around that price, I really wish someone would put out a 1440p IPS 60hz free-sync display.

If you have more money upgrade the GPU to an R9 Nano and you'll be set, if you were going to play games at 1080p anyways, play them at 1080p on a 4k display with the 390, at least you'll have free-sync for smoother gameplay, and you could upgrade your GPU later, or like I said, get a nano, which will 4k alright so long as you don't turn on AA, which isn't needed at 4k really.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LLzxXL
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LLzxXL/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra II 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($133.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Monitor: LG 27MC67-B 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($501.35 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1484.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-05 18:34 EST-0500