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Should I buy this PC : -CPU: Intel Core i5-6400,

                                   -RAM: DDR4 2133MHZ 8 GB (1x8),

                                   -Hard drive: 1 TB

                                   - SSD: 128 GB

                                   - GPU:  Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 2048 MB

Which costs 1179 EUR / 1313 USD!

 

Or should I get parts of amazon to get cheaper or same price but better?

 

Pls help... This will be my 2nd PC! This one is shit ... It's so shit that I won't even let you guys know that are the specs. Help appriciated!

 

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Those prices are awful.

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You could get something like this for that price

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($238.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 400 74.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($28.97 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus Z170-E ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($107.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($429.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer G257HU smidpx 25.0" 60Hz Monitor  ($254.10 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Rapid Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($75.50 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1376.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 16:47 EDT-0400

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Not that I'd recommend these exact parts, but this is what that system would cost to make yourself...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£150.79 @ Kustom PCs) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£27.98 @ Novatech) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£63.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£24.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Silicon Power Slim S55 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£47.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.97 @ BT Shop) 
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  (£143.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  (£74.99 @ Novatech) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£70.97 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £640.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-05 21:49 BST+0100

 

Dope, I did in quid, not euro.

LINK-> Kurald Galain:  The Night Eternal 

Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World*

CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC //  Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB  // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds

Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15"

LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur 

Prosumer DYI FreeNAS

CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3  // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 //  Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333

HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB  // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS

 

 

 

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