I need help pick a PC

[Ben2000]

I've been wanting to build a PC for a while and finally have the money, but not sure if I should buy this prebuilt.

This was going to be my build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xdw9Yr
I was planning on downloading windows 10 free or buying a key off of a resale site.

Prebuilt:
Alienware Aurora R5
i7-6700K CPU with water cooling
16GB DDR4 RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5X
1TB Harddrive 

$1250

He said it was about 6 months old and didn't have much use. It has a wifi adapter and comes with windows 10. I plan on getting the same peripherals and would still need to buy an SSD.

Which is the better deal? Which one is worth it? Need feedback soon because he is going out of town for a month.

Edited May 27, 2017 by TheRandomness
Fixed formatting

[FloRolf]

Well the thing with prebuilds is that they usually have crappy PSUs, a crappy motherboard and crappy ram.

This one doesn't have an SSD either. But it does have a faster CPU and GPU than yours.

 

Whats the main purpose of this build? 1080p gaming?

[Ben2000]

2 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

Well the thing with prebuilds is that they usually have crappy PSUs, a crappy motherboard and crappy ram.

This one doesn't have an SSD either. But it does have a faster CPU and GPU than yours.

 

Whats the main purpose of this build? 1080p gaming?

My main purpose was gaming, if I bought the prebuilt, I would like to have 1440p, but don't have the money right now. I've had the idea of making a youtube channel. but that is most likely not going to happen. 1080p is what I'm going for right now.

[TheRandomness]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($185.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.95 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($182.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1374.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 18:22 EDT-0400

 

I could lower the price more if you wanted, but this has: An SSD, a decent PSU, a great CPU and motherboard for overclocking and decently fast RAM (good for Ryzen).

[LienusLateTips]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($185.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($136.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.95 @ B&H) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($182.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1374.03
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 18:22 EDT-0400

 

I could lower the price more if you wanted, but this has: An SSD, a decent PSU, a great CPU and motherboard for overclocking and decently fast RAM (good for Ryzen).

Adding on to this, if you have the money, get the 1600. Its worth it.

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Adding on to this, if you have the money, get the 1600. Its worth it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.58 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.78 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($182.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1364.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 18:29 EDT-0400

 

Made it like $9 cheaper too

[Ben2000]

4 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.58 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.78 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($182.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1364.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 18:29 EDT-0400

 

Made it like $9 cheaper too

Thank you, but this does not really answer my original question. I want to know if the prebuilt is worth the extra money?

[LienusLateTips]

9 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.58 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($94.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston - SSDNow UV400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($47.78 @ SuperBiiz) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($182.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1364.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 18:29 EDT-0400

 

Made it like $9 cheaper too

Even cheaper, with BETTER SSD AND PSU! Also RAM

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.58 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($112.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SK hynix - SL308 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($87.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($65.69 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($369.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($67.89 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: EVGA - B3 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($182.99 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.89 @ OutletPC) 
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1350.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 18:38 EDT-0400

 

 

Edited May 27, 2017 by JDE
@TheRandomness

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, Ben2000 said:

Thank you, but this does not really answer my original question. I want to know if the prebuilt is worth the extra money?

I don't think so. It has no window, and probably has crappy PSU and etc. This is what it looks like on the inside.

 

 

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Even cheaper, with BETTER SSD AND PSU! Also RAM

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xQWWLD
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xQWWLD/by_merchant/

-snips-

There's a BB button on pcpp that gives you lists where all the links are embedded into the product names

2 minutes ago, Ben2000 said:

Thank you, but this does not really answer my original question. I want to know if the prebuilt is worth the extra money?

Yes the prebuilt is worth it over the build in your original post as you can get an SSD and better PSU and end up with a system that (when brand new) would've been worth more than what you bought it for.

[Schakal_No1]

Usually I'd prefer building your own PC but this prebuilt is not bad for that price. If you slap a ssd inside it, it would be an awesome PC in a nice and small formfactor.

[stealth80]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($218.58 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350M MORTAR ARCTIC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($126.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($379.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Cooler Master - SickleFlow (Blue) 69.0 CFM  120mm Fan  ($4.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Acer - GN246HL 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor  ($182.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator II Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($29.89 @ OutletPC)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Stinger  Headset  ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1408.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-27 20:53 EDT-0400