I need help deciding between two computers.

[bANONYMOUS]

I'm looking at two prebuilts, going to be buying one this week.

First is an Asus ROG for $1500+tax

i7-7700

GTX 1060 3GB

16GB RAM

1TB HDD

128GB M.2 SSD

 

Second is an Alienware for $1600+tax

i7-7700

GTX 1060 6GB

8GB RAM

1TB HDD

Liquid cooling

 

I guess my main question is whether or not it's worth $100 more for the 6gb GTX 1060 and an all in one liquid cooling loop. They both have M.2 SSD support, and they both use 8GB RAM Modules (Asus ROG is 2x8gb with 4 rails, Alienware is 1x8gb with 4 rails) so upgrading is cheap.

 

Is it worth giving up the 128gb m.2 SSD and 8gb of RAM for the 6gb gtx1060?

[JHY]

if I must choose between those 2 I would go with 1st option.

do you have links for them?

[PeachyUwUSenpai]

neither build it your self and you can get a 1070 at least and a 7700k

[Himommies]

DIY or athe very least

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer-Master-8500

[dizmo]

Go with the second one. It's easier to add more RAM and an SSD than it is to find a better video card, especially right now.

No desire to build one yourself?

 

Also, in the future please look through the sub forums. This isn't the place for this.

[Himommies]

Also can't you get this

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/July-4th-Special-II

pick the 250 dollar rx 580 and like sell it for 600

[Mooshi]

8 minutes ago, bANONYMOUS said:

I'm looking at two prebuilts, going to be buying one this week.

First is an Asus ROG for $1500+tax

i7-7700

GTX 1060 3GB

16GB RAM

1TB HDD

128GB M.2 SSD

 

Second is an Alienware for $1600+tax

i7-7700

GTX 1060 6GB

8GB RAM

1TB HDD

Liquid cooling

 

I guess my main question is whether or not it's worth $100 more for the 6gb GTX 1060 and an all in one liquid cooling loop. They both have M.2 SSD support, and they both use 8GB RAM Modules (Asus ROG is 2x8gb with 4 rails, Alienware is 1x8gb with 4 rails) so upgrading is cheap.

 

Is it worth giving up the 128gb m.2 SSD and 8gb of RAM for the 6gb gtx1060?

Atrocious value on both. A GTX 1080 (and Ti if you plan carefully) can be shoved in that budget easy.

[MasterRaceMcqueen]

Do not buy...

[ARikozuM]

I'd go with the second since RAM can be purchased later. Are you willing to build your own for $1600?

[JHY]

with $1400 you can build this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pdTX7h

[TheKDub]

26 minutes ago, bANONYMOUS said:

I'm looking at two prebuilts, going to be buying one this week.

First is an Asus ROG for $1500+tax

i7-7700

GTX 1060 3GB

16GB RAM

1TB HDD

128GB M.2 SSD

 

Second is an Alienware for $1600+tax

i7-7700

GTX 1060 6GB

8GB RAM

1TB HDD

Liquid cooling

 

I guess my main question is whether or not it's worth $100 more for the 6gb GTX 1060 and an all in one liquid cooling loop. They both have M.2 SSD support, and they both use 8GB RAM Modules (Asus ROG is 2x8gb with 4 rails, Alienware is 1x8gb with 4 rails) so upgrading is cheap.

 

Is it worth giving up the 128gb m.2 SSD and 8gb of RAM for the 6gb gtx1060?

 

1060 6GB, upgrade to 16GB of RAM later on, add an SSD later on.

 

Or even better, go with neither of the two and build a much better PC for the same amount, or an equivalent PC for cheaper.

[Jurrunio]

I assume it's a desktop?

 

at just over $1400 without tax:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xNVs7h
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xNVs7h/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor  ($294.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($102.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($127.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB XLR8 Gaming OC Video Card  ($633.99 @ Dell Small Business) 
Case: Corsair - 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1439.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-04 21:55 EDT-0400

[Mooshi]

15 minutes ago, PCNoobie said:

with $1400 you can build this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pdTX7h

499 for a 1070, no.

[bANONYMOUS]

Hey, thanks for all the help so far, I'm not against building my own, I just did some ball park pricing and it's not much more for a prebuilt and I can just pick it up and it's done, I work 6 days a week so I don't have much time to sit and assemble everything making sure it's all dialed in.

 

I'm still looking around, if I can build something better for the same price range, sticking with Intel and Nvidia (always had heat issues with AMD in the past so they kind of lost my trust lol)

[bANONYMOUS]

Oh, I probably should have mentioned those prices were Canadian, so that's $1155 USD for the Asus ROG and 1235 USD for the Alienware.

[bANONYMOUS]

Turns out Dell.ca is having a huge sale as well, they have the same one at BestBuy but with a 7700K instead of a 7700, an 8GB GTX1070 instead of the 6GB GTX1060, and 2TB HDD instead of the 1TB HDD for $1800 ($1385 USD) so I've ordered that, I spent most of the night after work pricing out parts and I can't get anything even close to this price range.

 

Thanks for the help suggesting the 6GB GTX1060 over the 3GB 1060, pushed me towards an 8GB GTX1070 which happens to come with an unlocked 7700K and larger hard drive for only $200 ($155 USD) more.

Still no M.2 and only 8GB of RAM but those will be easy upgrades to come.