Good prebuilt pc?

[Danielmanriquez]

Hello 

I am currently looking for a prebuilt pc to suit my needs of high end gaming and school work and need some help whether or not the pc i picked is good value for its cost it is a alienware aurora r7. Now i know many say alienware is overpriced and you only pay for the name but i really think they sell some good pcs and i think this one might be good in terms of what you get for your money. 

It costs 1399.99 

  It has an intel 17 8700

Windows 10 64bit

460 watt power supply

Gtx 1070 with 8gb

Z370 mother board

16gb memory 2666mhz

128 ssd with 2 tb

 

Wifi wireless lan and bluetooth

Free keyboard and mouse 

Thoughts?any other prebuilt pcs in mind  that seem better?

Please dont recommend building a pc i dont have the time to build one right now and i need this pc soon.

 

 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

1 minute ago, Danielmanriquez said:

Hello 

I am currently looking for a prebuilt pc to suit my needs of high end gaming and school work and need some help whether or not the pc i picked is good value for its cost it is a alienware aurora r7. Now i know many say alienware is overpriced and you only pay for the name but i really think they sell some good pcs and i think this one might be good in terms of what you get for your money. 

It costs 1399.99 

  It has an intel 17 8700

Windows 10 64bit

460 watt power supply

Gtx 1070 with 8gb

Z370 mother board

16gb memory 2666mhz

128 ssd with 2 tb

 

Wifi wireless lan and bluetooth

Free keyboard and mouse 

Thoughts?any other prebuilt pcs in mind  that seem better?

Please dont recommend building a pc i dont have the time to build one right now and i need this pc soon.

 

 

Everything seemed alright... until you get to the PSU. I think 460W is borderline for a build like that. 

[iRileyx]

Everything seems alright.

 

PSU shouldnt be too much of a worry, you can't overclock the CPU anyway, just dont OC the GPU too heavily and it'll be fine.

Hell you can probably even heavily OC the GPU and be fine with it lol.

[mejmoj]

9 minutes ago, Danielmanriquez said:

Hello 

I am currently looking for a prebuilt pc to suit my needs of high end gaming and school work and need some help whether or not the pc i picked is good value for its cost it is a alienware aurora r7. Now i know many say alienware is overpriced and you only pay for the name but i really think they sell some good pcs and i think this one might be good in terms of what you get for your money. 

It costs 1399.99 

  It has an intel 17 8700

Windows 10 64bit

460 watt power supply

Gtx 1070 with 8gb

Z370 mother board

16gb memory 2666mhz

128 ssd with 2 tb

 

Wifi wireless lan and bluetooth

Free keyboard and mouse 

Thoughts?any other prebuilt pcs in mind  that seem better?

Please dont recommend building a pc i dont have the time to build one right now and i need this pc soon.

 

 

i'd say its a good deal! 

 

plus warranty and support and all that, 

 

go for it

 

 

Edited May 30, 2018 by mojelk

[iRileyx]

7 minutes ago, mojelk said:

the i78700k is now less than 400 CAN

 

so...

 

it WAS a good deal at 1399.00

Pretty sure its in USD not Canadian dollars. But if it is in canadian dollars it'd be an even better deal so i'm not even sure what point you were trying to make.

 

Cheapest option chose for every part matching the specs. Still missing the wifi card, bluetooth card/dongle, windows 10, keyboard and mouse. Oh and a case. Even then its $90 more.

 

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($391.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($141.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($214.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - Spinpoint F4 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($624.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1488.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-30 18:59 EDT-0400

[Danielmanriquez]

2 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Pretty sure its in USD not Canadian dollars. But if it is in canadian dollars it'd be an even better deal so i'm not even sure what point you were trying to make.

 

Cheapest option chose for every part matching the specs. Still missing the wifi card, bluetooth card/dongle, windows 10, keyboard and mouse. Oh and a case. Even then its $90 more.

 

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($391.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($141.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($214.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - Spinpoint F4 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($624.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1488.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-30 18:59 EDT-0400

Wow sounds like a steal then

[iRileyx]

Just now, Danielmanriquez said:

Wow sounds like a steal then

Well is it in CAD or USD? 

[Danielmanriquez]

1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

Well is it in CAD or USD? 

Usd

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, Danielmanriquez said:

Usd

Then it's not that good a deal honestly. You could build better for $1400.

[Danielmanriquez]

3 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

Then it's not that good a deal honestly. You could build better for $1400.

But that is without the fee for it being prebuilt and without Microsoft 10. I said already that dont rec to build one i dont have the time to have the parts delivered and set everything up atm it being a good deal for a prebuilt pc was my question.

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, Danielmanriquez said:

 I said already that dont rec to build one i dont have the time to have the parts delivered and set everything up atm it being a good deal for a prebuilt pc was my question.

And i answered your question in the first part of my post you quoted? It's not a good deal honestly lol.

You say you dont have time for the parts to be delivered, it'll take just as long for them to be delivered as it would for the PC to be delivered.

 

I know you said not to recommend building one but honestly, you can get far better for the same price, and with how little time it actually takes to build a PC (even a first time builder can do it in 30 minutes - 1 hour, i'm sure your life isnt THAT busy that you can't spare that) it's definitely worth it for the extra performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7zTYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7zTYT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.27 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($449.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($33.89 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1364.77
 

Add a $20 windows key from Kinguit, sorted.

Bluetooth is missing but are you really going to use that? can get a cheap dongle for about $10 anyway if needed,

[Danielmanriquez]

35 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

And i answered your question in the first part of my post you quoted? It's not a good deal honestly lol.

You say you dont have time for the parts to be delivered, it'll take just as long for them to be delivered as it would for the PC to be delivered.

 

I know you said not to recommend building one but honestly, you can get far better for the same price, and with how little time it actually takes to build a PC (even a first time builder can do it in 30 minutes - 1 hour, i'm sure your life isnt THAT busy that you can't spare that) it's definitely worth it for the extra performance.

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7zTYT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/d7zTYT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($298.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($189.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($72.27 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($449.99 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte - GC-WB867D-I PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($33.89 @ OutletPC) 
Keyboard: Redragon - K552 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1364.77
 

Add a $20 windows key from Kinguit, sorted.

Bluetooth is missing but are you really going to use that? can get a cheap dongle for about $10 anyway if needed,

Hmm okay thanks for your input it does look like building one is the way to go but i would rather have one prebuilt atm maybe in the future when i decide to upgrade somethings will i build it myself. I guess prebuilt pcs will always cost more but i think i will stick to this pc.

[mejmoj]

On 5/30/2018 at 7:01 PM, RKRiley said:

Pretty sure its in USD not Canadian dollars. But if it is in canadian dollars it'd be an even better deal so i'm not even sure what point you were trying to make.

 

Cheapest option chose for every part matching the specs. Still missing the wifi card, bluetooth card/dongle, windows 10, keyboard and mouse. Oh and a case. Even then its $90 more.

 

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

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($391.50 @ shopRBC) 
Motherboard: MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($141.75 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO FORZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($214.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.98 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Samsung - Spinpoint F4 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card  ($624.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Total: $1488.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-30 18:59 EDT-0400

the 8700k was on sale for like a day for 379 CAD at amazon.ca

 

i swear lol

 

however the 7700k is also available for 375 CAD on amazon.ca

 

i edited the original post because the sale was over or i couldn't find the post

 

please forgive me for the point i wasn't able to make =)

also the 7820x is for 599CAD right now and the 7800x is for 479 CAD

 

great deals i'd say

[mejmoj]

On 5/30/2018 at 8:01 PM, Danielmanriquez said:

Hmm okay thanks for your input it does look like building one is the way to go but i would rather have one prebuilt atm maybe in the future when i decide to upgrade somethings will i build it myself. I guess prebuilt pcs will always cost more but i think i will stick to this pc.

what riley put together there for you is pretty awesome and its the same price as the alienware but you get a little more, including more wattage

 

you could even remove a few the components you don't want and save some money

 

you'll have to do more work all together but you'll learn a lot and it'll be fun

interestingly enough, youre being provided with the evidence you are seeking to make a better purchase but yet youre still going with the alienware