Custom PC Build - Help Request #175,385,498,771,888,472

[Ken g6]

The H81M lacks a lot more than what you mentioned. It loses SATA ports, USB ports, and PCIe lanes. It only has two expansion slots, versus 6 or 7 on an ATX board.

I don't think he's ever going in and upgrading it. So of those things the only one that might be a problem is the lack of USB ports.

And the Core 1000 is not nearly as nice a case as a Corsair 200R, while only saving about $15.

$29, actually. (eCollegePC math. 😛)

 

[Ketchup]

I struggled with posting this, but thought I would share it anyway:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-83101018-L02D
i7 4790
8 GB RAM
GTX 760

$899 ATM

Reviewers listed:
- a noisy fan, (depending on what you definition of noisy is)
- a slow hard drive (which the price leaves you enough room for an SSD, which shouldn't be too hard to add)
- and a slow video card (which is subjective, but it is the 192-bit version)

 

[mfenn]

I don't think he's ever going in and upgrading it. So of those things the only one that might be a problem is the lack of USB ports.

I agree. The same things that prevent the OP from building his own would prevent him from upgrading it.

 

[mfenn]

You know what? You're right. The problem is, this isn't a $1,000.00 computer. It costs $1,000.00. But it's actually much cheaper as far as the component prices. Probably around 600-700 I'm guessing. I will work on researching the cross value of Motherboard --> GPU and HD --> GPU. I think they are closer to equal value/performance than you may be thinking. But I bet you're right and I need to find more of a middle ground. That being said though, a $1,000 from these places is not a $1,000.00 computer for a self build.

With what I can tell and please don't take offense if I'm wrong here. But it seems like you are very knowledgeable and good at building systems. But maybe have less experience with these websites that sell custom PC's. Give it a try, building some of these computers on these sites. This will give a really good understanding of where I'm coming from as far as price and components etc.

Here are a few of the sites I've tried.

www.ecollegepc.com/
http://www.falcon-nw.com/
http://www.originpc.com/

There are tons more, but that should be sufficient, those are just some of my favorite.

It's not that I'm not appreciative of the advice, or even disagree with it. It's just that maybe the focus is on the wrong thing, and the advice is based on a self-build rather than a custom PC website build.

I am trying to give you some general advice on how to build a good gaming PC within your budget rather than just throwing a built at you with no context. To reiterate, spend less on the CPU and motherboard and spend much more on the GPU. Then add an SSD if you can fit it in your budget.

 

[mfenn]

At any rate, I think that you'll find a better value in purchasing PC assembly services from a major retailer like Directron rather than going with a boutique. The boutiques give you a higher level of service (maybe) but it seems like you understand how to operate a PC, install the OS, and install drivers, so you don't need that level of service. You just need somebody to physically put the parts together for you.

i5 4590 $200
GA-H97-D3H $98
Kingston DDR3 1600 8GB $60
Sapphire R9 290 4GB $290 AR
Crucial BX100 250GB $96
Seagate 1TB 7200RPM $51
Samsung DVD Burner $17
Antec NeoECO 620C $67
Corsair 200R $70
Zalman CNPS10X $28
Assembly $31 - I'm assuming you can install the OS yourself
Windows 8.1 $93
Total: $1101 AR

This costs about the same as the trimmed down eCollegePC, but gets you a truly high-end GPU (vs. the solidly midrange GTX 960) and an SSD with twice the capacity.