Cyberpowerpc configuration advice

[thegnome54]

Hey guys,

I've wanted to build my own PC for a while, but it's looking like cyberpowerpc can supply me a prebuilt one for cheaper than the individual parts would otherwise cost me. I know they have a lot of bad reviews for slow/incompetent service, but I'm not in a hurry and I'm just looking to eventually receive a budget, high-performing gaming/video editing pc that I can upgrade down the line.

I went through and set up a possible configuration, and it would be awesome if you could let me know what you think. Do the parts make sense together, and do you think I could ever do better for cheaper on my own?

Here's the configuration: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1F48ER

Details about my goals:
1. Used for gaming, video editing. Main personal computer.
2. My budget is around $1000, sort of flexible.
3. I'm currently in Switzerland, but I would order it to ship to the US, and pay with a US credit card. By the way, does anyone know how that works? Can I just order as if I was in the US? Does it matter that I'm not? Should I have family in the US order it? Kind of a weird situation.
5. No brand preference, just want it to work.
6. I already have a monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse.
7. No overclocking.
8. I'm not actually sure what res my monitor is... I think 1920x1080?
9. I'm not in a hurry, I'd like it in the next few months.

Thanks so much for any input!

 

[Termie]

Just to be clear, that is not cheaper than it would be to build your own, but that's ok if you prefer to have something built for you with a warranty. The total cost of the parts on that system would be about $1000. I don't think much of that case - I certainly wouldn't choose it to build in, as it's probably not the best-designed, but they're building it for you. If you like the style that's probably good enough.

 

[Sleepingforest]

If you don't want an overclock, you can go with the cheaper non-K i5-3570. Furthermore, you don't need an SLI or CFX capable motherboard, or even a Z77 motherboard, so look for a cheaper one that is H77 or B75. You should put those savings into the graphics card.

You can get a slightly better build than that for around $1000 as well if you self-build a fully custom PC.

 

[mfenn]

$1050 for a machine with an i5 3570K, Z77 motherboard, 8GB RAM, 7870, 128GB SSD, 1TB SSD, and Windows 7 sounds about right. Cyberpower is probably making $50 off you.

As to your question about ordering: no, they don't care about where you're physically sitting when you make the order, only that it is shipping to the US and being paid for with US funds. Some fraud-prevention software may flag the order for additional verification, but what you're doing is legit in principle.

 

[DaveSimmons]

If you don't want an overclock, you can go with the cheaper non-K i5-3570. Furthermore, you don't need an SLI or CFX capable motherboard, or even a Z77 motherboard, so look for a cheaper one that is H77 or B75. You should put those savings into the graphics card.

This is good advice. Since warranty service will be impossible to get, I recommend a stock speed Intel chip, and a stock speed graphics card. No overclocking of either one.