Is this a good pc deal? (Australia)

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

Hey everyone I want to buy a computer for gaming and light video editing and I found this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-ROG-CG8565-Core-i7-OC-4-2GHz-16GB-2TB-128GB-SSD-BLURAY-Win7-HP-Gaming-PC-/121089572471?pt=AU_comp_dekstop&hash=item1c31803e77&_uhb=1

Is this a good deal? It's in AUD$ as I'm Australian, thanks.

giliara · Jul 5, 2013

Michael James-1354678 :

I don't know much about Australian currency, but I know it is roughly near an American dollar and that is a ripoff. You don't need an i7, an i5 will do good. Also that one does not have a graphics card and 8gb of ram is all you need. Here is a much better rig for the price, you can just choose the case now pcpartpicker
Edit:Forgot the power supply

tiny voices · Jul 5, 2013

That is not a good deal.

8gb RAM is all that is needed for gaming.
That GPU is 2 generations old.
An i7 is worthless for games. An i5 would be better.
The PSU it comes with is complete junk.

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

giliara :

It's got a Nvidia GTX560 Ti 1GB graphics card, that's the same as a video card isn't it? And I chose this because of the fact that it had an i7 because I have planned into the future and so I will be getting a computer with an i7. Thanks though.

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

tiny voices :

Okay I know nothing on PSU's. The graphics card looked okay to me but considering both you and the other person said it's a crap deal then I'll believe you.

giliara · Jul 5, 2013

Michael James-1354678 :

giliara :

It's got a Nvidia GTX560 Ti 1GB graphics card, that's the same as a video card isn't it? And I chose this because of the fact that it had an i7 because I have planned into the future and so I will be getting a computer with an i7. Thanks though.

That graphics card is two generations old, it will perform only okay on modern games. The only difference between an i5 and an i7 is hyperthreading, which is only used in super heavy video editing.

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

giliara :

Oh yea what you sent me cost $1450 right? That's almost $1600 here. I was not looking for anything more than $1500 so that's just under $1400 in America.

giliara · Jul 5, 2013

Michael James-1354678 :

giliara :

Oh yea what you sent me cost $1450 right? That's almost $1600 here. I was not looking for anything more than $1500 so that's just under $1400 in America.

I used the Australian PCPartpicker.

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

giliara :

Michael James-1354678 :

That graphics card is two generations old, it will perform only okay on modern games. The only difference between an i5 and an i7 is hyperthreading, which is only used in super heavy video editing.

Oh okay I wanted something that can play games on high settings smoothly. I'll assume the lowest I would go is a GTX 660 now considering that I want this PC to last a good few years.

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

giliara :

Michael James-1354678 :

I used the Australian PCPartpicker.

Oh didn't realise, sorry.

giliara · Jul 5, 2013

Michael James-1354678 :

giliara :

Michael James-1354678 :

I used the Australian PCPartpicker.

Oh didn't realise, sorry.

If it is still too much you can cut down to a 760 instead of a 770.

Madn3ss795 · Jul 5, 2013

Almost 2 times better in gaming that that Asus rig :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Avexir Standard Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.25 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($60.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($105.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1326.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-06 01:01 EST+1000)

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

giliara :

Michael James-1354678 :

If it is still too much you can cut down to a 760 instead of a 770.

Yea I can but I've seen the 660 in action and it looks pretty good. I'm not after ultra settings on the most demanding games, just high settings on average games and max settings on games like Minecraft (which my current laptop can barely handle)

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

Madn3ss795 :

Almost 2 times better in gaming that that Asus rig :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($259.00 @ Mwave Australia)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($35.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: Avexir Standard Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.25 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Plextor M5S Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($339.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($65.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($89.00 @ PLE Computers)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-207DBK Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($60.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($105.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $1326.25
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-06 01:01 EST+1000)

Kool thanks

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

I've just looked at a different site (Australian site) and I found this:

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1411&products_id=23882

There is just one thing I'm mostly unsure about, what does a Radeon HD7970 compare to? I've always looked at the Nvidia GPU's.

Madn3ss795 · Jul 5, 2013

A 7970 sits between a GTX670 and a GTX680 in terms of performance. That system from pcpcasegear won't let you overclock, anyway.

giliara · Jul 5, 2013

Michael James-1354678 :

Another rip-off, a 7970 if I remember is close to a 680 I think.

Michael James-1354678 · Jul 5, 2013

giliara :

Okay I'm glad you cleared that up for me. I have just one more link which I will post now.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1411&products_id=23818

This is the last link I'll post but I've noticed this one has a gtx 770 which is much better. This is honestly the best one I've seen.

giliara · Jul 5, 2013

Michael James-1354678 :

giliara :

Okay I'm glad you cleared that up for me. I have just one more link which I will post now.
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1411&products_id=23818

This is the last link I'll post but I've noticed this one has a gtx 770 which is much better. This is honestly the best one I've seen.

That one is actually okay just add a CPU cooler to overclock.

Michael James · Jul 5, 2013

giliara :

Michael James-1354678 :

That one is actually okay just add a CPU cooler to overclock.

Nice, thank you.

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