What do you think of this PC build and iBuypower?

PC Noob123 · Apr 24, 2014

I have never built a custom computer so I kind of just researched and little and picked the parts I thought I needed for gaming. I want to know if these parts are good enough and money is not an issue. Here are the specs.
Case: Erebus GT Full Tower Case
Prcessor: Intel®Core™ i7-4770K Processor(4x3.50GHz/8MB L3 Cache)-Intel® Core™ i7-4770K
Processor Cooling: Corsair Hydro Series H55 Liquid CPU Cooling System - 120mm fan
Memory/RAM: 16 GB [8 GB x2] DDR3-1866 Memory Module - Corsair Vengeance
Video Card: AMD Radeon R9 280X - 3GB - Single Card
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z87 -- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1x PCIe 2.0 x16, 10x SATA 6Gb/s
Power Supply: 750 Watt - Corsair RM750 - 80 PLUS Gold, Full Modular
Hard Drive: 2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200rpm, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DSX -- 7.1 Channels, 192kHz/24-bit
Network Card: Intel Pro 10/100/1000

g-unit1111 · Apr 24, 2014

No do not purchase anything made by iBUYPOWER. You can get a way better system building it yourself - no bloatware, no horrendous customer service or service repairs. What is your budget?

PC Noob123 · Apr 24, 2014

Around $2200 cheaper is always better if its still good.

numanator · Apr 24, 2014

For the custom PCs prebuilt, I have heard bad things about Ibuypower and cyberpower pc (mostly on the customer service side). That said I will give you a parts rundown on my opinion:

-CPU - The i7 is not needed for gaming at this time since the hyperthreading is not utilized yet. That said, if you have the extra $$ then go ahead with the i7-4770k just in case games use it to its potential in the future.
-Cooling - Not sure about this one since I usually do the air cooling
-RAM - 8gb ram is enough for all games right now, 16gb is a bit overkill and a bit of an attempt to future proof*
-GPU - The R9 280x is a very powerful card and will run any 1080p game at high or ultra settings (ultra for all but the most intensive games). If you are looking to run multiple monitors or 1440p then this would work but not at max settings, you would want a gtx 780 or R9 290x for that
-Mobo - This is a great mobo but pretty much overkill. You could get the Asus Maxiums Hero IV and probably not notice the difference.
-PSU - 650w would be enough for this system, 750w is starting to get into the range for dual graphics card setups. Also, I am not a fan of the Corsair RM series, there are higher quality power supplies available for the same or lower price. (Corsair RM and CX series use chinese capacitors in their PSUs which have a higher chance of failure, most high quality units use japanes capacitors).
-Sound Card - This is not needed unless you do music recording or creation, the onboard sound is great on the asus mobos (7.1 surround support and all). Any motherboard over the Asus Maximus Hero has really good sound quality
-Network Card - Again, not needed since the motherboard handles this well unless you have specific hardware that needs to be hooked up.

g-unit1111 · Apr 24, 2014

PC Noob123 :

Yeah you can definitely do better than that - try this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme 99.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($85.98 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($143.49 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($161.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Phantom 630 (Gunmetal) ATX Full Tower Case ($167.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: NZXT HALE90 V2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($168.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($23.52 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($94.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $2191.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 18:54 EDT-0400)

You get dual GTX 780, the Super Flower NZXT Hale 90, 250GB SSD, faster RAM, and a better liquid cooler.

camohanna · Apr 24, 2014

Half the price for the same performance?

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xTjw
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xTjw/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xTjw/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($80.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($56.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($499.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($67.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1179.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-24 19:01 EDT-0400)

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