ORIGIN vs. NCIX

red_pineapples · Jun 9, 2014

For many years now I have been a huge fan of The Sims Series. It is because of this series that I am able to understand the technicalities of computers. People (especially salesmen) think this game doesn't need much RAM or that great of a power supply to run it. Sadly, I was one of those people.

Playing this game has costed me an arm and a leg. After running into difficulties with my last few laptops (and being ripped off by the salesman), I've decided to purchase a desktop computer. There's just one problem. I don't know which service to choose. My budget will run from $800-$1,500 and both websites are reasonable.

This first website is very familiar with TS2, TS3 and the upcoming TS4. It's ORIGIN PC.

Link: http://www.originpc.com/gaming/desktops/chronos/

They offer a great warranty service and have high-powered gaming desktops.

Another great website is NCIX.

Link: http://www.ncixus.com/

I was given a custom setup by someone and this is what they believe is the best for both my budget and gaming plans.

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64Bit SP1 DVD OEM $89.99
PC Assembly And Testing with 1 Year Limited NCIX System Warranty PRE-CONFIG WIN. OS If Purchased $50.51
Intel Core i7 4770 Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 8MB Cache Retail $319.99
MSI H97M-G43 mATX LGA1150 DDR3 2PCI-E16 SATA3 CrossFireX DVI HDMI VGA 4K USB3.0 Motherboard $92.07
Corsair Vengeance CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Lowprofile 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit $82.99
Samsung 840 Evo Series MZ-7TE250BW 250GB 2.5in SATA III Internal SSD Single Unit Version $154.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM $55.99
ASUS GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC 1075MHZ 2GB 6.0GHZ GDDR5 2xDVI HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card $259.99
Corsair CX Series CX500 500W ATX 12V 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply 120mm Fan $54.99
Corsair Obsidian 350D mATX Black Gaming Case 2X5.25 2X3.5 2X2.5 Front USB3.0 Audio No PSU $89.99

10 items: $1251.50 +tax

All I would like to know is which website is more reasonable with price, warranty and overall customer service. Thank you.

Here is the website: http://www.originpc.com/gaming/desktops/chronos/

coolcole01 · Jun 9, 2014

no need for a 4770 this is a beast and cheaper try to get these parts sorry i have no experience buying prebuilt pcs
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dsxsnQ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dsxsnQ/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dsxsnQ/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.99 @ Best Buy)
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($105.24 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($205.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Dual Superclocked ACX Video Card ($309.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 922 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1195.11
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-09 15:42 EDT-0400)

red_pineapples · Jun 9, 2014

coolcole01 :

Thanks for your answer. :wahoo:

ORIGIN and NCIX build the computers for you and both have great customer support. Does PCPartPicker build the desktop and have any type of warranty?

I'm not much of PC gamer. The only games I'd like to play are The Sims 3 and The Sims 4 (when the game is released). I need a powerful graphics card like NVIDIA or ASUS.

Here is what's recommended for gameplay.
http://modthesims.info/wiki.php?title=Game_Help:TS3_System_Requirements

coolcole01 · Jun 9, 2014

the card i recommended is an nvidia card its just a more powerful one than you had listed and no pc partpicker does not build for you i used it as a reference for you to use when you order it from origin. anything that says gtx is an nvidia card a 760 is strong a 770 is very strong a 780 is crazy strong and a 780 ti is about as good as it gets under a 1000 bucks

red_pineapples · Jun 9, 2014

coolcole01 :

Again, your help is much appreciated.

After pondering over this for hours I still haven't decided which case/tower to go with. Which one would you recommend?

http://www.originpc.com/configurator/d/d1.aspx?SYSTEMID=6

I think the Corsair 250D would be most suitable for me, but because of its size I've run into a few problems with the Power Supply. As far as the Motherboard goes ORIGIN recommends I get an ASUS Z97I-PLUS (Bluetooth/WiFi Onboard), though it is more pricey than ASUS H97I-PLUS. As for the CPU they recommend Overclocked Intel Core i5 4670K Quad-Core (4.0GHz-4.7GHz) over the Intel Core i5 4670K Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz TurboBoost), but I think your choice is much for reasonable.

Here's a list of the Power Supply Choices:

450W Silverstone SFX Series [+$0]

Hadron 500 watt PSU (included with Hadron) [+$0]

SG08 600 watt PSU (included with SG08) [+$0]

500W Origin PC Approved Power Supply

850 Watt Corsair TX850M [+$82]

1050 Watt Corsair HX1050 [+$136]

650 Watt Corsair RM650 [+$92] ORIGIN Recommended

850 Watt Corsair RM850 [+$109]

1000 Watt Corsair RM1000 [+$145]

Here's a list of the Graphics Cards:

Single 1GB NVIDIA GTX 750

Single 2GB NVIDIA GTX 750Ti [+$35]

Single 2GB NVIDIA GTX 760 [+$149]

Single 2GB NVIDIA GTX 770 [+$246]

Single 3GB NVIDIA GTX 780 [+$469]

Single 3GB NVIDIA GTX 780 Ti [+$657] ORIGIN Recommended

Single 6GB NVIDIA GTX Titan [+$813]

Single 6GB NVIDIA GTX Titan Black [+$1,012]

Single 12GB NVIDIA GTX Titan Z [+$3,313] :heink:

Here's the link to customize your desktop:
http://www.originpc.com/configurator/d/d4.aspx?SYSTEMID=6

This way it will be much easier for you to know what you're dealing with.

Thanks again.

coolcole01 · Jun 9, 2014

I can not stress enough that with those sites you are paying for overpriced crap my advice is to watch some how to videos and build your own computer you will do it for way cheaper and gain an understanding of what your dealing with that is a tool for life. Seeing what your paying and what your getting on that site its painful.

red_pineapples · Jun 10, 2014

coolcole01 :

That's what I thought at first too. After comparing it to other services I was shocked to see how much I would save if I built the computer myself. However, even if I watched tutorials and felt confident enough to build the computer I wouldn't have any warranty on the parts and my money would be sucked down the drain if anything unfortunate happened.

I've been playing TS2 and TS3 for years now on laptops and realized that my disadvantages were my graphics card, power supply and fans. My first laptop was a Dell with poor graphics, my second was custom built from this website: http://www.malibal.com/ and my last was a LENOVO that had Integrated/Onboard Video instead of a traditional graphics card. This is why I am sticking with desktops. It is also why I am so cautious.

I found this website and thought you'd like to take a look at it.
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

coolcole01 · Jun 10, 2014

actually all the parts come with warranties

Pinhedd · Jun 10, 2014

NCIX is an all around awesome company. I've been doing business with them for many years.

BlasterX · Jun 19, 2014

just as coolcole01 said, the parts have warranties. There are different part manufacturers with different warranties. Every parts has about least 3 years of warranty, and that's equal or more than the pre-built OEM 2-3 year warranty offers.
A graphics card manufacturer EVGA, even offers extended warranty on their cards like 10$ for 2 extra years.
There is no reason to buy an OEM computer except you really have no experience even when watched tutorials, or you like something which the OEM only has.
Building one yourself gives you more experience about parts, gives you freedom on price control and customization, and the performance always better.

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