I'm Buying a Pre-built PC

thejoker175 · Jul 15, 2014

I want to buy this PC http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUSTOM-INTEL-i7-3770-3-4GHz-QUAD-CORE-8GB-RAM-1TB-PC-COMPUTER-SYSTEM-/400740210204?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item5d4dfa561c but I have two questions:
1. How can I check the power supply on this PC? Would I have to email the seller?
2. It says that the graphics processing type is integrated on-board graphics. I'm buying this computer so I can install a good GPU, so would I be able to do that?

damric · Jul 15, 2014

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

<head explodes>

thejoker175 · Jul 15, 2014

damric :

lol what's wrong is the PSU crappy or something? I really don't know what I'm doing.

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

yes for the first and yes for the second but building your own computer is better

i7Baby · Jul 15, 2014

The cpu is 2 gens old. The motherboard is cheap and crappy. The power supply is poor quality.There's no operating system. There's no graphics card.

And look what you've done to Damric's head! How in the hell are you going to fix that????

thejoker175 · Jul 15, 2014

Is this better? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883220493&cm_re=i7-3770-_-83-220-493-_-Product
It's a little over my budget but it looks better to me. Sorry damric

damric · Jul 15, 2014

thejoker175 :

If you can turn a scewdriver and/or insert a DVD, save yourself the buyer's remorse and build it yourself.

Use these nominated builds as a guide:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-31.html

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

only problem i see is its not upgradable and you will not be able to put a r9 270 or up on that psu especially if they need high amount of amps

i7Baby · Jul 15, 2014

Will a 270 fit in the case?

Will the psu handle it?

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

dont just build your computer it will feel better and trust me if you build a up to date computer you'll be suprised how fast it is and what it can do

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

no the psu wont handle it and i dont know what case it is let me check

thejoker175 · Jul 15, 2014

kunthakenthe :

OK since I'm obviously new to PC's can you or anyone else build me one on a website or something with a budget of $650. Please include the Operating System Windows 7 64-bit. This is going to be used for gaming. Preferably Intel and Nvidia

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

dude just do some research it just like legos except 50x the price. just put cpu in cpu socket bam, put the gpu in the gpu slot, put connect the wires, the plug in your monitor and turn it on. (Warning not detailed instructions).

heres detailed instructions

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/how-to-build-a-gaming-pc,2601.html

http://lifehacker.com/5828747/how-to-build-a-computer-from-scratch-the-complete-guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bUghCx9iso

thejoker175 · Jul 15, 2014

kunthakenthe :

OK thank you I'll see how this turns out.

i7Baby · Jul 15, 2014

You'll get inundated eg

Tom's - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/budget-gaming-pc,3854.html
or
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($240.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.31 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $697.21

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

i7Baby :

You'll get inundated eg

Tom's - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/budget-gaming-pc,3854.html
or
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($240.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($77.31 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $697.21

hey giving him the sbm build was a good idea

damric · Jul 15, 2014

thejoker175 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $595.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/NewCarSmell/saved/gjsnTW

i went over budget a little but this gives you some head room in upgrading and overclocking which is one of the benifits of a pc

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

damric :

thejoker175 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($46.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.70 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($40.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $595.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

i know this is budget buy you gave him a old mobo and a good brand but not a lot of watts psu and plus a r9 270 for around the same price would do better

damric · Jul 15, 2014

kunthakenthe :

damric :

i know this is budget buy you gave him a old mobo and a good brand but not a lot of watts psu and plus a r9 270 for around the same price would do better

I gave him what he wanted, Intel/Nvidia. CPU +GPU only have combined about 125W max TDP. 300W plenty.

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

they have some adata 1886 ram for 3 dollars more at least give him that : ). I know what you mean with psu if that was amd however...

thejoker175 · Jul 15, 2014

OK I have a question about this PC.http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/budget-gaming-pc,3854-14.html
In the benchmarks it mentions overclocking, and then it mentions an overclocked Q1 2014 PC. Is that just a different PC?

kunthakenthe · Jul 15, 2014

the overclocking is just with cpu cooler they use. the q1 pc is different. they do a new computer build every quarter of the year

USAFRet · Jul 15, 2014

thejoker175 :

Oh my.
That is spectacularly bad.

damric · Jul 15, 2014

USAFRet :

It must have been the 4th one this afternoon. I literally almost puked when I saw this one.

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