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I couldn't really approve that, considering it doesn't specify the brand or model of the power supply. If it's an 800w POS and you have to spend another chunk of change to get a good one, then it's not much of a deal. It would be much better to supply your own. Personally, this build with a Xeon CPU is just as good as the i7. It has 4 cores with 8 threads and hyperthreading. It has a lower clock speed but for gaming the clock is more than adequate since the GPU is far more important. Plus the CPU is over a hundred bucks cheaper than the i7. This would be far more reliable with a good PSU and save you about 175 bucks, not even counting if you had to get another PSU if the included one was of poor design on that cyber rig. It's a thought...
Yes, the Lenovo doesn't even have a PSU that on paper is rated for what the included GPU calls for. The one in the other unit, if it actually is an Antec Truepower 500w psu might be ok, depends on the model number, but I wouldn't count on it. Pre-built systems almost, almost, always come with as cheap of a psu as they can get away with. Not always, but usually.

For 999.00 and probably a bit less, you could build a much better, more reliable system than either of those. Do you have an OS already? What is your main use, gaming, video, other stuff? Do you have a preference of Intel or AMD processor family?

 

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Yeah i know they usually build with cheap psu. So can you give me a build you think is good?
I don't have an OS, and this is for gaming or maybe school stuff in the future. I prefer Intel with Nvidia.
How about I go with this one? https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Zeus_Mini-I_760/
just change the i5 to i7, is that okay? it costs $1055 with this specs:
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4790 3.60 GHz 8MB LGA1150 [+70]
HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1866MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance)
MOTHERBOARD: GIGABYTE GA-Z97N-WIFI Mini-ITX w/ 802.11ac WiFi + BT 4.0, Dual GbLAN, 1 PCIe x16, 4x SATA 6Gb/s (Pro OC Certified)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Single Card)
Power Supply: 800 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
 
I couldn't really approve that, considering it doesn't specify the brand or model of the power supply. If it's an 800w POS and you have to spend another chunk of change to get a good one, then it's not much of a deal. It would be much better to supply your own. Personally, this build with a Xeon CPU is just as good as the i7. It has 4 cores with 8 threads and hyperthreading. It has a lower clock speed but for gaming the clock is more than adequate since the GPU is far more important. Plus the CPU is over a hundred bucks cheaper than the i7. This would be far more reliable with a good PSU and save you about 175 bucks, not even counting if you had to get another PSU if the included one was of poor design on that cyber rig. It's a thought anyhow.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z77-A ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($92.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($229.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $879.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-17 00:22 EDT-0400
 
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