ibuypower system, 2nd opinion

kdbeckerle

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Case 1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Gaming Case - Red
Case Lighting 1 x Cold Cathode Neon Light - Red
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i5-4690K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/6MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core™ i5-4690K
Processor Cooling 1 x Asetek 510LC Liquid CPU Cooling System [SOCKET-1150] - ARC Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade
Memory 1 x 8 GB [4 GB x2] DDR3-1866 Memory Module - G.Skill Ripjaws X
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 - 2GB - EVGA Superclocked - Single Card
Motherboard 1 x MSI Z97-Gaming 7 -- 3x PCIe x16, 8x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
Intel Smart Response Technology X
Power Supply 750W Thermaltake SMART SP-750 - 80 PLUS Bronze*
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 256GB Apotop S3C SSD + 2TB 7200RPM HARD DRIVE
Optical Drive 1 x LG 12x Blu-ray Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black
Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit
Advanced Build Options 1 x iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System - Protect your investment during transportation!

Pretty solid system under 1.3k I think. Aware building myself would be cheaper but I do not have the time anymore. Basically asking for a second opinion if this looks good for a long term gaming PC.
 
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$1300 USD. That's a ripoff for sure.

I would get a cheaper motherboard and better GPU. Also get a 650w PSU if they have an option for XFX, Antec, Seasonic.

I would also strongly recommend win8.1

kdbeckerle

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Thanks for the feedback, if you go lower on psu say 650 is just says "standard" which kinda scares me cause who knows the brand. Prolly is insanely high price but I just dont have the time to build my own like in my twenties. Would love the samsung ssd but I choose that to save money. Also have never personally used windows 8 except a little on tabs and laptops but I have a couple buddies in IT that says stick with windows 7. Any reason why 8 is better?
 
I have been in IT for 30+ years (my age is showing....LOL) - and I think the biggest problem with the IT guys - they don't separate business computing from home computing. Things I do at work I would never do at home and vice-verse. I run Windows 8 at home on several computers, and Windows 7 on others (only 1 computer has an upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 - and this was for specific purposes - the other computer came with Windows 8).

Basically - if you have a valid license for Windows 7 on your computer, and it is stable - no need to upgrade. If you are buying a new computer and you don't have a license - I would recommend Windows 8. There are a few reasons to upgrade - mostly for VM or some of the advanced hard drive capabilities of Windows 8 (if you are utilizing a computer as a server vs. a desktop computer).
 

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