Best Prebuilt Gaming PC

forceuser98 · May 23, 2015

This may be a big ask, but I was wondering if anyone would help a computer n00b out by telling me which of these computers I should buy. I know custom building is better, but I don't want to spend that much without a complete standard warranty.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_Z97_i5_Configurator
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/AMD_Fusion_APU_Configurator
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Zeus_Mini-I_200
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Essential_3000
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Dragon
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Scorpius_8000
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Ultra_7000_Elite

IntelTurtleFan · May 23, 2015

I am actually going to say none of the above are all that great. You can get warranty on custom parts too and in a lot of cases much better parts/warranty. If I was forced to use one it would be one with an i5 CPU.

thebosscat007 · May 23, 2015

the cyberpower z97 i5 is the best one because it has a really good CPU and the GPU is decent. the AMD Fusion has the best GPU but the CPU is pretty crappy when compared to it. I would go with the cyberpower z97 i5

okcnaline · May 23, 2015

Best one? None. The considerably better one out of the lot is the CyberPower Z97 (top 1) but that thing is worth $675-700 (max would probably be close to $750), and definitely does not cost $849 to build it. Then all of them are armed with R7 250 <fill this part with a female's part and some dump> and still costs $800. Build it yourself, there is not a prebuilt that costs $800 that is good, not to mention over $1000.

P.S.: thebosscat007, please learn to read benchmarks and do research. A A10-7850K will have a worse GPU than a R9 270X, and GTX 750 for that matter. The thing is so weak it's the same as a R7 250, barely enough for BF3 at Medium at 720P which is a representation of weak.

forceuser98 · May 24, 2015

okcnaline :

I'll be honest, this isn't for me, this is for a friend who , despite all my protests, refuses to custom build. Obviously, these all aren't worth as much as they cost, but could you recommend any system better than this one that is still prebuilt?

IntelTurtleFan · May 24, 2015

I wish he would accept a newegg kit or something even those are better than this.

Bossyfins · May 24, 2015

WHy not ask him to buy the part seperatly and build it yourself. But then again, I would probably just go with the z97 one. And replace the psu with an antec psu or an xfx.

forceuser98 · May 24, 2015

IntelTurtleFan :

Would this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cT4kyc build crush these others? If I could convince him to go custom, of course.

okcnaline · May 24, 2015

Fails to beat out the threads in the FX-8320, and the amount of CPU power of an i5. But just about the right idea.

This one will look good, and yet perform better in just about every way in GPU power than any of the above. Just to show you why 99% of everything prebuilts recommendation are bad.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 290 4GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($242.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $791.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 00:56 EDT-0400

forceuser98 · May 24, 2015

okcnaline :

The build you linked looks sweet but it's a bit out of range. Is this one http://pcpartpicker.com/p/cT4kyc still good enough to run modern games, Battlefield, Crysis, GTA V, etc. at medium-high at fps rates higher than that of consoles (40+ average)?

Bossyfins · May 24, 2015

Try -

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($103.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($56.70 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($146.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($39.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq Plus 550W 80+ Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($35.00 @ Newegg)
Total: $478.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 01:41 EDT-0400\

okcnaline · May 24, 2015

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $728.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 02:05 EDT-0400

Bossyfins · May 24, 2015

okcnaline :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($163.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty H97 Performance ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($87.30 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.00 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.60 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 4GB DirectCU II Video Card ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT H440 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($98.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $728.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-05-24 02:05 EDT-0400

He doesn't have that big of a budget....

thebosscat007 · May 24, 2015

okcnaline :

You need to learn to read, the build has a 7850k and a R9 290. Did you even bother to look at the specs

okcnaline · May 24, 2015

Oh, they have a R9 280. So good. No? Do you realize that the R9 270X and R9 280 isn't far off from each other? And plus, are you aware it is a Crossfire of R7 250 and R9 280?

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