Is this a good idea? new pc help please

pauloaraya95 · Mar 8, 2016

http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8900-desktop/pd?oc=fdcwgsk104hw10aff&model_id=xps-8900-desktop&dgc=BA&cid=296390&lid=5667435&acd=12309220253360117&ven3=574103210558246366

This pc is 300 dollars off so I was wondering if it might be a good purchase. Right off the bat I would have to upgrade the gpu and power supply, but I am worried of how complicated that might be. Is it worth it? Practically what I would be saving on is the price of the cpu and the hassle of building it myself. Any advice? Please help, this would be my first pc.

BadActor · Mar 8, 2016

Without knowing exactly what parts they used, I'm pretty sure you could duplicate it for around 700 dollars or less. Not really that big a hassle to BYO, it's kind of fun bringing it to life. Are you wanting a gaming system or something else? You could do a much better system for gaming cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($329.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H170M ECO Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GT 730 1GB Video Card ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Enermax Thorex ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $700.67
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 21:06 EST-0500

pauloaraya95 · Mar 8, 2016

Yes it is for gaming and i wanted to put a gtx 980 into which would require atleast 650 w power supply plus a better cooling system

BadActor · Mar 8, 2016

The 390X would give similar performance to the 980 and runs about 80 dollars cheaper if you were interested. If this was for use with a 1080p monitor, even a GTX 970 or R9 390 would be good cards and quite a bit cheaper.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($51.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($86.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390X 8GB Tri-X OC Video Card ($378.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($87.95 @ OutletPC)
Total: $948.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-08 21:24 EST-0500