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Ryan Crommelinck

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Hey

I want to buy a new pc that also is a bit futureproof, in the sense that i can easily upgrade it in a few years if need be. Now im also doubting if it's worth to buy the new GTX 1080 or maybe wait until some other 4K GPU's are developped. Dragoncomputers.eu is offering a deal until 20/06, a pc with the GTX 1080 for 1499,99€.

Here's the link https://www.dragoncomputers.eu/gamerPCs-vanaf-600/Intel-i7-6700K-8-threads-4.0Ghz-turbo-4.2Ghz-ultrasnelle-Nvidia-Geforce-GTX-1080-8GB-GDDR5X-1TB-HDD-8GB-DDR4-DVDRW?filter=63
It's in dutch though.

Can any of you guys compose a pc yourself that would be cheaper and the same quality or even better for this price?
 
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Here's a gaming PC that, when coupled with a GTX 1080, could run games at 4K.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€205.00 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€107.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€37.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€40.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.56 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (€61.68 @ Amazon...
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Bearmann

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This is what you could build yourself. Not any less expensive, but with multiple small upgrades. I really don't know what price to put on the GTX 1080.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€347.83 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€32.50 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170M Extreme4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€129.47 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory (€45.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€47.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Corsair SPEC-03 Red ATX Mid Tower Case (€60.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX TS 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply (€81.73 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (€16.30 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (€95.75 @ Mindfactory)
Other: GTX 1080 (€700.00)
Total: €1558.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-07 15:41 CEST+0200

Slightly upgraded MB with upgraded sound. Faster RAM which may benefit some games. Slightly better hard drive. Better quality PSU. Added Windows 10 which theirs does not include.
 
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bicycle_repair_man

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Here's a gaming PC that, when coupled with a GTX 1080, could run games at 4K.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (€205.00 @ Mindfactory)
Motherboard: ASRock H170 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€107.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€37.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€40.88 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€53.56 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case (€61.68 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€66.48 @ Mindfactory)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Total: €573.48
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-07 16:30 CEST+0200

It's not about having top-end components, it's about finding a price/performance balance.

The PC you've found also has a number of issues:

1. Memory from Crucial, meaning it's basic.
2. An unspecified 1TB HDD with 32MB cache when most drives of this size have 64MB.
3. An SSD is possible in a €1500 PC?! Are you kidding?! Why isn't it included already?
4. Sound... it just says "sound"...
5. The B700 is a basic PSU which is not suitable for a gaming PC, let alone one that can be overclocked.

The best thing about building your own PC is that you can choose EXACTLY what components you want and avoid the crap ones that OEMs tend to use.
 
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