- Apr 8, 2015
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Hi all,
I have a chance to buy either an HP Envy 750 Desktop (i7-6700, 16GB RAM) for about $575 or a Dell XPS 8700 from 2014 (4790 with 16GB DDR3) for about $525.
I'm mostly interested for general purpose (photos, browsing, Netflix, home theater, gaming); not really looking for a top of the line rig for overly intense gaming or anything.
I have built my own Studio PC before, which was was worth it considering the upgradability, but in looking at prospective self-builds, without factoring in shipping, time, etc, it seems like a comparable PC would be in the realm of about $800 or more.
I'd of course upgrade the GPU in the aforementioned PCs to (likely) a 1050ti or 960, depending on what I can find used.
Any advice? Is it worth building new? The problem is that a 4790 is still more than enough processor for gaming and DDR4 does little to nothing over DDR3 practically. My main concern is longevity of the system as a whole, as I'm sure fans, PSU, etc will need to be replaced.
In Canada by the way, so currently shipping from the US is a non-option thanks to the wonderful relationship being nurtured by the delightful orange-haired man below and the I-think-he-might-just-be-a-pretty-face PM up here (everything is being dinged with import charges).
I have a chance to buy either an HP Envy 750 Desktop (i7-6700, 16GB RAM) for about $575 or a Dell XPS 8700 from 2014 (4790 with 16GB DDR3) for about $525.
I'm mostly interested for general purpose (photos, browsing, Netflix, home theater, gaming); not really looking for a top of the line rig for overly intense gaming or anything.
I have built my own Studio PC before, which was was worth it considering the upgradability, but in looking at prospective self-builds, without factoring in shipping, time, etc, it seems like a comparable PC would be in the realm of about $800 or more.
I'd of course upgrade the GPU in the aforementioned PCs to (likely) a 1050ti or 960, depending on what I can find used.
Any advice? Is it worth building new? The problem is that a 4790 is still more than enough processor for gaming and DDR4 does little to nothing over DDR3 practically. My main concern is longevity of the system as a whole, as I'm sure fans, PSU, etc will need to be replaced.
In Canada by the way, so currently shipping from the US is a non-option thanks to the wonderful relationship being nurtured by the delightful orange-haired man below and the I-think-he-might-just-be-a-pretty-face PM up here (everything is being dinged with import charges).
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