Is this a good $2200 PC?

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james77

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Hi Guys,

I was wondering if it's a good idea to buy a pre-built system specifically from iBUYPOWER. This is what I'm currently looking at.

Case - iBUYPOWER Snowblind Element Gaming Case - White with LCD Side Panel
Processor - Intel® Core™ i7-8700K
Processor Cooling - DEEPCOOL Captain 120EX 120mm Liquid Cooling System
Memory - 16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-3000 Memory Module
Video Card - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - 11GB
Motherboard - GIGABYTE Z370XP SLI-- RGB Fusion
Power Supply - 850 Watt - Standard 80 PLUS Gold - (includes Sleeved Cables)
Primary Hard Drive - 240 GB ADATA SU650 SSD
Data Hard Drive - 1 TB Hard Drive -- 32MB Cache, 7200RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive
M.2 Slot - 16GB Intel Optane Memory
Operating System - Windows 10 Home
Included Accessories:
iBUYPOWER MEK 2 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
iBUYPOWER Gaming Optical Mouse - Multi-Color LED Lighting
iBUYPOWER High Performance Gaming Mouse Pad
GAMDIAS EROS E1 Multi-Color Gaming Headset
ASUS USB-AC51 AC600 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter

Total: $2,205

I can't really remove / downgrade much of the parts here to put the cost down. This is what already seems to be the most value if you buy from them. I would also appreciate it if you guys can show me a similar custom built PC with similar accessories on how it would compare to price.

Thanks!
 
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why get a 1080TI? is your monitor a 4K monitor then yes its worth it, otherwise save your cash and use a 1070

Here is what I suggest, assuming 1080p.
yes 1TB SSD as main and external 1TB as your back up.(and if you have a router that permits it you can connect it on your router directly with USB and use is as a NAS based backup utility for all your computers

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($328.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan...
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I don't trust there PSU's, you could build something so much nicer.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($328.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.95 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($188.92 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($152.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($43.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card ($760.29 @ B&H)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ATX ATX Mid Tower Case ($138.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($94.89 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS Wired Optical Mouse ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Alpha Headset ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2180.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-15 13:20 EDT-0400
 
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I won't suggest evga will vote for corsair or coolermaster in powersupply !
 
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Substandard SSD for a $2,200 price
Why the Optane? Do you know what it does?
As always, poor PSU
120mm liquid cooler - Either air, or if you must go liquid, 240mm or larger

And of course, the legendary substandard iBuyPower assembly and support!


For $2205?
Pretty crappy system.
 
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james77

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Hey man, your build looks really good to be honest. Up until the accessories, they seem to be real good. I appreciate this, and would probably get a system based around your build. Thanks man!


I don't really know what the Optane does. I've heard that it somehow turns your slow HDD into an SSD like performance, but that's all I know. I think most builds from iBUYPOWER gets an Optane for "free", so yeah.

What do you think of WildCard999's build though? It looks pretty good to me.
 
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In 'marketing speak', yes, it can be used to make a HDD seem "faster".
Read this for using it with a secondary drive:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027987/memory-and-storage.html

Yes, his is a much better parts list than the iBuyPower.
 
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why get a 1080TI? is your monitor a 4K monitor then yes its worth it, otherwise save your cash and use a 1070

Here is what I suggest, assuming 1080p.
yes 1TB SSD as main and external 1TB as your back up.(and if you have a router that permits it you can connect it on your router directly with USB and use is as a NAS based backup utility for all your computers

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($328.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC2 Gaming iCX Video Card ($480.19 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($97.99 @ Other World Computing)
Keyboard: Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS (White) Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
External Storage: Western Digital - Elements 1TB External Hard Drive ($52.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1897.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-16 06:08 EDT-0400


Here is the same sysem with 1080ti (assuming 4K monitor)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($328.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid 240 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($127.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($229.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 Video Card ($780.29 @ B&H)
Case: NZXT - S340 Elite (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($81.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($97.99 @ Other World Computing)
Keyboard: Corsair - K55 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair - M65 PRO RGB FPS (White) Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Headphones: Kingston - HyperX Cloud Revolver Headset ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
External Storage: Western Digital - Elements 1TB External Hard Drive ($52.99 @ B&H)
Total: $2197.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-16 06:09 EDT-0400

 
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