Is this prebuilt gaming pc a better deal than building it myself

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ngolshahi13

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Hello,

Basically I wanted to know if this pc is a better deal than actually making it myself. So it has a i5-2400 and thx 1050 ti 4gb, 8 gb (I think ddr3) ram. I’ve attached a link below to see more specs but those are the basics.

Firstly I wanted to know if this build is good enough for playing fortnite and gta v kind of games at 60fps medium to high settings?

Secondly is this a good deal or should I get the parts and build it myself?

Link: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F302727286853

Many Thanks
 
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Firstly I wanted to know if this build is good enough for playing fortnite and gta v kind of games at 60fps medium to high settings?
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Many people still game with 2nd gen. quad cores. But they are also old and obsolete and bad buy in 2018. The price they are asking is okish. More on that later.

First let us see some comparisons. i5 2nd gen which are quad cores vs i3 8th gen. which are also quad cores... http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2400-vs-Intel-Core-i3-8100/803vs3942

So the latest gen. similar processor is around 30% faster. The flip side is, it can last way longer, like 1yr vs 4yr. Also has a much better upgrade path.

Now, if you build this...

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Firstly I wanted to know if this build is good enough for playing fortnite and gta v kind of games at 60fps medium to high settings?
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Many people still game with 2nd gen. quad cores. But they are also old and obsolete and bad buy in 2018. The price they are asking is okish. More on that later.

First let us see some comparisons. i5 2nd gen which are quad cores vs i3 8th gen. which are also quad cores... http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-2400-vs-Intel-Core-i3-8100/803vs3942

So the latest gen. similar processor is around 30% faster. The flip side is, it can last way longer, like 1yr vs 4yr. Also has a much better upgrade path.

Now, if you build this...

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£86.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£64.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£74.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£34.79 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card (£142.43 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£38.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £490.52
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-23 22:33 BST+0100

You pay around 150 quid more. But with 30% faster performance with CPU and the rest of the parts like latest gen. board and RAM you get around 40% faster performance.

So it all comes down to 350 quid for a year or 500 quid for 4 yrs. Also, about those games, GTA5 is a very CPU heavy game and will struggle on that 2400 for the kind of performance you are expecting. You dont buy a pc for one or two specific games. Its a wrong concept.

On a side note, you can activate Windows anytime later... https://www.howtogeek.com/244678/you-dont-need-a-product-key-to-install-and-use-windows-10/


Edit: Forgot to mention that these prebuilds usually come with crappy PSU units. And if you scroll down on that Amazon page, it mentions " Most Suitable For: Light Gaming ", and GTA5 is not your light gaming.
 
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