Good Gaming PC for price?

[space oddity]

Hello,
I"v been looking at gaming pc's for a while since my last one broke, and i found this one on cyberpowerpc, it has realy good specs and is within my budget..but i'm no tech expert so i dont realy know for sure if its a good deal or not, how CyberPower in terms of shipping and quality? What do you guys think?

 

[k1114]

Building it yourself saves more money and can have better quality parts. Its not hard either. But if you are lazy, then cyberpower does have better deals than other places for a prebuilt pc. They do have a choice of good parts but its a limited selection. You should probably still ask here on which exact parts to pick either way.

 

[space oddity]

D'oh! I feel pretty stupid right now, i forgot to post the link to the pc... http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Xtreme_1000

 

[aznshinobi]

It's not a bad deal. But not a great one either.

CX600+7200.12 Seagate 500gb AR $80: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.624819

6870+i5 2400 $360 AR and Promo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.620215

Ballistix DDR3 1333+H61 Mobo $105: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.632770

Antec 300 Illusion 55$: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&Tpk=antec%20300%20illusion

Total: 600$

i5 2500K vs i7 970
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/288?vs=157
Similar performance and since gaming doesn't require HT at all (meaning no benefits) the i5 2400 is a good deal.

This is what your getting in your PC from Cyber.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gainward/GeForce_GTX_460_SE/7.html
This is what your getting in the build I suggested.
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/Radeon_HD_6870/8.html

 

[k1114]

The regular p67 configurator gets a lower price. Dont ever buy anything with "extreme" in the name. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_P67_Configurator/ Also whatever components you picked aren't saved when you link the page. I'm sure you knew that. Maybe post your budget and we'll help pick the parts. And as you can see from shinobi's post, you can get a much better pc if you build it yourself.

 

[megamanx00]

I say build it yourself, but if you want to go for Cyber Power then go for it. Well, of the options available I'd say go with the HAF 912 case , get a P67 board, spend the $9 for the extra fans, and go with a Radeon 6790 over the default Ti 550. Don't bother paying for the overclocking since the i3 2100 ain't doing no overclocking. The fact that it even comes with a copy of Windows makes it a decent value, which is something shinobi's build ommits. If you get a P67 board you can upgrade the CPU to a 2600k to overclock and add a second 6790 down the road. Even so, I agree you can build it harder, better, faster, stronger, yourself ^_^.

 

[space oddity]

my budget is 600-650$, the only components i dont need is a monitor and keyboard and mouse...but i'v never built a pc before, im not to sure about it...

 

[aznshinobi]

Takes 10 minutes to watch a Newegg guide to building a computer. 40 minute to put the darned thing together. Newegg makes RMA's easier than most companies. It'll take you an hour tops. Lest you be mechanically challenged.

 

[bdbeall]

see your private message

 

[space oddity]

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