New Gaming PC

[dylanco98]

Hello,
I've been looking recently for a pre-built PC for gaming in Victoria, Australia for around $1000 which should include OS.
I've seen this at Centrecom http://bit.ly/Tn2HGs. Any thoughts on it?
Also, do any of you guys know a good shop to buy from?

Thanks

 

[excella1221]

I don't suggest buying it, it kinda sucks. Way overpriced imo, and the GPU isn't even that great.
You can do a lot better if you just built your own.

Here's a build revolving in 2 AU stores.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Motherboard: ASRock H77 Pro4/MVP ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($95.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($48.70 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 2GB Video Card ($249.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($77.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Essential 500W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer ($19.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 3-Pack (64-bit) ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
Total: $914.70
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-29 18:12 EST+1100)

You can get the OS @ PCCaseGear for the same price.

 

[aramisathei]

What sort of advice are you looking for on this?
It's a decent PC--just depends on what you want.

Can't help out with the shops though; don't know of any in Australia.

 

[DarkSable]

That's not a horrible option, but you'll get WAY better performance for the same price if you build it yourself. (Excella's build, of course, excellent.)

If it's that you haven't built a computer, or don't think you can learn... it's really easy. Think putting legos together. Watch a youtube video (Newegg and NCIX both have very good ones) all the way through, then do it again, pausing to do each step.
It takes about two hours if you do it that way.

If you don't want to learn because you think it would make you too nerdy, then, well... have fun paying extra for worse performance - they prey on people like you who can't be bothered.

 

[dylanco98]

thanks excella for the build although I really haven't got time to build a pc. do you know if pccasegear could build it? or if there are any other pc shops in Melbourne?

thanks
ps. this pc will be used for gaming like borderlands 2, saints row 3, gta, LoL

 

[excella1221]

Not sure, you can give them a call and ask. Though most PC stores offer that service.

 

[dylanco98]

how many frames per second do you think the pc i linked will run borderlands 2 and saints row the third at medium to high settings?

 

[excella1221]

Here's the most recent benchmark I could find.

 

[dylanco98]

thanks excella for that, how does that pc compare against these 5?

bit.ly/UeYdTa
bit.ly/UvBC7g

bit.ly/Wy6KR5
bit.ly/U5QVPk
bit.ly/U5R05L

 

[excella1221]

All of them look unappealing and overpriced to me, especially the ones from mln.com.au, those prices are W/O the OS and have bad to mediocre video cards.

If you *must* choose among those, get the 2nd pre-build - the one with a 7850.
But ehh... they picked the 1GB VRAM version of the 7850.

I don't like the B75 board either, the chipset does not have support for RAID configurations and Intel Smart Response Technology.

 

[dylanco98]

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