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Want to get some insight on a computer I built in ibuypower. I'm not sure if it's going to be all I'm expecting it will be.
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bigj1985
March 17, 2014 9:22:42 PM
I'll just be straight up and tell you if you are willing to build your own it is so much more cost effective and you get a much more powerful system for the price.
Building your own means you usually get a warranty for each individual peice of hardware (Ram,GFX card, Motherboard, Psu, Cpu) as opposed to getting one extremely limited warranty for the entire system. It's much easier to RMA a single part rather than be computerless because you had to RMA the entire system.
Building your own also means you get better quality hardware and just more powerful hardware in general for the money spent. The prebuilt computersm, even the so called (gaming computers), will ususally have low quality PSU's and motherboards to skimp on cost to make a profit. The motherboards will sometimes even have locked out bios settings to prevent tweaking of the system.
Finally most GFX cards offered on newegg will come with a couple free games so that negates any "deal" from IbuyPower. i highly suggest either building your own or having a tech savvy friend build it for you. Honestly bro building a PC nowadays is as simple as snapping legos together.
The PC you're proposing is a descent rig but if I were you I would stay away from IbuyPower. Their garbage.
Building your own means you usually get a warranty for each individual peice of hardware (Ram,GFX card, Motherboard, Psu, Cpu) as opposed to getting one extremely limited warranty for the entire system. It's much easier to RMA a single part rather than be computerless because you had to RMA the entire system.
Building your own also means you get better quality hardware and just more powerful hardware in general for the money spent. The prebuilt computersm, even the so called (gaming computers), will ususally have low quality PSU's and motherboards to skimp on cost to make a profit. The motherboards will sometimes even have locked out bios settings to prevent tweaking of the system.
Finally most GFX cards offered on newegg will come with a couple free games so that negates any "deal" from IbuyPower. i highly suggest either building your own or having a tech savvy friend build it for you. Honestly bro building a PC nowadays is as simple as snapping legos together.
The PC you're proposing is a descent rig but if I were you I would stay away from IbuyPower. Their garbage.
jamz4
March 17, 2014 9:16:53 PM
Jori139
March 17, 2014 8:47:24 PM
This is the build:
Case 1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Gaming Case - Black
Case Lighting 1 x Meteor Light w/ 8 Speed settings - Blue
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction 1 x Advanced - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion X
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i7-4770K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-4770K
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive 1 x PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking
Processor Cooling 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)
Memory 1 x 32 GB [8 GB x4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 4GB -EVGA Superclocked - Single Card
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE] - GG Cruiser PC200-I Headset w/ large 57mm drivers for clear audio - FREE with any System ($29 Value)
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE Game Download] - GRID2 - FREE with Intel 4th Gen Processor
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE Game Coupon] - Tom Clancy Splinter Cell: Black List + Assassin Creed IV Black Flag - Free w/ purchase of GeForce GTX 660 or above
Motherboard 1 x ASUS Z87-K -- 1x PCIE 3.0 x16, 6x SATA-III 6Gb/s, 2x USB 3.0
Intel Smart Response Technology 1 x SSD Cache - 64 GB ADATA SP900 SSD
Power Supply 1 x 1000 Watt - AZZA Titan 1000W - 80 PLUS Bronze
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance
Data Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance
Optical Drive 1 x [12x Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black
2nd Optical Drive X
Flash Media Reader / Writer X
Meter Display 1 x NZXT Sentry LX Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card 1 x Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card
Case 1 x NZXT Phantom 410 Gaming Case - Black
Case Lighting 1 x Meteor Light w/ 8 Speed settings - Blue
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction 1 x Advanced - iBUYPOWER Harmony SRS Sound Reduction System
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion X
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i7-4770K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Intel® Core™ i7-4770K
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive 1 x PowerDrive Level 2 - Up to 20% Overclocking
Processor Cooling 1 x Corsair Hydro Series H60 Liquid CPU Cooling System - ARC Dual Silent High Performance Fan Upgrade (Push-Pull Airflow)
Memory 1 x 32 GB [8 GB x4] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 - 4GB -EVGA Superclocked - Single Card
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE] - GG Cruiser PC200-I Headset w/ large 57mm drivers for clear audio - FREE with any System ($29 Value)
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE Game Download] - GRID2 - FREE with Intel 4th Gen Processor
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE Game Coupon] - Tom Clancy Splinter Cell: Black List + Assassin Creed IV Black Flag - Free w/ purchase of GeForce GTX 660 or above
Motherboard 1 x ASUS Z87-K -- 1x PCIE 3.0 x16, 6x SATA-III 6Gb/s, 2x USB 3.0
Intel Smart Response Technology 1 x SSD Cache - 64 GB ADATA SP900 SSD
Power Supply 1 x 1000 Watt - AZZA Titan 1000W - 80 PLUS Bronze
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance
Data Hard Drive 1 x 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance
Optical Drive 1 x [12x Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black
2nd Optical Drive X
Flash Media Reader / Writer X
Meter Display 1 x NZXT Sentry LX Fan Control, Clock, and Temperature Display
Sound Card 1 x 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card 1 x Intel Pro 10/100/1000 Network Card
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