Buying a pre-built PC, how to make it better.

ZyzzUmirinBrah

I made up  my mind, that i will be purchasing a gaming computer. I have a budget between 500-800.  I've seen this on Cyberpower  Customize CyberPower B85 Configurator Gaming PC. I wanted to know what i could do to imrpove it, so i can still keep withing range, and get more out for my money.

Mikeha

Pre built computers come with cheap low end components. With a budget of $800 you can build a nice pc.

eddieg50

There are some excellent companies that make pre built computers such as Digital Storm and Ava Direct ( I bought my comp through Ava) both these companies are very up front on where there parts come from , manufacturer etc. Sadly companies like Cyber power and Ibuy power have poor quality control but are cheaper, so you are taking a much bigger risk. you can certainly build your own however if you are like me and know how to put in ram, a video card and maybe a fan but that is about it than I would do some research and buy from a good pre built company

greenbow54

Originally posted by Mikeha
Pre built computers come with cheap low end components. With a budget of $800 you can build a nice pc.

Agreed. Researching all of the components is actually pretty fun, and when you think you have something, go post it on Tomshardware. The people over there are very helpful when it comes to building a PC.

 

I can see a few issues with the one that you linked. You don't need liquid cooling for that setup, so you could axe that and save some cash with a fan.

I have no clue wtf that CPU is, if anything I would invest in an i5, especially if you're going to be gaming. The 3570k is pretty cheap nowadays.

 

Looking at a price by price on components

case - $50 on newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139041

CPU - $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117374

Liquid Cooling (waste of money for this build) - $55

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835703027&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Water+/+Liquid+Cooling-_-N82E16835703027&gclid=CIDGgPf128UCFQypaQodJ0QAYw&gclsrc=aw.ds

Mobo - $76 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130703

HDD - $55 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Power Supply - I'm assuming they'll give you a cheap one, probably $20. You can get a nicer one for ~$50 and save yourself some money on power bills.

Keyboard / Mouse combo - $15 on newegg.

edit - forgot the gt740 - $90 at walmart.

 

$431 for all of those parts. Again you could save by cutting the liquid cooling, probably down to $400 with all of the same parts that they're giving you. So you're paying them $125 for a warranty on a $400 computer. Not terrible, but that money could go towards better parts.

 

Would absolutely recommend going over to Tomshardware and posting this same question, they'll be loads of help for someone looking for a new rig! For $800, you can actually get a pretty beast rig nowadays. Would look into a different GPU or CPU if you'd be willing to push that $400 to the $800 range and get some future proof in your system.