$1,000 pre-built deal vs my build?

[lickedyspliit]

I've been searching far and wide for a good deal on a pre-built and found this one for about $1,000:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/475437/G314_Desktop_Computer
Is that a decent build for the price? I've seen a couple threads on this deal and it's advised that it just needs a PSU upgrade and it's all good. What do you think?

Other than that, I'm also considering building this at a much higher price point at ~$1,400:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/36yMWX
Decent?

I'm looking for something mainly for gaming, programming, and occasional video editing. I play games such as PUBG, Overwatch, BF1, GTA V, and CSGO. I'm comfortable with 1080p, +60fps at relatively high settings. Not really worried about 4K/Ultra.

Would the pre-built with an upgraded PSU be fine, or would it be more cost-effective to go with my build in the long run? Any advice on my build? Thanks in advance .

 

[RobCrezz]

The microcenter build isnt bad for the price, but its obviously using much cheaper components like the case, the PSU, the motherboard, cheaper blower type graphics card etc.

Plus I wouldnt buy an i5 these days, either i7 or Ryzen 5.

 

[raisonjohn]

I've been searching far and wide for a good deal on a pre-built and found this one for about $1,000:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/475437/G314_Desktop_Computer
Is that a decent build for the price? I've seen a couple threads on this deal and it's advised that it just needs a PSU upgrade and it's all good. What do you think?

Other than that, I'm also considering building this at a much higher price point at ~$1,400:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/36yMWX
Decent?

I'm looking for something mainly for gaming, programming, and occasional video editing. I play games such as PUBG, Overwatch, BF1, GTA V, and CSGO. I'm comfortable with 1080p, +60fps at relatively high settings. Not really worried about 4K/Ultra.

Would the pre-built with an upgraded PSU be fine, or would it be more cost-effective to go with my build in the long run? Any advice on my build? Thanks in advance .

I would slightly modify your initial $1366-cost build to increase performance (e.g., GTX 1070 GPU, and 3200MHz RAM) and enhance white-themed aesthetics, and still would cost ~$10 less than the original:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($308.87 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z270 Killer SLI/ac ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1351.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 06:29 EDT-0400

Alternatively, you can also consider a Ryzen platform for better price/performance (lower costs at only ~$1176):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ B&H)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB SC Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1175.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 06:33 EDT-0400

 

[TrAAst]

The GTX 1070 is terrible value atm when the price is so close to the 1080.
Since you're playing a lot of FPS games, I would highly recommend you get a 144hz monitor.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard ($91.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.00 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB WINDFORCE OC 8G Video Card ($514.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($214.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $1440.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-08 07:05 EDT-0400