a custom gaming pc website gave me this build. Worth it?

fakesympathy

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So I decided to use a website called NZXT BLD. How it works is that you first pick three games you'd like to play on your pc, then you pick your budget ranging from $1500-$2500, or whatever you want to spend.

I picked three games at $1500 (the actual amount I want to spend on), Fallout 4, GTA V, and Witcher 3. The fps they gave me for these game on this build were 60 fps for FO4, and 90 fps for GTA V and Witcher 3. But they don't tell me what setting are these rates are at.

The build is the following:

  • Case: NZXT H500, an ATX case supporting 1 Kraken, 1-2 HDDs, 3-4 SDDs, tempered glass and 2 120mm fans included.
    Cooling: Cryorig H7
    Motherboard: MSI z370 pc pro
    Graphics: GTX 1070 armor 8GB OC
    CPU: Intel Core i3-8100 Quad-Core 3.6 GHz
    PSU: Seasonic Focus 650W Gold
    RAM: 16 GB of G.SKILL TridentZ 3000 MHz
    HDD: Not included
    SSD: 500 GB of Samsung 860 EVO
    OS: Windows 10 Home

Overall, this build came up to be $1353.91

Now I have questions on this build

1. On what setting will I get the fps from those three games
2. Is this worth the asking price?
3. Should I add anything to the build?
4. Is this better or worse than this ibuypower build I saw on amazon? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDTTQ1M/?coliid=I15BWQGXXBO4I3&colid=IGPT4XIPE5X1&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
 
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The i7-8700K and the 1070TI setup will be much better than a i3-8100 and a 1070 will be. However, that said, the former build is from Cyberpower, and while they tend to have decent CPUs and GPUs, they skimp hard on the other components that make up the build, like the power supply. That first build is not bad for a prebuilt and I'm surprised that they would include a Seasonic Focus where most would go with a generic dumpster fire PSU. If you can upgrade to an i5-8600K and a 1070TI without it adding too much to the budget that's what I would go for.

g-unit1111

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The i7-8700K and the 1070TI setup will be much better than a i3-8100 and a 1070 will be. However, that said, the former build is from Cyberpower, and while they tend to have decent CPUs and GPUs, they skimp hard on the other components that make up the build, like the power supply. That first build is not bad for a prebuilt and I'm surprised that they would include a Seasonic Focus where most would go with a generic dumpster fire PSU. If you can upgrade to an i5-8600K and a 1070TI without it adding too much to the budget that's what I would go for.
 
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ohenryy

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1300$ for that build? Not worht it...
For that money you can get this:

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dwCbyX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dwCbyX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3GHz 8-Core Processor ($217.80 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - SHADOW ROCK LP 51.4 CFM CPU Cooler ($38.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg Business)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($151.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($98.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.49 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Case: be quiet! - Pure Base 600 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.41 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1285.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-04 16:15 EDT-0400