[SOLVED] ABS prebuilt Deal????

gangang · Mar 28, 2020

https://www.newegg.ca/abs-computer-technologies-gaming-prime-1400-ala072/p/N82E16883102363

I was gonna build a pc but i found this prebuilt with the exact specs i was looking for. Can you guys tell me if its a good deal, compared to me building a pc from scratch? my budget is 1200cad
im in cad

kevinburrow · Mar 28, 2020

Doesn't tell you what PSU it uses, which is a bit of a red flag. Also doesn't tell you what frequency the RAM is ;(

WildCard999 · Mar 28, 2020

Wouldn't recommend a 6 core CPU without hyperthreading nowadays. I'd get this instead, the Ryzen 3600 performs identical to the Intel i7-8700 and despite the error message will work with that motherboard as it ships with a updated BIOS.

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($248.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($107.92 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Intel 660p 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($439.00 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($59.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA GD (2019) 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $1114.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-28 12:47 EDT-0400

WildCard999 · Mar 28, 2020

kevinburrow said:
Doesn't tell you what PSU it uses, which is a bit of a red flag. Also doesn't tell you what frequency the RAM is ;(

Prebuilts usually cheap out on the PSU, MB & memory, not really worth it at all especially if the OP wants to upgrade later on.

USAFRet · Mar 28, 2020

Meh...nothing special:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($198.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-E R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($84.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($99.99 @ Canada Computers)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($107.67 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Asus GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB TUF OC Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($59.05 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 600 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Canada Computers)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($139.75 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1214.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-28 12:53 EDT-0400