Alienware alpha r2 or build on own

[Larrydickeman]

Hi,

I am currently stuck between buying a new Alienware alpha r2 6th gen i5 8 GB ram and a nivida gtx 960 4 GB of memory from a friend for $580 or building my own system. I would want something with at least an i5 and 8 GB. The Alienware deal seems good but every time I price out a build it seems like it would be more. I am looking for a mini pm to stream and watch live TV on my big screen TV and to do some media editing. Thanks for any advice

 

[relyks0]

Which i5 is it?

 

[Larrydickeman]

Which i5 is it?

6th Generation Intel Core™ i5 6400T

 

[Samer1970]

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: DIYPC DIY-F2-P ATX Mini Tower Case ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $620.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 15:26 EDT-0400

 

[Larrydickeman]

here

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($56.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($30.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GAMING Video Card ($249.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: DIYPC DIY-F2-P ATX Mini Tower Case ($24.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $620.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-26 15:26 EDT-0400

Thank you so much!!

 

[hang-the-9]

+ 100 For a Windows license.