Buying a new computer

[ClipOnBowtie]

I've been mixed emotions about spending 850 on a computer. It's a lot of money. Can someone tell me if the specs are worth the purchase:

Case: CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED

Processor (CPU): Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard: ASUS® Z170 PRO GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs

Memory (RAM): 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB Kit)

Graphics Card: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!

1st Hard Disk: 240GB HyperX SAVAGE 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk: 1TB WD BLACK 3.5" WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive: 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply: CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Power Cable: 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling: Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste: ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND

Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking: WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD

USB Options: MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

 

[jpatrick2]

I've been mixed emotions about spending 850 on a computer. It's a lot of money. Can someone tell me if the specs are worth the purchase:

Case: CORSAIR 230T COMPACT GAMING CASE - RED LED

Processor (CPU): Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard: ASUS® Z170 PRO GAMING: ATX, LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBs

Memory (RAM): 16GB HyperX FURY DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB Kit)

Graphics Card: 4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 970 - 2 x DVI, HDMI, DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!

1st Hard Disk: 240GB HyperX SAVAGE 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk: 1TB WD BLACK 3.5" WD1003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive: 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply: CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY

Power Cable: 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Processor Cooling: Corsair H80i V2 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste: ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND

Sound Card: ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Wireless/Wired Networking: WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD

USB Options: MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence

hi mate. May I ask what this PC will be used for?
- gaming?
- editing?
- what is your monitor resolution?

Also, why did you decided on a GTX 970?

 

[Willdobbo]

Change the GPU to a GTX 1060 or a GTX 1070, As you would be buying an out dated graphics card otherwise. I would also look at getting a better quality power supply, Take a look at the following link http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

I would go with at least a 600W PSU also.

Regards

 

[ClipOnBowtie]

The system would be used for Gaming and editing also. I'm not that certain what my monitor resolution is at the moment. I have a Alienware x51 and over the year I've saved 1,000 euro and I need to know if it's actually worth the 850 that is being sold for.

It's from a custom builder

 

[Willdobbo]

You mean you want to know if you're getting your monies worth, If you go to https://uk.pcpartpicker.com and make the build on there, It will tell you how much it would cost you to build the rig yourself.

That way you can see if you're getting ripped off or not.

 

[jpatrick2]

The system would be used for Gaming and editing also. I'm not that certain what my monitor resolution is at the moment. I have a Alienware x51 and over the year I've saved 1,000 euro and I need to know if it's actually worth the 850 that is being sold for.

It's from a custom builder

Oh, so this thing is already built?

 

[Willdobbo]

The system would be used for Gaming and editing also. I'm not that certain what my monitor resolution is at the moment. I have a Alienware x51 and over the year I've saved 1,000 euro and I need to know if it's actually worth the 850 that is being sold for.

It's from a custom builder

Oh, so this thing is already built?

I think he currently has a Alienware x51, And has been saving for the past year and it looking at buying a prebuilt machine from an online company

 

[jpatrick2]

I would say that based on the parts, you wouldn't be overpaying for that machine. While the GTX 970 is not the newest GPU you could have, it still performs very well.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

compared to build-your-own, no custom builder can compete.

 

[SgtScream]

I would suggest ditching the both of those drives and going with a 1tb Samsung 850 evo (or equivalent). Your going to fill that hyper x savage up FAST, especially due to the fact that newer games commining out take up to 60 - 100gb. Just get that 1tb ssd, store your operating system and games on that drive, then when you get more money in the future, purchase a spare 4tb hdd for storing data.

 

[ClipOnBowtie]

Thank you for everyone who responded, I highly appreciate it!