[SOLVED] Comparison Question for Wife's Birthday

[Maynard921]

Hi everyone,

Below is two towers that I'm looking at buying for my wife. They're a bit higher performance than what she needs (e.g., internet/social media surfing, Sims games), but figured I'd ask to see if anyone knows of any glaring problems with either one of these systems, before I choose one. There is a large price difference, so if the HP doesn't have too many problems, I'd be more inclined to get it. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks.

ASUS ROG Strix G15CE Gaming & Entertainment Desktop PC (Intel i7-11700KF 8-Core, 16GB RAM, 1TB m.2 SATA SSD + 2TB HDD (3.5), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Wifi, Bluetooth, 6xUSB 3.1, Win 10 Home)

https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-g15ce/p/3D5-000F-01DX0


HP Omen 875 i7-9700K 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 2070 8GB Windows 10 Tower Desktop PC

https://www.newegg.com/hp-875-i7-97...0005-00C29?Item=9SIADFRE2R6070&quicklink=true

 

[punkncat]

Ouch! Wow, it is simply astounding what the GPU craze has done to the market.

Do you have any experience building? Or even interest in learning?

In this situation I would be considering building out a system around a 5700G. Unless I am way misinformed (which is possible) you shouldn't need a 2070 or 3060 to run Sims games. That HP system is coming up on 4 generations old and WELL overpriced for a refurb. The other is an unfortunate side of this GPU thing.

You could readily build something under 1K based on a 5700G, name brand quality open source components, 16+GB of RAM, AND your OS.....

 

[NickPurkis]

If all she does is Sims games, the rig with the 2070 will be fine. Why pay more, when it will be wasted.

 

[Maynard921]

If all she does is Sims games, the rig with the 2070 will be fine. Why pay more, when it will be wasted.

Ha she's really wanting something that looks more like the Asus with the see-through covered side and the ability to do different colors, but I'm thinking she won't notice too much difference with the HP....especially since it's a surprise in the first place ha. Thanks for the input for sure.

 

[Why_Me]

Pretty lights for the pretty wife.

https://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-PH-EC360ATG_DBK01-Ultra-fine-Performance-Digital-RGB/dp/B08KKF38XV/
Phanteks Eclipse P360A $79.99

Exhaust fan for that case.

https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-P12-120-Pressure-optimised-Quiet-Computer/dp/B07GB16RK7
ARCTIC P12 PWM 120mm 4-Pin Case Fan $8.00

https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-iii-argb-sf-550f14rg-550w/p/1HU-024C-00004
Super Flower Leadex III ARGB 550W 80+ Gold Addressable LEDs Modular Power Supply $99.99 + $20 off w/ promo code CLBNE235, limited offer By Super Flower Save: $50.00 (33%)

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-TUF-B660M-PLUS-mATX-Gaming-Motherboard-Two-Way-Cancelation/dp/B09NWC8BZX
ASUS TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS WIFI D4 $179.99

https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-12400f-core-i5-12th-gen/p/N82E16819118360
Intel Core i5-12400F $199.97

https://www.amazon.com/DEEPCOOL-Motherboard-Supported-Heatpipes-Universal/dp/B081DGYRV8/

DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX GT A-RGB CPU Cooler $29.99

https://global.deepcool.com/company/pressroom/newsrelease/2021/14926.shtml?id=PressRoom
DEEPCOOL LGA1700 Mounting Kit

https://www.newegg.com/corsair-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820236768
CORSAIR Vengeance RGB RS DDR4 3200 16GB (2x8GB) CL16 $74.99

https://www.newegg.com/team-group-mp33-1tb/p/N82E16820331417
Team Group MP33 M.2 2280 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Internal SSD $79.89

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GeForce-RTX-3060-12G/dp/B08WPJ5P4R/
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 OC RGB 12GB Graphics Card $830.50

Total: $1562 *including discounts & promo codes

https://global.deepcool.com/products/Cooling/cpuaircoolers/2021/11880.shtml

https://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P360A.html

TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS WIFI D4｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

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Reviews of that cpu with benchmarks.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/core-i5-12400-processor-review,1.html

Intel Core i5-12400F Review - The AMD Challenger

The Intel Core i5-12400F comes at an extremely attractive price point, yet offers performance comparable to AMD's Ryzen 5 5600X. While Intel introduced a Hybrid core design with Alder Lake, the 12400F is a P-core only design, which helps avoid potential compatibility issues with E-cores.

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Why_Me]

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