DYI PC's From NewEgg

[wgb_sangwoo]

Hi all.
I've been looking into NewEgg's DYI Pc Combos section and I have to ask: are these combos good?

I've looked up the combos and even put up the same builds on pcpartpicker. Most of the combos are about 20~30 less than buying the parts seperately.

Would anyone recommend me on getting one or should I just buy parts seperately?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Deemo13]

Most of the combos are alright, but make sure the combos come with decent power supplies. Generally Newegg uses the in-house Rosewill power supplies, but sometimes they go with the cheap Diablotek ones, which are not good.

Also, make sure the parts line up correctly and you are getting what you want. Sometimes they might offer a Z77 motherboard with an i3, making the Z77 pointless.

Any in particular you are looking at?

 

[chugot9218]

What Deemo said, if you can find one with a good combination of parts it is obviously going to save money, the problem is usually at least one of the parts is of a lower quality, but not necessarily, just depends.

 

[wgb_sangwoo]

Thanks for the replies.

I've been looking at the combos in the 750 to 1000 dollar range.

Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core, MSI Z77 MPower Motherboard, Mushkin DDR3 Memory, Mushkin 240GB SSD, Rosewill ATX Mid Tower Case, Rosewill 850W PSU, Rosewill CPU Cooler, Rosewill Gaming Keyboard, Rosewill Mouse SuperCombo

Quad Core i5/Z77/8GB/128GB SSD SuperCombo

Also the 1000 dollars plus combos look nice.

DIY PC Combos $1000 - $1250

 

[Deemo13]

That i5 one looks the best, but they seem to be out of stock. Also remember you are going to need a GPU.

 

[ronintexas]

The only issue I have with their DIY projects - they rarely have the exact components I am looking for in a package. If you are looking for a generic build, they may work, but if you have anything outside the box, like a faster GPU, the power supply may not be enough....

My suggestion would be to get the parts you want, unless there is a tremendous deal on almost what you want ($100+ off - which is very rare). They always have bundled items (like mobo + RAM or mobo + CPU) that aren't listed in the DIY build section.

Watch their "daily deals" and "shell shocker" deals....sometimes you find a gem there...

 

[DarkSable]

If you're gaming, there's zero point in paying for an i7. Not only is it not better than an i5 (the only difference is hyperthreading, which games don't use), the i5 is more than enough to handle any graphics card setup out there.

 

[wgb_sangwoo]

If you're gaming, there's zero point in paying for an i7. Not only is it not better than an i5 (the only difference is hyperthreading, which games don't use), the i5 is more than enough to handle any graphics card setup out there.

I'm looking into computers primarily for gaming purposes. However I do want to run applications like video editing software, photoshop, etc. I heard the i5 wasn't as good as the i7 for these kind of cpu-heavy software so I wanted to look into i7's

 

[Deemo13]

Well, not to say that the i5 isnt suited for them, its just that the i7's features are more relevant to the software.

The i5 would handle it fine if you dont want to spring for the i7.