Good Prebuilt PC

[GoodGuessWork]

With prime day around the corner, I am hoping that some pc's will be put on sale. I have wanted to build my own pc but time is proving not to be on my side. Therefore I want to find a pc that is good enough for gaming, and I would like to be able to stream at least, or that I can upgrade to do so later. Any input would be great. Thanks!

 

[Cnconrad]

I bought 1 from ibuypower and it worked well. But I have also heard horror stories.


Make sure you use name brand parts, not generic psu's and coolers.

 

[geofelt]

Lenovo has good quality parts, particularly the keyboards.

 

[captaincharisma]

Lenovo, dell, and Asus would be my go-to brands if i were ever to buy a prebuilt desktop. stay away from HP if you can, they like to use poor quality parts to keep the cost down

 

[King_V]

I've had good luck with Dells, particularly when they have sales.

I just picked up for my son an XPS Tower - 8910, so it's a Skylake rather than a Kaby Lake, but, interestingly, it came from their business-side.
i5-6400
8 GB RAM (2133 MHz)
GT 730 DDR3 (odd, because the integrated HD 530 should perform better)
1 TB HDD
Windows 10 Pro
Optical Drive (8x DVD +/- RW)
SD Card Reader
Basic keyboard and mouse

And, the case design which is tool-less. Side panel pops off with the pull of a lever, flip two levers and the PSU swings out of the way on an arm.

The downside - I think it came with a 350W Power Supply. I had assumed it would be a 460W, though it appears their new towers can have either/or. Kind of strange. Still, for the time being, more than sufficient for my needs, and, as equipped, should have enough headroom for a GTX 1070, possibly a 1080, but I could always upgrade the PSU if needed.

All for a total of $479.99 plus sales tax, so, net, $512.99. Not too shabby. A quick attempt on PC Part Picker and I couldn't completely put it together myself for that price with those components. Either that, or I suck at using PC Part Picker.

(it might actually come out to $30 less, due to a question I had about software that was included that I didn't realize was there - pending a final response from Dell. Oddly, my credit card hasn't been charged yet even though it arrived at my door 3 days ago).

Just have to kind of keep an eye out for the good deals, and not be in a hurry.

 

[James Mason]

Prime day won't help you get anything except computer accesories like a keyboard or USB hub.
I looked through all the computer preview deals for prime day, not one single prebuilt besides incredibly cheap laptops.
And no real PC components besides a PC case.

 

[Reedster01]

Don't buy a prebuilt please build your own the build itself takes like an hour maybe two and it will be very worth it you will save lots of money, if you give me a budget I can set up a great streaming and gaming pc that you can buy and build but prebuilts just aren't worth it and will always be overpriced.

 

[King_V]

Don't buy a prebuilt please build your own the build itself takes like an hour maybe two and it will be very worth it you will save lots of money, if you give me a budget I can set up a great streaming and gaming pc that you can buy and build but prebuilts just aren't worth it and will always be overpriced.

Usually, but not every time, no, as the example I posted above demonstrates.