Hi, i found this prebuilt pc and was wondering if it's worth it?

[lewislumsden]

as far as I can tell this is the same price, if not cheaper, than a custom built one and was thinking about purchasing it soon. Could someone verify

Link: https://www.expertec.co.uk/core-i7-7700-kaby-lake-7th-gen-gaming-pc-4gb-gtx-1050-ti-windows-7-pro.html?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=CjwKCAjw2ZXMBRB2EiwA2HVD-PDkCu7qHFRKqf0SDyt5uPEJ_rYLN2Xcc1nOPQiERlE8u7_Q3XCMBxoC8uoQAvD_BwE

 

[Bo Lee]

I think you can come out a little cheaper with a custom build. Here is mostly the same machine with twice the RAM for a bit less.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BRMdhq
Now the custom build doesn't have Windows on it, so you need to have a Windows license for that. If you have to buy a Windows license, then the prebuilt will be cheaper.

 

[lewislumsden]

I think you can come out a little cheaper with a custom build. Here is mostly the same machine with twice the RAM for a bit less.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BRMdhq
Now the custom build doesn't have Windows on it, so you need to have a Windows license for that. If you have to buy a Windows license, then the prebuilt will be cheaper.

that pc you have built is well over £800 but the one I posted was 700? I don't understand

 

[Bo Lee]

I think you can come out a little cheaper with a custom build. Here is mostly the same machine with twice the RAM for a bit less.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BRMdhq
Now the custom build doesn't have Windows on it, so you need to have a Windows license for that. If you have to buy a Windows license, then the prebuilt will be cheaper.

that pc you have built is well over £800 but the one I posted was 700? I don't understand

Dang, you are right. I was thinking about the conversion to U.S. dollars, which was 910 in U.S. dollars. My bad. No, you are right, the prebuilt is a good bit cheaper. Apologies for the confusion.

 

[lewislumsden]

I think you can come out a little cheaper with a custom build. Here is mostly the same machine with twice the RAM for a bit less.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/BRMdhq
Now the custom build doesn't have Windows on it, so you need to have a Windows license for that. If you have to buy a Windows license, then the prebuilt will be cheaper.

that pc you have built is well over £800 but the one I posted was 700? I don't understand

Dang, you are right. I was thinking about the conversion to U.S. dollars, which was 910 in U.S. dollars. My bad. No, you are right, the prebuilt is a good bit cheaper. Apologies for the confusion.

thanks anyways... yeah it seems a pretty good price for a prebuilt... plus adding a 1060 instead only adds £60

 

[Karadjgne]

I have issues with that pre-built. It's a locked i7, that's not bad. It's paired with a H-110 mobo, that's bottom of the line Asus, you'll never be able to upgrade, it's shortchanged on all the better stuff like the better audio, m.2, Sata, lan connections etc. It's paired with 8Gb of 2400 ram, that's honestly bare minimum to run windows and games sufficiently. It's using an off-brand gtx1050ti, bare minimum 1080p gpu powered by a non-named 850w psu. A locked cpu/1050ti can be run on a decent 450w cpu all day long and never stress, so why a 850w is beyond me, just leads to issues with idle and sleep as it seriously affects the low voltage wattage states.

It's really quite an oddly balanced build that really does nothing for what it should be capable of for the money.
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£188.92 @ More Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£74.19 @ CCL Computers)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£126.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB OC Edition Video Card (£145.56 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Cooler Master - CM 590 III (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£45.46 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.49 @ Ebuyer)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£82.20 @ Aria PC)
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