Is Micro Center good for a new PC build

[asignor908]

I am thinking about getting a new desktop PC. Although I have been in to computers since 89 and a gamer I have always bought. OEm gaming machines. As a disabled vet I am on a tight budget but still want performance. I am thinking about a I7 5920 or 5930 with a GTX 980.
I am it sure about the I7-6700 CPU. Any advice will be greatly appreciated .

 

[Fenric]

They often have good deals on CPU and motherboard combo deals, but it sounds like you are looking for a prebuilt. I always build my own systems so I don't know if their pre-built computers are any good, or priced competitively.

 

[Grimwinder]

What's your max budget? In general you would do better to build a PC yourself, if your disability allows for it, there are hundreds of good guides and videos online to walk you through the process (and boards like this of course). If you can do it yourself you'll get much better parts at a lower price than any pre-made, barring a major sale.

 

[junkeymonkey]

sad thing about micro center is anything I need is all ways in store only - stuff I can get local or easy is all you can mail order from them .. all them good deal don't mean much if they cant deliver. what a joke

 

[asignor908]

They often have good deals on CPU and motherboard combo deals, but it sounds like you are looking for a prebuilt. I always build my own systems so I don't know if their pre-built computers are any good, or priced competitively.

 

[asignor908]

I am looking for opinions on CPUs. Perhaps a prebuilt is my best option since I have never had one built. I want to know whatever the best options might be.
Thanks

 

[asignor908]

My budget is about $2000

 

[Grimwinder]

Well, if gaming is your thing then there's no reason to go with an i7, and i5 will do you just as well in that function, and save you a bit of money. On the prebuilt side, if you don't want/can't build your own then I'd suggest looking at a more "bare bones" approach where you buy something cheaper that you can upgrade with things like a good GPU, almost every prebuilt I've seen that was reasonably priced almost always seems to be severely lacking in the video card department (and often the power supply too). That would make your job simpler.

As for which company to buy from, that's pretty much a matter of which one of the reputable companies has the best guarantee and price on a given day, after all, the parts inside of them were all still made by the same manufacturers.

 

[Grimwinder]

Well, at 2000.00 you can pretty much load the boat at any of the various prebuilder sites. Personally I'd suggest one of these 3, they've all been in business a good while and I've never heard much bad about them-

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

http://www.ibuypower.com/

http://www.digitalstorm.com/

 

[junkeymonkey]

2 grand will make a fine build as long as you don't get silly with crazy cases or harddrives you don't need as far as a board chip psu memory vid card ..

whats a z97 cost ??

i5 = 225
nice z97 board 150
evga g2 850w -125
1600 ddr3 16gb -100
cpu cooler - 50
case 75
windows 100
optical drive 12- to 50 ?? lets call it 25
970 -325
wd 500gb black 65
total 1240 + what ever shipping ??

did I miss something ?? we got 760 more to go ??

 

[asignor908]

Thanks for the help