Question is this prebuilt a good deal?

[blackburn11]

So I am getting ready to build a brand new system for myself. I have built systems (about 1 every 3 years) for about 15 years now. I upgraded on the last build cycle so am worried slightly about old hard drive, etc.

I am running i-5 6600K, 16GB RAM, a 970 GPU, and a small SSD.

Was going to pull trigger on a build your own when I heard about the new GPU's coming out and new AMD CPUs. So I put the buy on hold.

Saw this on newegg and thought I would ask. Ryzen 7 3700X, 2070 GPU, and 1 TB SSD for $1200 with no shipping has me second guessing building my own. Can anyone offer advice about reasons to build my own instead of this buy here?

https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer...ala118/p/N82E16883102748?Item=N82E16883102748

Thanks!

Scott

 

[blackburn11]

Oh... I have a 1440 monitor and play PC games on steam. Never been a cutting edge, ultra graphics, super high FPS kind of person though.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Using identical or comparable parts on PC Part Picker, it comes up as a good deal; saving about $150:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.00 @ B&H)
Motherboard: ASRock - X470 Master SLI/AC ATX AM4 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - P1 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Video Card ($429.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill - SPECTRA D100 ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill - 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg Business)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Cooler Master - Devastator 3 Wired Gaming Keyboard With Optical Mouse ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1314.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-07-15 16:17 EDT-0400

But I'm not a big fan of the (likely) cheaper components they used. Given it's a Rosewill case, I'm suspecting a Rosewill power supply as well. No idea of the SSD, RAM, or the graphics card manufacturer. Of course, if something does go wrong, are you sending in just the failed component or the entire system? Who's paying the shipping to ABS?

Personally, I'd pass. If I'm spending that much money, I'm buying the components I want; not what some company cheaped out on.

-Wolf sends

 

[blackburn11]

Ya. Guess I know its a better idea to build my own. Just looking for advice. I also struggle with clean cable management and making it look nice. Thanks for the reply.