Is this REALLY worth it instead of building my OWN PC?

[darreno]

Ok so I know building your own PC is the best bang for your buck. I built my first PC but I don't know how I would do building a second more expensive one
I have built one on cyberpower for 1800 I changed the GPU to the gtx 1080 and added an SSD which brought it up to 1838$
LINK - http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_X99_Configurator
Is this worth it or can you send me a cheaper alternative? If not I might buy this if it saves me a lot of money to build my own I will.

 

[okcnaline]

:lol:
Can't even see that page on my school WiFi...

If you didn't change the PSU from the stock 600W, then don't even think about it. Or actually, don't think about prebuilt. The PSU is most likely going to be utter ****.

 

[bootcher]

Bulding it yourself is almost always cheaper in this price class.

 

[g-unit1111]

No, there are absolutely no good prebuilts in that price range. Mid range vendors like Cyberpower include a lot of junk components like power supplies, and high end vendors like Falcon Northwest and Maingear charge an insane amount of money for what we could build those same systems for, for around $800.

 

[Eximo]

I think your link just takes it to the basic configuration, not what you selected.

You probably don't need an X99 system and could save a little with a Skylake build.

They do have a nice part selection if you dig, but they upcharge by 20% or more on the usually less considered items. They offer decent prices on GPUs, CPUs because people can easily check those. The murky areas of power supplies, memory, motherboards generally let them get away with quite a bit though.

If you have already built a computer successfully before, there is little risk in doing a high end build. If you are worried about making mistakes with expensive components, they are more rugged then you think.

 

[Razec69]

Prebuilt computers are always more expensive, and have off brand or generic components.

You literally save hundreds of dollars buying each component and building it yourself, because obviously you take out the middleman and don't pay any labor costs.

Obviously if you don't feel comfortable building a rig, don't, it is very simple nevertheless. Buy a prebuilt machine, and as you already know you won't get the best bang for your buck, so expect to get a little less for your money.

Another issue with prebuilts is that you can fully customize to your liking. For certain tiers they'll offer certain parts and lock out others.

 

[g-unit1111]

Prebuilt computers are always more expensive, and have off brand or generic components.

You literally save hundreds of dollars buying each component and building it yourself, because obviously you take out the middleman and don't pay any labor costs.

Yeah that's exactly the reason why I don't use or recommend pre built PC vendors. The high end ones charge an arm and a leg, while the mid range vendors use generic components. I was looking at a Origin laptop, but when I saw they use "Origin Approved SSD - 250GB", red flag! And that's no bueno for a $1700 laptop. Whereas I went over to Sager and they tell you "Samsung 250GB Evo", I'm more likely to purchase the Sager laptop than the Origin laptop.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The cheap HP and Dell desktops are fine, but those "exotic" and "gamer" brands are jokes.

 

[Razec69]

What kind of budget do you have? What is the top maximum you can save or are willing to spend?

Take a look at this
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/build-your-own-pc,2601.html

It is extremely easy to build a PC, and it is pretty hard to screw things up. Make sure you have enough light since its your first time, nearly everything is color coded and/or labeled, certain parts can only fit in certain parts, so you can't put a SATA hard drive in a RAM slot. And worst case scenario you have the owner's manuals, and in the ultimate worst case scenario you have a warranty. Just don't say it was your fault.