Keep pre-built or get refund and build my own?

[bennyy279]

Hello,

I brought this pre-built PC a day or so ago, not sure if it was the right move or not though I have the option of returning it and getting my money back. However, I need advice on should I keep this or return and build my own. I really need a computer thats able to handle a few things that is work-related as such web design/development, software development, 3d modeling/rendering etc thats just the important ones. The specs of this pre-built is:

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  OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
  RAM: 8GB (2400 roughly I think)
  MB: Dell Inc. 07PR60 (AM4)
  GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
  Storage: 128 GB SSD + 1TB HDD

It's a Dell Inspiron 5675, I did have a custom build before so its no problem to build another if people recommend I return this and use the money to build my own. I do hope I've posted this in the right section (if I haven't then I apologize), as I'm really struggling to come to a decision what to do. So, any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[superninja12]

what did you pay for it?

 

[bennyy279]

what did you pay for it?

£852.00

 

[delaro]

Yeah you overpaid, I lowballed some of this with cheaper selections too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i3-8100 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor (£88.74 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B360M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£68.29 @ Box Limited)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£84.88 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£46.94 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card (£280.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£36.57 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Total: £707.35


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1400 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard (£62.43 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£84.88 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX6000 128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£46.94 @ Box Limited)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card (£280.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Q300L MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£36.57 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Total: £718.34

 

[junii]

REEEFUUNNNDDD. For the same price, next month the prices should go back to normal, and you can get alot better specs.

 

[madmatt30]

Its a decent system but you overpaid for it.

Ive seen the same dell with a ryzen 1600+rx 580 or gtx 1060 in the past for under £700 on amazon.

The 5675 is pretty much discontinued now so it should have been cheapet.

 

[WildCard999]

If you don't mind going without a SSD or increasing your budget for one you can get a better CPU & more RAM for around the same price.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor (£160.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Motherboard: MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard (£115.98 @ Box Limited)
Memory: Team - T-Force Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory (£149.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: PNY - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB XLR8 Gaming OC Video Card (£239.65 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£47.99 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit (£79.99 @ AWD-IT)
Total: £872.57
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-27 19:06 BST+0100

 

[bennyy279]

I have 28 days to return it for a full refund, that aside, hard drives aren't a problem as I have a Samsung ssd that has windows 10 on it already and 2 tb wd for everything else. In terms of budget it can stretch wide but not wanting the best of the best just something that can cope with what I do on a daily and a little gaming.

 

[bennyy279]

So I've been doing some thinking on specs and I feel I may as well just go all out on hardware, no point in cutting back on stuff so here's what I put together (feel free to give opinions and whatnot)

PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/X8WBcY
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/X8WBcY/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core Processor (£279.97 @ Box Limited)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - X470 AORUS GAMING 5 WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard (£173.99 @ AWD-IT)
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (£158.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB Dual Video Card (£274.79 @ Aria PC)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterCase Pro 5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£99.98 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£83.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Pioneer - BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (£50.39 @ Aria PC)
Total: £1122.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-28 00:20 BST+0100

If anyone is able to make that any cheaper with same specs then that'd be great but it's still reasonable to me, thanks in advance.

 

[WildCard999]

Good build, you could go with the 550W version of that PSU if it's cheaper and a cheaper case if you need to cut costs a bit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£41.99 @ AWD-IT)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£76.00 @ Aria PC)
Total: £117.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-04-28 00:29 BST+0100

 

[bennyy279]

Thanks for that, that totals to £1,056.12 which to me seems quite reasonable. Any recommendations on what paste to use on the CPU?

 

[WildCard999]

The Ryzen Wraith stock cooler should come with it pre applied but MX4 is really good.

 

[bennyy279]

Got a full refund on the PC I brought, and have ordered all the parts for the custom build. I'd like to thank everyone that helped with this. It was much appreciated.

 

[madmatt30]

Nice build.
In all honesty I would have gone 2600x , a cheaper board & squeezed a 1070 in there.

Im sure you'll be very happy with it though

 

[bennyy279]

I can always upgrade the gpu later on, the 1060 will do to start off with. Like later on look into the 1070 or even 1080 or whatever gpu has a reasonable price tag at the time. Thanks for the reply though.