Need help picking a computer

mattdevi

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I'm looking to buy a gaming pc. But don't know much of the current specs. Can someone tell me if this computer is worth buying? Price is $820 Canadian

Custom Built ITX PC
Specs Below:

Cooler Master Elite 110 Case
Asus Strix z270i Motherboard
i5-6600K Processor
8GB Corsair Vengence DDR4
250GB Samsung 850 Evo
EVGA 450B Power Supply
EVGA GTX 1050Ti
 
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Not worth it for ~$1000.

For price comparison only, the above specs would cost you ~$790:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.70 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($168.44 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - 8GB (1 x 8GB)...


Not worth it for ~$1000.

For price comparison only, the above specs would cost you ~$790:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.70 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z270i GAMING Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($168.44 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB ACX 2.0 Video Card ($159.77 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case ($38.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA - 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.19 @ OutletPC)
Total: $793.07
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-16 15:50 EDT-0400

If you are willing to spend just under ~$1000 for an ITX-sized PC with better performance, you may want to take a closer look and consider these suggested parts instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($196.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($157.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 250GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($117.60 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.69 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card ($288.89 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake - Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $988.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-09-16 16:00 EDT-0400
 
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