[SOLVED] Need some help/advice for prebuilt PC purchase

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StuX

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Hi everyone,

I'm kinda new to PC components, i need some advice whether it is worth the price to buy prebuilt below as suggested from my local computer store? Do i need to change any components? I'm using a 1440p monitor and gonna use it for gaming & streaming.

BUILD A
CPU:
INTEL CORE I5-12400F TRAY PROCESSOR
CPU COOLER: DEEPCOOL AK620 AIR COOLER
MOBO: MSI B660M-A PRO WIFI DDR4 MATX MOTHERBOARD
GPU: MSI RTX 3070 VENTUS 3X 8G OC LHR GRAPHIC CARD
RAM: KINGSTON FURY 2X8GB DDR4 3200MHZ SDRAM BEAST RGB KF432C16BBAK2/16
SSD: KINGSTON 1000GB M.2 NVME SSD NV2 (SNV2S/1000G)
CASING: DEEPCOOL MATREXX 55 MESH (4 FAN) ARGB ATX CASIN
PSU: ANTEC 650W VP650P PLUS GB 80+ NON MODULAR POWER SUPPLY
TOTAL PRICE: USD$1,285

BUILD B
CPU:
INTEL CORE I5-12600KF TRAY PROCESSOR
CPU COOLER: DEEPCOOL AK620 AIR COOLER
MOBO: MSI B660M-A PRO WIFI DDR4 MATX MOTHERBOARD
GPU: ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3070 OC EDITION 8GB GDDR6
RAM: KINGSTON FURY 2X8GB DDR4 3200MHZ SDRAM BEAST RGB KF432C16BBAK2/16
SSD: KINGSTON 1000GB M.2 NVME SSD NV2 (SNV2S/1000G)
CASING: DEEPCOOL MATREXX 55 MESH (4 FAN) ARGB ATX CASIN
PSU: ANTEC 650W VP650P PLUS GB 80+ NON MODULAR POWER SUPPLY
TOTAL PRICE: USD$1,571
 
Solution
Avoid ALL Aerocool power supplies EXCEPT the Aerocool Project 7. The rest are all junk. If they have a 650w or 750w Aerocool Project 7, it's really decent. The rest of Aerocool's power supplies are terrible.



I would REALLY recommend you tell them that you want to either wait for the Antec High current gamer to come back in stock, or see if you can just buy a power supply and take it to them to include in the build. If not, then go with the Deepcool DQ750M-V2L if you have no other choices because that's the only one they have that is even worth considering.


If you can get one, any of the models below would be good. Not the brand, the MODEL. Don't assume that a brand means good. Brands have both good and bad models so choose always...