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Hello all, I'm wanting to know if what the deal I found on iBuyPower is worth it.
Processor: i5-3770k
GPU: GTX 660 2gb
Corsair Liquid CPU Cooling
8gb RAM
1TB Hard Drive (No SSD)
Wifi Adapter
Windows 7 Home
Includes free Metro:Last Light, $75 for Hawken & Planetside 2, $50 headset
Black iBuyPower precision mouse
eSPORTS Challenger Keyboard
FREE SHIPPING

Total: $912

This seemed like a very good deal to me, and it ends the night of May 31. Is there anything you would change, improve, suggestions? I am willing to put an extra $100 in it somewhere, but unfortunately the gtx 670 is an extra $200.

I will be using the rig for some hardcore gaming, as well as for programming.

Thanks :)
 
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Building things yourself is nigh-always more efficient. It also allows you complete control over what parts are put into your machine, while online builders almost always limit your options and take the cheapest available choice.
However, if you wish to buy a machine fully assembled, that's not a bad deal, overall. It's just that the entire premise of buying a computer rather than building it is inefficient.
 
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Hi;

We would need to know more to evaluate whether or not it is a good deal.

What Corsair closed liquid cooler is it?
What RAM is it, brand, frequency etc?
What PSU is included?
What motherboard?
case?

I would get an SSD though if I was you.

Rob
 
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Here is the layout:
1 x Case ( iBUYPOWER Revolt Mini Tower Gaming Case )
1 x Case Lighting ( Revolt Advanced Lighting )
1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i5-3570K Processor (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache) - Intel Core i5-3570K )
0 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( None )
1 x Processor Cooling ( Corsair Hydro Series H55 Liquid CPU Cooling System - Standard 120mm Fan )
1 x Memory ( 8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand )
1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 - 2GB - Single Card )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE] Creative Labs Fatal1ty Gaming Headset - FREE with All Revolt Systems )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE Game Voucher] - Metro: Last Light - Free with purchase of NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 or above )
1 x Free Stuff ( [FREE In-Game Voucher] - $75 Value In-Game Currencies: Hawken, Planetside 2, and World of Tanks ($25 for each title) - Free with purchase of NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 or above )
1 x Motherboard ( ASRock B75M-ITX )
0 x Intel Smart Response Technology ( None )
1 x Power Supply ( 350 Watt - FSP 1U 80 Plus Certificated Power Supply )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive )
0 x Data Hard Drive ( None )
1 x Optical Drive ( Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Slot Load Drive )
1 x Internal Wireless Network Adapter ( 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo [Revolt-B75] )

Wouldn't adding an SSD just reduce loading times? Does it have any other advantages?
 
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I do agree with that, but I don't think I would have the experience to do it. Plus I calculated prices on some of the parts and it came out to over $1080. I do plan on putting in a better graphics card in a couple years to keep up with next-gen games.
 
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350 W PSU for this sutup?????
 
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Buying one-for-one, you wouldn't save much. However, there's always a lot of dead wood in prebuilts, iBuyPower in particular likes to put in pointless "goodies" that drive up apparent value but serve no real purpose. See, Corsair water cooler. A Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo is more than enough for most folks, and at the highest end you want a custom loop. Pretty much none of the Corsair coolers are efficient, which is a lot of why iBuyPower likes 'em.

On the SSD, I'm not their biggest advocate, but SSDs make for a much more fluid computer use experience. They have literally no use in games, but a small one can make using your computer much less aggravating in general.

Edit: Also, for a relatively straight-lace build (which is what you'd get, at your budget), you can likely handle it yourself, so long as you watch/read some guides, make sure you know what you're doing before you start, and work carefully and methodically. Having steady hands also helps.
 
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I would look into building your own;

The PSU is awful, I would not recommend a 350w, no brand PSU to power that system.

It is mini-ITX, which is not bad but for the price you are paying you will be sacrificing a lot of expansion.

The H55 is the low end closed water cooler, it is no better (in some cases worse) than a good air cooler

I also just had a look at the case and it looks cheap and cheerful. Not the premium build quality you would expect from a $1000 PC.

In the grand scheme of things, the free stuff is not great and is just luring you in to buy a crappy product

My advice, look into building your own. Everyone on this forum will be more than happy to help and are the best group of people to ask about what components you should buy. Also Linus from LinusTechTips just done a build guide on his YouTube channel that will show you how to build a PC quite easily.

I promise, and I am sure that everyone here will be back me up by saying that building your own rig is cheaper, much more satisfying, you get good quality parts, you have more control, you have much more room for upgrade and it is a lot of fun. Those are just my thoughts; obviously the decision is up to you.
 
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That's what is listed as "recommended", yes.
 
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That's much lower than I would recommend for that system, particularly given the quality of PSU they likely use.
 
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Do you think a 500 W PSU would work? That's all they go up to.
 
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500w would be better. My recommendation for custom builds is usually the XFX Core Edition 550w, which is cheaper than most good-quality 500w PSUs while maintaining top-tier quality, but due to the limited nature of iBuyPower you do not have that option.
 
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Thank you for the advice, I think I'll probably end up taking it. I wasn't too impressed with the quality of the casing either.
The reason I would mainly buy from a site like iBuyPower is because I'm a full time student and working. But if it is really worth it to do the build on my own, then that is what I will do.
 
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Our pleasure. I'll keep an eye out for your custom build advice thread, then. 😉

Edit: There I go, trying to steal credit. My apologies. In my defense, I actually did think he was replying to my comment to that effect.
 
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The reason I would mainly buy from a site like iBuyPower is because I'm a full time student and working. But if it is really worth it to do the build on my own, then that is what I will do.
I was replying to you, as well as others, and not about the PSU thing.

Thanks again for the quick replies.
 
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It's definitely worthwhile, and less of a time draw than you'd think. The biggest loss of time for me has been getting involved in this site, actually. I recall having something called a "social life" at one point, but giving folks advice on the internet has pretty well usurped that for me. The moral of the story is, computers don't kill free time, people kill free time.

Glad to hear that I was of some help. I'll look forward to helping in your design thread. :)
 
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