Should I Buy This PC?

[1728danny]

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypower-desktop-intel-core-i7-8700k-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-120gb-solid-state-drive-1tb-hard-drive-white-black/6092427.p?skuId=6092427

SO i was thinking of buying a new computer for gaming recently. I have found this and I believe it to be a good deal seeing the insane fluctuation in cpu/gpu prices. Can someone help me with this decision?

 

[USAFRet]

1. iBuyPower = No
2. iBuyPower + $2,000 = No
3. 120GB OS drive = No
4. The typical unknown PSU = No
5. Having to spend 2 days removing all the preincluded crapware...


The only thing this has going for it is the stabilization of the GPU cost.

 

[WildCard999]

I'd get a decent "budget" card for now until GPU prices normalize.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($89.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.55 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($184.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ATX ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1451.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-19 17:28 EST-0500

 

[clutchc]

I think this is the same PC at the iBuyPower website. https://www.ibuypower.com/Store/iBUYPOWER-Snowblind-Pro
You might want to put one together there and see if the price is any better. I presume you are not up to building your own?
Be sure to check out the warranty at either BB or IBP.
The components all seem to be standard retail parts. The 800W PSU is not specified. Probably because they don't always use the same one depending on availability. But 800W is way overkill for the machine anyway. The i7-8700K and GTX 1080 Ti would be a killer gaming machine at even 4K rez.

 

[1728danny]

I think this is the same PC at the iBuyPower website. https://www.ibuypower.com/Store/iBUYPOWER-Snowblind-Pro
You might want to put one together there and see if the price is any better. I presume you are not up to building your own?
Be sure to check out the warranty at either BB or IBP.
The components all seem to be standard retail parts. The 800W PSU is not specified. Probably because they don't always use the same one depending on availability. But 800W is way overkill for the machine anyway. The i7-8700K and GTX 1080 Ti would be a killer gaming machine at even 4K rez.

I would actually not be opposed to building my own, its just availability and fluctuating prices really make this a weird case.

 

[clutchc]

I think this is the same PC at the iBuyPower website. https://www.ibuypower.com/Store/iBUYPOWER-Snowblind-Pro
You might want to put one together there and see if the price is any better. I presume you are not up to building your own?
Be sure to check out the warranty at either BB or IBP.
The components all seem to be standard retail parts. The 800W PSU is not specified. Probably because they don't always use the same one depending on availability. But 800W is way overkill for the machine anyway. The i7-8700K and GTX 1080 Ti would be a killer gaming machine at even 4K rez.

I would actually not be opposed to building my own, its just availability and fluctuating prices really make this a weird case.

Yeah, RAM prices and gfx card prices are thru the roof now. Lousy time to build a machine, unfortunately. But if you can drop 2G on a new PC, that may not be a problem for you. In fact, 2G for that build isn't all that bad. I haven't cost-figured a build with those components, but I'll bet building one like that yourself would come darn close to 2G.