Question Which of these three prebuilt systems should I buy ?

[Rivical]

Hello, I unfortunately don't have the time and or energy to build a computer myself anytime soon but saw these prebuilts that seem like a fairly good deal!
I was hoping someone could help me decide which is the best out of the three or if you know of better prebuilts that is welcomed too! They're all fairly close to the same price, but also dont mind spending a few hundred more. I know the main thing about the following prebuilts is that they all have 16GB of RAM, but i will be placing my current 32 into the new pc.
I would also like to know if its even worth upgrading (seems with the new pc i should get about double the fps plus or minus a few here and there).

My current PC Specs (just putting the main parts):
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700K CPU @ 3.60GHz
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
32 GB DDR4 RAM

The prebuilts in question:

https://www.newegg.com/skytech-st-chronos-0622-b-ne/p/3D5-000Z-000X9

https://www.newegg.com/skytech-st-chronos-0628-w-ne/p/3D5-000Z-000Y4

https://www.newegg.com/abs-ta139kf490w-tempest-aqua/p/N82E16883360363

Oh another thing for the reference of what king of gaming ill be doing:
Resolution: 1440p ultrawide 175Hz
Preferably Ultra Settings (current pc is fairly fine for this already until I play super intense games or stream on twitch and play)
Twitch Streaming
Maybeeeee video editing (not super necessary)

Edit: I guess I should also specify the $2000 range is nice, but I'm fine with closer to $2500 if it provides a better increase in performance for the price.

 

[dark_globe]

16gb of system memory is too low for a modern gaming build :
these are the best deals i was able to find under 2 000 dollars :

https://www.newegg.com/msi-aegis-rs-12nuf-438us/p/N82E16883151237R?Item=N82E16883151237R

https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-0012-00583?Item=9SIADFRJR29228

https://www.newegg.com/skytech-st-azure2-0562-b-ne/p/3D5-000Z-000X5?Item=3D5-000Z-000X5

https://www.newegg.com/avgpc-blizzard-4070-ti/p/3D5-002N-00037?Item=9SIB5FPJSV4414

7600x will be lacking in streaming and video editing department and in productivity in general
compared to 12/13th gen i7/i9 processors .
personally i would go with radeon 7900xt system because of its 20GB of VRAM .

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Do you have microcenter nearby? If you pick out the parts I think they will build it for you for something like $150.

 

[Rivical]

16gb of system memory is too low for a modern gaming build :
these are the best deals i was able to find under 2 000 dollars :

https://www.newegg.com/msi-aegis-rs-12nuf-438us/p/N82E16883151237R?Item=N82E16883151237R

https://www.newegg.com/p/3D5-0012-00583?Item=9SIADFRJR29228

https://www.newegg.com/skytech-st-azure2-0562-b-ne/p/3D5-000Z-000X5?Item=3D5-000Z-000X5

https://www.newegg.com/avgpc-blizzard-4070-ti/p/3D5-002N-00037?Item=9SIB5FPJSV4414

7600x will be lacking in streaming and video editing department and in productivity in general
compared to 12/13th gen i7/i9 processors .
personally i would go with radeon 7900xt system because of its 20GB of VRAM .

Thank you for your response! I'll be replacing the ram with the 32GB i already have. With that in mind, would you still recommend choosing one of those over the other three? Also thank you for the information on the CPUs I'm severely lacking in knowledge on them nowadays.
How is the 7900xtx in comparison to the 7900 xt (one of the builds i put has the 7900xtx).
I guess I should also specify the $2000 range is nice, but I'm fine with closer to $2500 if it provides a better increase in performance for the price.

 

[Rivical]

Do you have microcenter nearby? If you pick out the parts I think they will build it for you for something like $150.

I kind of do, but unfortunately its about an 1.5 hrs drive and I live in Los Angeles so could be even worse on the way back haha

 

[dark_globe]

what are the specs of your current memory
(because if it´s too slow and high latency i would not bother putting it in a new system)

7900xtx is a superior graphics card - it is a competition for rtx 4080 -
compared to 7900xt it´s about 10-15% faster in WQHD resolution and close to 20% faster in 4K
it is also much faster than 4070Ti in 4K and even in WQHD resolution .

 

[Why_Me]

I would do something like this with that budget.

https://pcpartpicker.com/search/?q=Fractal+Design+Focus+2
Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case $69.98

Rear exhaust fan for that case.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/68WfrH/arctic-p12-563-cfm-120-mm-fan-acfan00120a
ARCTIC P12 PWM 120mm 4-Pin Case Fan $9.99

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4539774
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails?ItemList=Combo.4539774
MSI - MPG A850G PCIE 5.0 80+ Gold Modular 12VHPWR Cable 4080 4070 ATX 3.0 Compatible 850W Power Supply and MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti VENTUS 3X 12GB Video Card $944.98 Combo Savings: $15.00

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2v...x-atx-lga1700-motherboard-b760-aorus-elite-ax
Gigabyte B760 AORUS ELITE AX $179.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/xz8bt6/intel-core-i7-13700f-21-ghz-16-core-processor-bx8071513700f
Intel Core i7-13700F $364.89

https://pcpartpicker.com/search/?q=Deepcool+AG620
DeepCool AG620 BK ARGB Dual Tower CPU Cooler $51.98

Low profile RAM so it doesn't impede the cpu cooler.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/x4...ddr5-6000-cl30-memory-f5-6000j3040f16gx2-rs5k
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 32GB (2x16GB) CL30 $119.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4K...tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0e
Western Digital Black SN770 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVME SSD $119.99

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dKkWGX/microsoft-windows-11-home-oem-dvd-64-bit-kw9-00633
Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM - DVD 64-bit $117.97

Total: $1979.76

A better look at those components.

Focus 2

Focus 2 offers a precise straight-forward design which has been carefully engineered to leverage its airflow potential. Its innovative approach to the internal layout creates flow throughout the case, making it enjoyable to build and upgrade in, while optimizing direct cooling to components.

www.fractal-design.com

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x

https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz/specifications.html

AG620 BK ARGB - DeepCool

The DeepCool AG620 BK ARGB is a dual-tower 120mm CPU cooler that boasts impressive 260W cooling power performance that's been stripped down and optimized for terrific efficiency throughout. - DeepCool was founded with the mission of providing professional, innovative, high-performance PC...

www.deepcool.com

 

[John Chesterfield]

I kind of do, but unfortunately its about an 1.5 hrs drive and I live in Los Angeles so could be even worse on the way back haha

Well even though I currently reside in a suburb of Manchester in the UK, in a previous life I resided in San Pedro, down near the harbour in the LA suburbs and did quite a bit of freeway and suburb driving in Southern California. So I do understand you not really wanting to make the car trip to the Microcenter.

However, I wish we had Microcenter here in the UK because I love the idea of a prebuilt built by competent people, using custom parts that I had preselected online. I'm over 50 so a bit lazy about building nowadays, I did build this one though and will probably do the next few I have. Because we don't have Microcenter here!

For a 3-4 hour round trip, which is nothing really in the US, I'd sooner get Microcenter to build me a PC from all custom parts I had chosen than any of those prebuilts.

 

[Why_Me]

Microcenter @ Tustin, CA

https://www.microcenter.com/product...pered-glass-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-black
Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case $109.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...t-80-plus-gold-atx-fully-modular-power-supply
Corsair RM850x (2021) 850W 80+ Gold Modular ATX Power Supply $149.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...kill-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-combo
Intel Core i7-13700K, ASUS Z790-P Prime WiFi DDR5, G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit, Computer Build Combo $549.99 SAVE $219.97

https://www.microcenter.com/product/645414/deep-cool-ak620-cpu-air-cooler
DeepCool AK620 Dual Tower CPU Cooler $64.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...ie-40-x4-interface-internal-solid-state-drive
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Internal SSD $122.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...-triple-fan-12gb-gddr6x-pcie-40-graphics-card
PNY RTX 4070 Ti XLR8 RGB Triple Fan 12GB Graphics Card $839.99 | $100 STEAM Gift Card FREE with purchase of NVIDIA 4000 Graphics Card Limit 1

https://www.microcenter.com/product/644687/microsoft-windows-11-home-64-bit-dsp-oem-dvd
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit OEM DVD $119.99

Total: $1637.91

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/

https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-z790-p-wifi/

Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Processor (30M Cache, up to 5.40 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Processor (30M Cache, up to 5.40 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

AK620 - DeepCool

Achieve dominant cooling and silent efficiency with the DeepCool AK620 High Performance CPU Cooler equipped with six copper heat pipes stacked with a dense dual-tower fin array and two 120 FDB fans. - DeepCool was founded with the mission of providing professional, innovative, high-performance...

global.deepcool.com

 

[Rivical]

Microcenter @ Tustin, CA

https://www.microcenter.com/product...pered-glass-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-black
Lian Li Lancool 216 RGB ATX Mid-Tower Computer Case $109.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...t-80-plus-gold-atx-fully-modular-power-supply
Corsair RM850x (2021) 850W 80+ Gold Modular ATX Power Supply $149.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...kill-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-combo
Intel Core i7-13700K, ASUS Z790-P Prime WiFi DDR5, G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit, Computer Build Combo $549.99 SAVE $219.97

https://www.microcenter.com/product/645414/deep-cool-ak620-cpu-air-cooler
DeepCool AK620 Dual Tower CPU Cooler $64.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...ie-40-x4-interface-internal-solid-state-drive
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Internal SSD $122.99

https://www.microcenter.com/product...-triple-fan-12gb-gddr6x-pcie-40-graphics-card
PNY RTX 4070 Ti XLR8 RGB Triple Fan 12GB Graphics Card $839.99 | $100 STEAM Gift Card FREE with purchase of NVIDIA 4000 Graphics Card Limit 1

https://www.microcenter.com/product/644687/microsoft-windows-11-home-64-bit-dsp-oem-dvd
Microsoft Windows 11 Home 64-bit OEM DVD $119.99

Total: $1637.91

https://lian-li.com/product/lancool-216/

https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-z790-p-wifi/

Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Processor (30M Cache, up to 5.40 GHz) - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Processor (30M Cache, up to 5.40 GHz) quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

AK620 - DeepCool

Achieve dominant cooling and silent efficiency with the DeepCool AK620 High Performance CPU Cooler equipped with six copper heat pipes stacked with a dense dual-tower fin array and two 120 FDB fans. - DeepCool was founded with the mission of providing professional, innovative, high-performance...

global.deepcool.com

I think I'll go ahead and do the microcenter trip. I do love microcenter and it seems worth it plus it would eliminate the wait. I appreciate all the comments and input from everyone! Why_me I just want to verify, those are all the parts I need, right? I don't see anything missing but just want to double check. Is there also anything you would recommend over the other parts that would be available there? I mentioned on an edit above the cap of my budget. All in all this build looks wonderful and I love Lian Li cases which is a plus!

 

[Why_Me]

I think I'll go ahead and do the microcenter trip. I do love microcenter and it seems worth it plus it would eliminate the wait. I appreciate all the comments and input from everyone! Why_me I just want to verify, those are all the parts I need, right? I don't see anything missing but just want to double check. Is there also anything you would recommend over the other parts that would be available there? I mentioned on an edit above the cap of my budget. All in all this build looks wonderful and I love Lian Li cases which is a plus!

That build includes everything you need ^^

 

[Rivical]

Well even though I currently reside in a suburb of Manchester in the UK, in a previous life I resided in San Pedro, down near the harbour in the LA suburbs and did quite a bit of freeway and suburb driving in Southern California. So I do understand you not really wanting to make the car trip to the Microcenter.

However, I wish we had Microcenter here in the UK because I love the idea of a prebuilt built by competent people, using custom parts that I had preselected online. I'm over 50 so a bit lazy about building nowadays, I did build this one though and will probably do the next few I have. Because we don't have Microcenter here!

For a 3-4 hour round trip, which is nothing really in the US, I'd sooner get Microcenter to build me a PC from all custom parts I had chosen than any of those prebuilts.

great point! I'll go ahead and make the trip! I've done it before i was just feeling really lazy and was kind of just going through it some but i think a short will also be good for that haha

 

[Rivical]

That build includes everything you need ^^

awesome! quick question, i just put everything in the cart and it came out to 1,957.93 instead of 1637.91, is that correct?

 

[Why_Me]

awesome! quick question, i just put everything in the cart and it came out to 1,957.93 instead of 1637.91, is that correct?

Did that include the bundle board + cpu + RAM combo discount?

https://www.microcenter.com/product...kill-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-combo
Intel Core i7-13700K, ASUS Z790-P Prime WiFi DDR5, G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit, Computer Build Combo $549.99 SAVE $219.97

 

[Rivical]

Did that include the bundle board + cpu + RAM combo discount?

https://www.microcenter.com/product...kill-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-combo
Intel Core i7-13700K, ASUS Z790-P Prime WiFi DDR5, G.Skill 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit, Computer Build Combo $549.99 SAVE $219.97

yeah i just did the math though, it adds up to that number if you add it with 219.97 instead of 549.99 haha, all good though! i was shocked it was closer to $1700 than $2000 but makes more sense now.

 

[Rivical]

yeah i just did the math though, it adds up to that number if you add it with 219.97 instead of 549.99 haha, all good though! i was shocked it was closer to $1700 than $2000 but makes more sense now.

is the base case cooling and the cpu cooler sufficient enough, just want to verify. I convinced my roommate to drive with me to microcenter now so im gonna get it today lmaoo

 

[Why_Me]

is the base case cooling and the cpu cooler sufficient enough, just want to verify. I convinced my roommate to drive with me to microcenter now so im gonna get it today lmaoo

You can have them build it for you. That DeepCool cpu cooler I posted will do the job.

DeepCool AK620 Review: More Affordable Excellence

The DeepCool AK620 gets you big-air performance at a 30% discount

www.tomshardware.com

 

[Rivical]

You can have them build it for you. That DeepCool cpu cooler I posted will do the job.

DeepCool AK620 Review: More Affordable Excellence

The DeepCool AK620 gets you big-air performance at a 30% discount

www.tomshardware.com

Hey, quick question. Do you happen to know if this case has preplaced standoffs in it? It seems like it does, but im not 100% sure. I already put the whole thing together and want to verify before energizing. My motherboard is slightly elevated and they only provided three standoffs out of the six I need, so I'm assuming the three standoffs are spares.

 

[Why_Me]

Hey, quick question. Do you happen to know if this case has preplaced standoffs in it? It seems like it does, but im not 100% sure. I already put the whole thing together and want to verify before energizing. My motherboard is slightly elevated and they only provided three standoffs out of the six I need, so I'm assuming the three standoffs are spares.

The case has two settings ... one for air cooling which has the board sitting higher towards the top of the case and AIO settings where the board sits lower.

Start at the 4:20 mark.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlvtAV5pDaU

 

[John Chesterfield]

great point! I'll go ahead and make the trip! I've done it before i was just feeling really lazy and was kind of just going through it some but i think a short will also be good for that haha

It's really worth it. Everything I read everywhere about Microcenter is excellent, they offer good after sales support too.

@Why_Me has given you a really great build option that contains great components, going with that and having Microcenter build it for you is absolutely your best option IMHO. That way you can avoid the bad bits which almost every prebuild company skimps on, like the power supply.

My bet is that you'll be back here very happy with your new computer if you go that route.

 

[Rivical]

The case has two settings ... one for air cooling which has the board sitting higher towards the top of the case and AIO settings where the board sits lower.

Start at the 4:20 mark.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlvtAV5pDaU

Awesome! I've got it all set up right, but the only thing I cant figure out is where to plug in this f-panel connection from the case. I think its telling me to plug it into the usb 2.0 port on this motherboard, but i think this connection is specifically for the power/reset button. I dont want to accidentally plug it in to the wrong port but I keep watching different videos and cant figure it out. Unfortunately microcenter forgot to add the psu (didnt pay for it thankfully) so i'll try my local bestbuy to see if i can get it and then i can see if everything works or not.

 

[Rivical]

It's really worth it. Everything I read everywhere about Microcenter is excellent, they offer good after sales support too.

@Why_Me has given you a really great build option that contains great components, going with that and having Microcenter build it for you is absolutely your best option IMHO. That way you can avoid the bad bits which almost every prebuild company skimps on, like the power supply.

My bet is that you'll be back here very happy with your new computer if you go that route.

I've got it all and its been going well for the most part! I'm actually building it myself. I've done it a few times before and its pretty fun so I figured may as well do it again!

 

[John Chesterfield]

I've got it all and its been going well for the most part! I'm actually building it myself. I've done it a few times before and its pretty fun so I figured may as well do it again!

Excellent stuff!

You'll enjoy building it and it should work out fine. If you do have any niggles, just reply here and we'll do what we can to help.

You absolutely made the right choice, it's a quality machine you have there throughout all components.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

And I think microcenter on many parts has a 30 day return policy. Your receipt should say. But if anything goes wrong, the one by me is usually easy to deal with.

 

[Rivical]

Excellent stuff!

You'll enjoy building it and it should work out fine. If you do have any niggles, just reply here and we'll do what we can to help.

You absolutely made the right choice, it's a quality machine you have there throughout all components.

Wonderful! Going to buy the power supply now