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03-10-2019, 11:39 AM | Topic Starter |
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Thoughts on this PC
Win10 simply isn't working on my 12 year old computer. I've given up on trying to get the two to play nice. It's a fundamental driver issue and as stubborn as I am when it comes to troubleshooting I have nor the time or the patience to start hacking drivers on a decade old PC.
What's your thoughts on the value of this PC: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's ceiling would need to be say, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, MS Office, and 3D CAD. Nerd thoughts? I'm thinking as long as sold as advertised it's a pretty good deal. Last edited by Otter; 03-10-2019 at 11:49 AM.. |
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03-10-2019, 11:52 AM | #2 |
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Just MHO:
For gaming and document processing it would be average. I don't know what the processing requirements are for CAD, you'd need to look into that. It doesn't appear to have a solid state drive (SSD) and the reviews indicate you may need to add a better ethernet adapter if you use wifi. I can't see what kind of cooling set up it has. The Cyberpower rig they have listed next to it is a better set up for the same money: https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-...ct_top?ie=UTF8 One good way to get a read on pre-built rigs is to read the reviews on NewEgg. Those comments tend to sometimes be more useful than Amazon. https://www.newegg.com/Gaming-Deskto...742?Tid=897483 AMD RYZEN 5 1400 4-Core 3.2 GHz (3.4 GHz Turbo) | Average processor, relatively low powered 1 TB 7200RPM Hard Drive | Sufficient. It's sure nice to have a SSD as well though. A320 Micro-ATX Motherboard doesn't say what brand, this mobo though is on the lower end 16GB G. Skill Ripjaws Gaming Memory DDR4 2400 MHz with Heat Spreader (Not Generic Memory) | Solid, plenty of ram Windows 10 Home GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card |Decent gaming card Video Output: Dual-link DVI, DisplayPort (version 1.4), HDMI | 5 x USB 3.0, 3 x USB 2.0
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If you asked me to buy a pre-assembled PC 5 years ago I would honestly give you the stink eye but I just want to plug and play at this point if I'm not getting paid. Too many hobbies. I'll check NewEgg reviews. I'm in the Honda Civic market, don't need a Porsche. |
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And yeah, NewEgg has some decent sales sometimes if you catch them at the right time.
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It was kind of fun looking at prebuilds and trying to find a good one for under $1k but I didn’t look long. Wanna’ see what you can find so we can hook Otter up?
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03-10-2019, 03:12 PM | #8 |
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I wouldn't be able to recommend a prebuilt.
I'm sure there is someone near by that could put together whatever parts someone picked out for $100, or maybe even a friend that would do it for free, and you would still be around the same price as a prebuilt but wouldnt have the cheap motherboard/psu combo of a prebuilt. Plus I don't like the current trend "gaming computers" where everything needs to give you a seizure. |
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The only problem I'm having is the BIOS isn't recognizing my LINUX drive but I haven't put any time into troubleshooting yet. Weird part is is when I go into 'manage' I can see it under 'disk management'. I'm very pleased for the price. The only time I miss SSD is when I reboot which is only 2-3 times a week. Great budget gaming PC to get me through the warm months until I build again this winter. You can add an SSD in about 10 minutes if so desired. |
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ehhhhhhhh you can do better
if you wanted to build one you could build a 2600x / 10606gb for that money, with nicer parts all around. I just did it this weekend. |
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I don't trust anyone else but me to build my computer. Those companies will use flash to sell their systems; pretty lights, aggressive logos, one or two big name parts while the others are bargain bin sales or worse. I overspend on my components, so every four or five years I build a new one with a Video Card refresh thrown in every two to 3 years. It gets expensive, but how much I use my computer for gaming and school work, it's worth it.
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20 second search found a better prebuilt for less.
found several others too https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...1VK-005B-000E1 here is the upgraded version for 50 bucks more. same company as the OP, just better deals. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Skytech-R...ype=10&veh=aff |
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You don't want me picking your computer for you because I have expensive tastes. But dialing back a little I came up with this on PC part picker:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mNRDgw That includes monitor for $1746, so if you already have a monitor then knock off $286 making the machine sub $1500 before tax. Also you might be able to carry other components over from your old computer to your new one, like SSD/HD etc. as long as the parts are beefy enough to handle the newer specs. For example I brought over my old power supply because it was a 1000 watt PSU so I knew it could handle the power needed by the graphics card, processor, mobo etc. I also brought over my last m.2 SSD to add to my 1TB one that I bought to give me a backup drive of sorts. This build is just something I threw together, there's more work that goes into each individual part to see which is best based on reviews of the product. PC Part Picker is a great website for tinkering around with builds. I just built my new computer after I got taxes back and I spared very little expense. I would recommend looking up YouTube videos if you're going to compare pre-built vs. do it yourself. YouTube channels like Gamers Nexus/Pauls Hardware, BitWit, OC3D and JayzTwoCents have great content for builders and stick around certain price ranges as well. |
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