I tried this once, and ended up wasting 600$ on breaking a part and not putting stuff in the right place, never again. I am fine with paying for someone to assemble it.
Do you have a competent friend that you can get to assemble it?
I built my first computer at 12 years old, it isn't hard, almost anyone can do it as long as you know how to tighten a screw and insert cables into slots.
He is recommending you build your own, it's a good learning experience, it's generally cheaper than buying prebuilt computers, and generally better quality parts as well.
I have seen average people screw up builds due to mistakes and other mishaps. Seriously, one cannot assume everyone has the time or even knowledge to properly build a computer.
Depends on your definition of "reasonable price". If you're near one, Micro Center builds them. But it appears that their price has gone up to $130. Still, you could probably piece together a better build than that at Micro Center for $600-ish, especially with their CPU discounts.hmmm no =/ is there a store that will do this for a reasonable price?
Depends on your definition of "reasonable price". If you're near one, Micro Center builds them. But it appears that their price has gone up to $130. Still, you could probably piece together a better build than that at Micro Center for $600-ish, especially with their CPU discounts.
If that ibuypower build is 750.00, you would still be better off to just get some i3 or i5 on sale at a big box store or Dell/Lenovo outlets for 500.00ish and stick in a GTX750Ti(about another 140.00 or so). I totally understand your trepidation about building a comp from scratch, but putting in a gpu is a much easier process. With the 750Ti you get decent performance for almost any game and dont even have to upgrade the power supply. That unit from ibuypower has a very weak gpu. The cpu is about equal to an i3 in gaming performance, depending on the game, but the games you are interested in are fairly single threaded and would probably run better on an i3.
Solid allrounder:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($92.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($207.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Neo Eco 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $929.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 18:39 EST-0500
$100 over budget, add an extra $100 for Win 8.1 but with this you can play any game at Highish settings. I have both that case and that PSU in my builds hence the recommendation. That build fee is stupid high though.
EDIT: I'd pocket the $120 and do it yourself. It really really isn't that hard. Less build fee, its only $80 over-budget.
If you're in a rush there's nothing to stop you from getting one. Alot of the folks here are trying to help ya getting the best bang for your buck. If all else fails, you'll just be better off browsing custom pre-builts and bite the bullet.
really appreciate it broOne $850 PC coming up:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.96 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Team Elite 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($194.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ B&H)
Total: $833.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-11 20:23 EST-0500
As long as you have a legit copy that's fine. That takes $95 off the purchase price. Newegg & NCIX both have rush delivery options, not sure about the other sites that pcpartpickr used. Do expect to pay a fair amount more for rush delivery. You wouldn't happen to live near a Microcenter would you? If so I would highly recommend getting at least the CPU & motherboard from them as they have outstanding combo deals.