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    Is this gaming desktop worth 2500 $ ?

    Discussion in 'Desktop Hardware' started by andelian, May 15, 2016.

  1. andelian

    andelian Notebook Enthusiast

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    • 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700K (4.0GHz/4.2GHz) Quad Core Desktop CPU, Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit

    • 6GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 980Ti [DL DVI-I, HDMI, 3 x DP]; 32GB DDR4 2133MHz RAM (4 Dimm)

    • 512GB (SSD); 6TB (3TB x 2) 7200RPM Storage Hard Drives

    • Blu-ray Writer & SuperMulti DVD burner; HP Wireless 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2x2 with Bluetooth

    • Wireless keyboard & mouse; Liquid Cooling Solution; 600 Watt Power Supply
     
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  2. TBoneSan

    TBoneSan Laptop Fiend

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    Wrong section. We have a desktop section so hopefully a mod can move it there.

    I'm guessing you're buying a pre built? Or second hand?
    It's not a great deal. It's a good system though.
    I'd want to be on a x99 for that amount.
     
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  3. andelian

    andelian Notebook Enthusiast

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    Its new and Pre built . I found it on amazon; It was originally priced $3,280.
     
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  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Not a good deal IMO.. Should be $2000 tops.. Just wait a bit, 1080 will be out soon lol

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  5. Porter

    Porter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Agree, not a good deal. Middle of last year I built an x99 (hexacore, 12 thread) with 980 TI SLI for $3200, all non-sale pricing direct from newegg. Each GPU was $660 so thats about the same 2500 for a x99 with good mobo and power supply, water cooling, fancy case etc. You can bet prices have come down since then. Also you would have to research the motherboard, cpu cooling, case and power supply to make sure they didn't cheap out there.

    If you're not comfortable building your own system, maybe you have a friend or relative that would do it for you? I know I don't mind it when someone shells out the money and I get to put it together. All the fun of Christmas morning with no aftermath of paying the bills :D
     
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    andelian Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks guys for the information; really helpful.
     
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    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    Yeah, not a good deal. Newegg has that CPU for $350, 980Ti for around $600, 32GB DDR4 for ~$180 (though this much RAM in a gaming system is a massive waste of money in the first place; 8-16GB is plenty), decent 512GB SSDs for ~$200, and 3TB HDDs for ~$80-90 (two bringing that to around $170-180), with the rest of the components you list being pretty cheap in comparison (though personally I'd go with Intel WiFi than anything else). Including the price for the rest of the parts, you can easily build your own desktop with the given specs for under $2000. Even less if you have more sane requirements (such as a reasonable amount of RAM, dropping the GPU to a 970 or equivalent AMD since GPU performance vs price is exponential and not linear, etc.).

    The fact that the original listing was over $3000 is pretty laughable, actually :p.
     
    Jarhead, May 15, 2016
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