Help Choosing a Pre-built Gaming PC Please

Really the question is , why hasn’t anyone suggested 64GB of RAM yet. :)

Hah, so that Alienware with a i7 8700K and 32GB of RAM comes out to 2699.99. I kinda wants it.

You should get what you want. Personally I think an i7 is a waste of money. But whatever floats your boat…or zips your ship…or something.

Might I ask why? I’m not making any decisions yet, just kinda leaning toward “more expensive = better” right now. ;)

Also, I hope I’ve made it clear that I SUPER REALLY APPRECIATE all the advice and effort people are throwing my way y’all. If not, I’m sorry. Thank you! Y’all are awesome!

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-8700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-8600K/3937vs3941

My understanding is it isn’t going to give you better gaming performance. I’m no expert, though.

@stusser @Scott123

Yeah it doesn’t matter past 4 cores unless you’re streaming to Twitch or something, and coffee lake has 6 cores anyway.

Ohhhh, this is interesting:

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/6591811

K, good to know. So that alienware, down to a i5 8600K with 32GB of ram is now 2489.99. Digging it.

Oh god, it doesn’t have a PS2 port. Abort, abort. Can’t live without my Model M keyboard. (I know I can use it with USB but c’mon.)

;)

That’s a shitton of money, I would wait until the 11-series NV cards come out at the end of the month at least.

Gonna be tough, all I have is my little SSD to install games on right now, but you might be right.

I just want to mention, having built a PC before. I never want to do it again. Maybe in a world where I have more time and money (to worry less about parts not working) But getting a pre-built is so nice, especially with a good (dell) warranty.

I did a stusserbeast before my current PC, and that 2008 PC still runs fine today (very slow, but boots and runs)

I’m sorry, I’m not clear on what a “stusserbeast” is.

My impression is that Brian does some streaming and other such activities in which the extra cores might actually be worth it.

I could be wrong, but if there is any streaming and/or video editing then just go big and thank yourself later.

Extra cores do help with streaming, yes. I would go with the i7 for that.

Stusserbeast was a great deal on a Dell core2quad that I found and posted to the forum like 10 years ago. A bunch of people bought them.

From LockerK’s link above, I think this one fits your requirements:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/502209/g701-desktop-computer

But I’m lucky enough to have a Microcenter in my area, which isn’t available to Brian. But still, there it is, it fits your criteria right? And it’s $1000. Or do you consider 480 GB SSD too small? Maybe that’s the rub?

Or, if you prefer Intel over AMD Ryzen, and want a 1070Ti instead of a 1070, there is this one for $1300:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/497082/g351-desktop-computer

IT kind of is? The closest one is an hour away in a far-off land called…Tustin.

It’s in Orange County. Ew.

;)

Ohhhh, how about this one?

http://www.microcenter.com/product/508543/g461-desktop-computer

Yeah, that’s their best top-of-the-line option. But that 1080Ti might be overkill for a 1080p monitor. OTOH, I guess you’ll be all set if you ever upgrade to a higher resolution monitor.