Intestine Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 i'm buying this computer through Bestbuy. I don't know how to build my own, as i know nothing about the parts. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-essentio-desktop-12gb-memory-2tb-hard-drive/5818029.p?id=1219159703153&skuId=5818029&st=pcmcat287600050002_categoryid$abcat0501000&cp=1&lp=1IS it a good purchase? or should I keep looking or find someone to help me build my own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurSickStory Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Thats actually a good purchase, not going to lie though, we have a pretty huge computer store about 45 minutes from us that does sales every weekend.... if you wanted to wait you could find someone that knows how to build them and get the SAME thing built for about $750 looking at whats in it, and what I know is on sale atm. But thats your call :P if moneys no problem thats a great purchase. (best buy is usually a little pricer fyi $50+ ish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wayne Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Yeah that looks pretty good but you may find better deals like regular price etc 1050$ and they may be on sale like 750$ so my advice is keep looking for like a week for better sales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diclonius Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) This is actually a decent pre-built for that price. What do you actually want to use the computer for? It is has a powerful CPU and chances are you won't need all the power. Also note that it does have a cheap graphics card so gaming wise it could run games on low - medium settings (roughly the same as PS4/XBone) Edited July 9, 2014 by Diclonius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSturtle Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 For gaming, 12gb ram is total overkill. 8 is more than enough. An I7 is a killer processor, but overkill for gaming. If that's your goal, build one with a graphics card as expensive as an I7 and a processor for $120 like an fx-6300. Also, I always suggest building your own. It tends to be a better value and you know exactly what's going into it. Also makes upgrading easy. If you have any interest, PM me and I will answer any questions you might have. I've built, and overclocked 4 computers before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGigachad Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 (edited) You could try building your own computer its alot easier then you would think. There's nice newegg tutorials on youtube and you can look in the motherboard manual to see where you plug everything in at. You can't really mess up when you build it either as long as you ground yourself or wear an anti-static wristband because static electricity will fry your parts. When I built my computer I had no clue on what I was doing I researched my parts went to reddit's computer forum asked for advice they changed my build up a bit then I went to tomshardware forums and they said it was all good. If you wait until black friday you can get some really really good deals. Heres my build I spent around 390 for the parts and 90 for the OS (didn't want to pirate it) and I built it around black friday / cyber monday 2 years ago PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($110.39 @ NCIX US) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.91 @ OutletPC) Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($73.98 @ Newegg) Case: Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ Mac Mall) Optical Drive: LG GH24NS90 DVD/CD Writer ($33.50 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC) Total: $578.71 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Edited July 9, 2014 by Jebbyo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hero of Time Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Yes it's good. but you can buy it elsewhere cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asap Ferg Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 That's a pretty good pc & it has a decent graphics card. If you're looking to play steam games then maybe ask & see if you can switch graphics cards. Otherwise it's pretty good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarfret66 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 It's not bad but I wouldn't make this purchase. I made my computer for about the same price and mine would blow that one away. Pm me if you have any questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoomScape Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) Yeah, that's pretty good. I personally don't like windows 8 so I'd throw that away it try buying it with windows 7 or just get a cd for it, but that's pure preference. I think an i5 is better for gaming, though. Edited July 13, 2014 by RoomScape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Core Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 - I'd recommand getting a 128 - 256gb(75 - 150$) SSD, or maybe a cheap 512GB SSD( 200$ ) - Better Graphics card (GTX 760 - 770) - Lower the processor I5 4670 should be sufficient. - 8 GB ram would be more then enough. Get to know some more details abouts PSU & Motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asap Ferg Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 - I'd recommand getting a 128 - 256gb(75 - 150$) SSD, or maybe a cheap 512GB SSD( 200$ ) - Better Graphics card (GTX 760 - 770) - Lower the processor I5 4670 should be sufficient. - 8 GB ram would be more then enough. Get to know some more details abouts PSU & Motherboard. Exactly. The graphics card is decent, but a gtx 770-780 would be the best, & unless you make youtube videos & process a lot of things, you wont need 12gb of ram. 8gb is fine. Pretty good purchase though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringie Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Graphics card sucks, motherboard is cheap & no SSD so not really. Building your own PC is the best way to get your moneys worth and is very easy. You can look at one video and know how to make a PC, picking the parts for your PC is harder than building a normal gaming PC believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
