Good bang for the buck?

[gadholm]

I've been reading the posts in this forum for a few days and considering whether to build my own computer or buy one directly. This Cyber Monday deal from Cyberpower seemed pretty good, but I wanted to run it past the experts. Thank you!

~$900

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4690K 3.5 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory [-67] (ADATA XPG V3)
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX w/ GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 2 PCI, 6x SATA 6Gb/s (Pro OC Certified)
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+89] (Single Card)

[OhpUldum]

Yeah thtt looks like a very good deal

[Herbert]

toss in a SSD and you're set.

[Jimson]

Do you have a link to the specs? Your list does not include case, PSU, etc.

[gadholm]

I was going to buy a 250GB Samsung EVO off Ebay for $99 (Cyber Monday Deal) and add that myself. I can't post links, but here's all the detailed specs:


CASE: AZZA Silentium 920B w/ USB 3.0, Noise Reduction Material [+23] (Black Color)
CD: LG 14X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, DVD+RW Combo Drive (Black Color)
COOLANT: Standard Coolant
CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4690K 3.5 GHz 6MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1150 (All Venom OC Certified)
CS_FAN: Default case fans
FAN: Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler - Extreme Cooling Performance [-16] (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
HDD: 2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
HDD2: None
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory [-67] (ADATA XPG V3)
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX w/ GbLAN, 2 PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1, 2 PCI, 6x SATA 6Gb/s (Pro OC Certified)
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 (64-bit Edition) + Office 365 FREE 30 Days Trial
OVERCLOCK: Pro OC (Performance Overclock 10% or more) [+19]
POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Certified Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready
SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR [3 Year Labor, 1 Year Parts] LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
VIDEO: AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card [+89] (Single Card)
WNC: GIGABYTE GC-WB867D-I 802.11AC Wi-Fi up to 867 Mbps + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo w/ Dual Antenna PCI-E Adapter [+29]

[moremana]

Im all for people using prebuilts when needed, but Cyberpower is one of the worst.

Any company that charges to do cable management is a joke.

Un-named PSU -10
Azza tower -10
Un-named HDD -10
2133 MHz memory -10

Default case fans? what does that mean? again -10
10% overclock for 20 bucks, are you kidding me? I could do that by just changing the multiplier only, thats crazy.

No I wouldnt buy anything from a company like this.

There are a few others that are better, maybe a little more but...you get what you pay for, as this example shows.

Xotic has some good deals going on and so does Falcon and Puget, a little more than Cyber but well worth it.