Origin PC - thoughts?

[Ron Burgundy]

thinking about buying a gaming pc from them.


thoughts? opinions?

(theres a vid of swifty checking them out on his channel)


www.originpc.com

[Majesticii]

Looks pretty bad. Any company that advertises 4GB GTX600 series, and puts AMD processors in gaming systems is unqualified in my eyes.
I know, numbers sell, but this is just bad.

[Cyanotical]

of the OEM companies out there, origin is one of the top, these guys do know what they are doing

i would order from them long before i ever ordered anything from cyberpower or ibuypower

[Ron Burgundy]

what does oem mean?

[Klingers]

what does oem mean?

Original equipment manufacturer. I.e. you buy a Dell, or an Alienware (yes, I know for the anally-retentive that it's the same thing now...), or a HP... Or even a branded company like the ones above.

Basically whenever you're buying a discrete *thing* already built, pre-loaded with software, boxed up and sent to you.

...As opposed to, well... Basically building your own PC from scratch.

[Deleted]

they build good but part selection seems questionable?

[Ron Burgundy]

does anyone know the system specs of their millenium ready to ship pcs? they are sold out atm

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can someone build me an origin pc for under 2k plz not sure which parts to get

[Ron Burgundy]

what do guys think?

Bitfenix Outlaw
Exterior: Not Painted
Truly Custom PC's. Want a component that is not on our site? Call or email us and we will include it in your system.
Standard Case Fans
ASUS P8Z77-V LK (USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s)
ORIGIN FROSTBYTE 120 Sealed Liquid Cooling Systems
Intel Core i5 3570K Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz TurboBoost), 6MB Cache
500 Watt Corsair CX500
Single 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GTX 670
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz (2x4GB)
Genuine MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition
120GB Corsair Force GT
1TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 6.0Gb/s, 7200RPM, 64MB Cache
24X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability (No DVD Playback Software for Windows 8 Included)
On Board Audio
Onboard Network Port
ORIGIN Wooden Crate Armor
1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with Lifetime Labor/24-7 Support
ORIGIN Recovery Media
No Part Upgrade Service
ORIGIN PC T-Shirt Large
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$1826

[Toffie]

Waste of ALOT of money. Can you build yourself?

[Ron Burgundy]

ive never built a pc myself. is it really that much more if i built it?

[Deleted]

ive never built a pc myself. is it really that much more if i built it?

can save you quite a few 100's and likely better performance due to part selection.
check this thread else, http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...omp-please-%29.
likely will answer some questions on your mind aswell.

[Willfox]

what do guys think?

Bitfenix Outlaw
Exterior: Not Painted
Truly Custom PC's. Want a component that is not on our site? Call or email us and we will include it in your system.
Standard Case Fans
ASUS P8Z77-V LK (USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s)
ORIGIN FROSTBYTE 120 Sealed Liquid Cooling Systems
Intel Core i5 3570K Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz TurboBoost), 6MB Cache
500 Watt Corsair CX500
Single 2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GTX 670
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600Mhz (2x4GB)
Genuine MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition
120GB Corsair Force GT
1TB Western Digital Caviar Black SATA 6.0Gb/s, 7200RPM, 64MB Cache
24X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability (No DVD Playback Software for Windows 8 Included)
On Board Audio
Onboard Network Port
ORIGIN Wooden Crate Armor
1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with Lifetime Labor/24-7 Support
ORIGIN Recovery Media
No Part Upgrade Service
ORIGIN PC T-Shirt Large
Microsoft Internet Explorer
$1826

I get the feeling that a 500watt psu isn't going to be enough. Also thats extremely expensive. You should be able to build a good computer for 1k give or take a bit

[Toffie]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wPH7

Better graphics card, better all around parts. You save 500 bucks.

[Deleted]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wPH7

Better graphics card, better all around parts. You save 500 bucks.

Do get a proper PSU with that, corsair tx/hx/ax or the likes.
That 600 watt PSU is in fact only a 480 watt PSU. It might still be enough but when you are going with a budget like that, you can get a better PSU.

[Toffie]

Do get a proper PSU with that, corsair tx/hx/ax or the likes.
That 600 watt PSU is in fact only a 480 watt PSU. It might still be enough but when you are going with a budget like that, you can get a better PSU.

Why? Whats wrong with the cx600? I've had mine for 2 years with a overclocked cpu/gpu. It's perfect unless he wanna aim for sli which is waste of money.

[Ron Burgundy]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wPH7

Better graphics card, better all around parts. You save 500 bucks.

does gigabyte make a good gtx 680 ?

[Toffie]

does gigabyte make a good gtx 680 ?

It's excellent judging from the reviews, although there is better card brands for the 680 (msi/asus), but more expensive also.

[Deleted]

Why? Whats wrong with the cx600? I've had mine for 2 years with a overclocked cpu/gpu. It's perfect unless he wanna aim for sli which is waste of money.

Just as i said it, it is actually a 480 watt psu instead of the advertised 600 watt. Imo, that makes it a bad PSU. For low budget builds its fine, but for stuff like this I would go with an higher end PSU.

[Harry Botter]

I wouldn't buy one. I just looked and the exact rig i built for myself. They want over double what i paid to build my own. $2906 compared to $1312. I know why someone would prefer not to build their own, but buying prebuilt is something I will never do again. Too high of a mark up.

[vesseblah]

what do guys think?

$1826

Overpriced by $500, no name on graphics card is suspicious and crappy PSU on top.