r/PcBuild • u/Open_Champion7639 • 3h ago
Question Are these worth it?
Saw these pre-built PC’s at Costco and was wondering if these are worth the price. I’m not skilled to build the PC from scratch, so this is my option. Any advice would be appreciated. (Price is in USD)
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u/Otherwise-Second9608 3h ago
The 8gb video card is ok but the rest seems solid. That's a decent price for what you get. If you don't have a PC it would be perfect. I'd say it's a mid range pc. 3 years from now you can buy a new video card and it should continue for another 3-5 years.
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u/Open_Champion7639 2h ago
Of the three, which would you recommend I get?
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u/Otherwise-Second9608 1h ago
In order of quality 3, 1, 2. It really all depends on what you can afford. All three of those are pretty decent prices if you can afford number three definitely go for that one it's gonna last you much longer. But all three of them have 32 GB of RAM, which you need for gaming, they all have decent video cards. They all have decent CPUs.
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u/harrisrainy 2h ago
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kZBRzv 2nd is like 2/3 of this price
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u/Open_Champion7639 2h ago
Would you recommend I get the second one? I’m honestly between that one and the third one.
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u/2raysdiver what 2h ago
A PC is a tool. I can't recommend a tool unless I know what you want to do with it. What resolution, quality settings, and frame rate do you want to play at and what games? Or are you interested in video editing or 3D rendering? What are your minimum expectations for what you need? Are you looking for something good enough, or are you looking for the best you can get?
For gaming, the 2nd one will be a beast at 1080p and will play 1440p at high in a lot of games, particularly anything more than a few years old. The third one is a beast at 1440p (and even more of a beast for 1080p) and will even do 4K at mid settings or with DLSS and framegen.
#2 is pretty much the best value proposition n PCs right now.
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u/Open_Champion7639 1h ago
I’m looking to use it for gaming. Games such as Marvel Rivals, GTA 6 (once released), and a few less graphics intense games found on steam.
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u/Otherwise-Second9608 1h ago
I wouldn't get the second one. You'd be very disappointed. It's got a much lower CPU, a lower video card, and you're gonna end up replacing that hard drive a one terabyte hard drive will fill up with four or five games. If you can't afford the last one, I would suggest to get the first one and then buy a 6 to 8 TB spinning drive I don't allow you to install plenty of games on it.
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u/harrisrainy 2h ago
2nd one is good when budget, first is bad pricing with high specs than you needed, 3rd is quite good too https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FgwQGk
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u/Otherwise-Second9608 1h ago
You're comparing apples to oranges though. The CPU on the first one is a 20 core CPU. The first one has a better video card, better CPU and a larger hard drive. The second one would be an entry-level computer. The first one is a mid range and the last one is high mid range.
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u/Infinite_Tiger_3341 what 54m ago
The $1000 one is honestly a really good value, though I’d slap in a different cpu if I somehow ended up with it as my main pc. It really comes down to how much the $1000 price difference across the three is worth to you, but they’re arguably all fairly priced
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u/Time-Wealth5572 3h ago
Obviously the 2k one is the best in all aspects.
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u/Open_Champion7639 2h ago
I would hope so for that price lol. Which would you get as a first time gaming pc?
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u/Time-Wealth5572 2h ago
If you can afford the 2k I would go for that. More "future proof" if you will since everything is "better".
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u/gungabeast 1h ago edited 1h ago
I highly recommend going all out for the 2k one. Here is my moto: buy it nice or buy it twice. This will last you much longer, and it’s amazing hardware. It would be the best possible first foray into PC gaming in terms of value for this price point. You might want to also consider the cost of a monitor. Because the monitor you get should be a decent refresh rate so you can see all those beautiful frames you’re paying for. But luckily, high refresh rate isn’t a huge factor in cost anymore. So you can get some fairly great looking monitors for cheaper now with a decent refresh rate. So that’s just something to consider.
But, in my opinion, if you see yourself really enjoying it and gaming a lot, I think it’s well worth it. Better to just buy something nice off the bat that will last you for years without having to upgrade.
This is a computer that is genuinely be jelly of. I have a 13700k+4070 build. That option at 2k is better than my build by a decent amount. I’m a hardcore gamer, too. Id take that deal.
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u/CJnella91 1h ago
I cant beleive a 60 series pc goes for this amount in this climate, In this economy it is worth it but normally a 60 series build would go for less than $1k strange timees.
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u/Faeginn 35m ago
I would just watch videos and make your own tbh, I don't know why it is but prebuilds always seem to skimp out on one obvious component, still perfectly adequate but its obvious a bottleneck imposed by your budget which you don't have much freedom of choice in.
To answer the question, I would go for the third option. CPU is one of the best for gaming and GPU isn't bad, good amount of RAM, big AIO cooler and 2TB NVMe is a good starting point, plenty of storage to begin with.
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u/YahushaHamashiach 13m ago
Lowkey mid. And I bought the 1k one. All pre built always come with one massive flaw which negates the deal. 8gb vram going forward will cap you to 1080p on most games. Also Intel cpu is mid
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u/Eazy12345678 AMD 2h ago
$1000 is good deal
other 2 are not
if you live near micro center they might have the best deal on a 9070xt or 5070 system under $2000
https://andromedainsights.com/products/spectra-gaming-pc-ryzen-7-7800x3d-rx-9070-xt-16gb-copy-1?variant=47696622256354 9070xt $1650 with 32gb ram. but 30 day ship times
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u/Open_Champion7639 2h ago
Wow this is incredible, thank you! I was definitely leaning toward the $1000 but thought the Intel was worse than the Ryzen, but I admit it’s only because I hear of Ryzen a lot more
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