I need some honest opinions.

[Werne]

Cable: PPA 6FT HDMI to DVI 18+1 Male Black Cable [+10] (2 pieces [+10]) HDMI/DVI monitor with a HDMI>DVI adapter and a HDMI+DVI card... :mellow:

*_PRICE: (+2457) Not even close to being worth this kind of money

1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7-4770 Processor (4x 3.40GHz/8MB L3 Cache) ) ~85W

1 x Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 - 3GB - Single Card ) ~260W

1 x Power Supply ( 500 Watt - FSP 1U 80 Plus Gold Certificated Power Supply ) cheap PSU, power output is ~80% meaning 400W or less, once you put a load on it, the PSU will blow up :psyduck:

My honest opinion of both is best said by Vindekarr:

 

miserable

 

 

 

To be honest, if you want the best bang-for-buck, do it yourself. Buy all the components and peripherals you want and take a few hours to assemble it, all you need is a phillips screwdriver. You don't need to already have a PC to assemble your own and the only thing you're limited by is your own imagination and, of course, budget.

 

However, seeing as how you were looking at a 2500$ PC, budget is not an issue, you can shove a 1000$ 7990 into it and it'll still be cheaper than that overpriced thing.

Edited September 3, 2013 by Werne

[lonewolfkai]

There's also the option of taking it to a computer shop and letting them assemble it for you if you're not comfortable doing it yourself. It should be a fairly cheap cost. Where I live, they do it for $45. You buy the parts, get them to put it together, and you still come out with a better computer for a better price.

 

That being said, it is extremely easy to put a PC together yourself. I used to buy pre-built computers too for the longest and then did it myself for my latest computer. It's easier than you think. The only complication I had was an extra fan I wasn't sure where to plug into the motherboard (but I've also got a very "windy" tower that has fans all over it).

 

If you do go with a doityourself computer, make sure you do yourself a favor and get a quality tower that's nice and roomy.

[camycamera]

There's also the option of taking it to a computer shop and letting them assemble it for you if you're not comfortable doing it yourself. It should be a fairly cheap cost. Where I live, they do it for $45. You buy the parts, get them to put it together, and you still come out with a better computer for a better price.

 

 

^this. if you are not comfortable and or confident with building them yourself, then send it off to the shop.

[Yoshh]

Tell us your budget limit and I'm sure people will come up with a list of hardware you can buy. Lots of shops assemble custom computers, so you don't even have to worry about doing it yourself. They'll do that for a price, obviously.

[DragonMaster2014]

My max budget would be around 2500. I know that seems crazy but I want a really good computer that I can upgrade without buying a new one. Right now I am pretty positive about buying the ODE level 3 on digitalstorm.com.

[lonewolfkai]

My max budget would be around 2500. I know that seems crazy but I want a really good computer that I can upgrade without buying a new one. Right now I am pretty positive about buying the ODE level 3 on digitalstorm.com.

Oh man, that should get you a monster machine..... IF you buy the parts and either assemble them yourself or take them to someone.

[Rennn]

Right now I am pretty positive about buying the ODE level 3 on digitalstorm.com.

 

That's very good... for a prebuilt. You could get something twice as strong for the same price if you bought the parts individually.

 

Even a GTX 680 is worlds ahead of a GTX 590, and a GTX 780 is still within your price range, easily.

Edited September 7, 2013 by Rennn

[OpheliaNeoma]

I have an X51, and I've had no major problems with it. I did have a messed up video card (the fan didn't work), and I called them and got a new one in the mail the next day. All the hate is just to jump on the bandwagon.

[Vindekarr]

Yeah, except the X51 is ancient now...

[OpheliaNeoma]

It runs all the games I play at max settings, age doesn't matter. If I'm so desperate to play a game that's going to come out in 10 years then I'll think about getting new parts.