ViktorStagnetti
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First off I realize building my own computer would be much cheaper so let's skip over that suggestion right off the bat. With tax money coming in I have no problem with shelling out the extra cash just to get it done and over with. Besides its nice to have a warranty to fall back on if things go awry. Basically I'm finally getting a new PC after close to 4 years. My current one is fine except for the fact that it's simply outdated when it comes to next gen gaming. I mean the ol' GTS 250 just isn't DX11 compatible which is kind of a must for now and the future.
I've shopped around numerous custom builders like Falcon NW, Digital Storm, iBUYPOWER, CyberpowerPC, etc. I've read a lot of positive reviews about Maingear especially when it comes to customer service so I thought I'd configure some builds and see what I can work with.
I've narrowed my choice down to 2 and just wanted to get some input on which is the better machine or the better value.
Build #1 - $2,270
Chassis: F131 with VRTX Cooling Technology
Chassis Modification: SilenX 15dB Fan Package (2x120mm, 2x80mm)
Motherboard: Asus® Gryphon Z87 2x SLI/CrossFire
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 4670K 3.4GHz/3.8GHz Turbo 6MB L3 Cache HD 4600
Processor Cooling: MAINGEAR EPIC 120 Supercooler
Enhanced Thermal Interface Material: MAINGEAR EPIC T1000 Rev2 Metal Alloy Thermal Interface Material
MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking
Memory: 16GB Corsair® Vengeance™ DDR3-1600 1.5V (2x8GB)
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 770 2GB GDDR5 w/PhysX
Hard Drive Bay One: 1TB Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G
Hard Drive Bay Two: 250GB Samsung® 840 EVO SSD (w/TRIM) [540MB/s Sequential Reads]
Power Supply: 600W Corsair® Builder Series 80 Plus Certified PSU
Optical Drive One: 8X Dual Layer DVD RW Drive Slot Loading SATA
Audio: Asus® Xonar DGX PCI-Express 5.1 Audio Featuring Dolby Technology
Ethernet Adapter: On-board Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Angelic Service Warranty: Lifetime Angelic Service Labor and Phone Support with 1 Year Comprehensive Warranty
Special Promotions: FREE! Batman Arkham Origins
Special Promotions: FREE! Call of Duty: Ghosts
Special Promotions: FREE! Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag AND Splinter Cell: Blacklist!
Build #2 - $2,150
Chassis: Potenza with VRTX Cooling Technology
Motherboard: Gigabyte® Z87N-WIFI Featuring 8011.11N Wireless
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 4670K 3.4GHz/3.8GHz Turbo 6MB L3 Cache HD 4600
Processor Cooling: MAINGEAR EPIC 120 Supercooler
MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking
Memory: 16GB Corsair® Vengeance™ DDR3-1600 1.5V (2x8GB)
Graphics and GPGPU Accelerator: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 780 3GB GDDR5 w/PhysX
Hard Drive Bay One: 1TB Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G
Hard Drive Bay Two: 250GB Samsung® 840 EVO SSD (w/TRIM) [540MB/s Sequential Reads]
Power Supply: 450W Silverstone ST45SF 80 Plus Gold Certified PSU - GeForce GTX TITAN Approved
Optical Drive One: 8X Dual Layer DVD RW Drive Slot Loading SATA
Ethernet Adapter: On-board Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless Network Adapter: Integrated 802.11b/g/n Wireless - up to 300Mbps!
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth Technology Module
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Angelic Service Warranty: Lifetime Angelic Service Labor and Phone Support with 3 Year Comprehensive Warranty
Special Promotions: FREE! Batman Arkham Origins
Special Promotions: FREE! Call of Duty: Ghosts
I've shopped around numerous custom builders like Falcon NW, Digital Storm, iBUYPOWER, CyberpowerPC, etc. I've read a lot of positive reviews about Maingear especially when it comes to customer service so I thought I'd configure some builds and see what I can work with.
I've narrowed my choice down to 2 and just wanted to get some input on which is the better machine or the better value.
Build #1 - $2,270
Chassis: F131 with VRTX Cooling Technology
Chassis Modification: SilenX 15dB Fan Package (2x120mm, 2x80mm)
Motherboard: Asus® Gryphon Z87 2x SLI/CrossFire
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 4670K 3.4GHz/3.8GHz Turbo 6MB L3 Cache HD 4600
Processor Cooling: MAINGEAR EPIC 120 Supercooler
Enhanced Thermal Interface Material: MAINGEAR EPIC T1000 Rev2 Metal Alloy Thermal Interface Material
MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking
Memory: 16GB Corsair® Vengeance™ DDR3-1600 1.5V (2x8GB)
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 770 2GB GDDR5 w/PhysX
Hard Drive Bay One: 1TB Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G
Hard Drive Bay Two: 250GB Samsung® 840 EVO SSD (w/TRIM) [540MB/s Sequential Reads]
Power Supply: 600W Corsair® Builder Series 80 Plus Certified PSU
Optical Drive One: 8X Dual Layer DVD RW Drive Slot Loading SATA
Audio: Asus® Xonar DGX PCI-Express 5.1 Audio Featuring Dolby Technology
Ethernet Adapter: On-board Gigabit Ethernet
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Angelic Service Warranty: Lifetime Angelic Service Labor and Phone Support with 1 Year Comprehensive Warranty
Special Promotions: FREE! Batman Arkham Origins
Special Promotions: FREE! Call of Duty: Ghosts
Special Promotions: FREE! Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag AND Splinter Cell: Blacklist!
Build #2 - $2,150
Chassis: Potenza with VRTX Cooling Technology
Motherboard: Gigabyte® Z87N-WIFI Featuring 8011.11N Wireless
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 4670K 3.4GHz/3.8GHz Turbo 6MB L3 Cache HD 4600
Processor Cooling: MAINGEAR EPIC 120 Supercooler
MAINGEAR Redline Overclocking
Memory: 16GB Corsair® Vengeance™ DDR3-1600 1.5V (2x8GB)
Graphics and GPGPU Accelerator: NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 780 3GB GDDR5 w/PhysX
Hard Drive Bay One: 1TB Seagate® Barracuda™ 7200rpm 64MB Cache SATA 6G
Hard Drive Bay Two: 250GB Samsung® 840 EVO SSD (w/TRIM) [540MB/s Sequential Reads]
Power Supply: 450W Silverstone ST45SF 80 Plus Gold Certified PSU - GeForce GTX TITAN Approved
Optical Drive One: 8X Dual Layer DVD RW Drive Slot Loading SATA
Ethernet Adapter: On-board Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless Network Adapter: Integrated 802.11b/g/n Wireless - up to 300Mbps!
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth Technology Module
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Angelic Service Warranty: Lifetime Angelic Service Labor and Phone Support with 3 Year Comprehensive Warranty
Special Promotions: FREE! Batman Arkham Origins
Special Promotions: FREE! Call of Duty: Ghosts