I have a friend who is into gaming. He turned me on to www.ibuypower.com Of course since I'm still a student, I dont have much to put down on a new computer, but I have around 1k, I have 2 monitors in my house that will get the job done for awhile. anyway, I have selected these specs for a custom build, I would like some input from people here on these specs...thanks!! Case 1 x iBUYPOWER Revolt Mini Tower Gaming Case- Case Lighting 1 x Revolt Advanced Lighting- Processor 1 x Intel® Core⢠i5-3570K Processor (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache)-Intel Core i5-3570K w/ Intel Performance Tuning Protection iBUYPOWER PowerDrive 1 x PowerDrive Level 1 - Up to 10% Overclocking- Processor Cooling 1 x Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink (Revolt)-*FREE Upgrade to Corsair Hydro H55 Liquid CPU Cooling Memory 1 x 16 GB [8 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module-G.Skill Ripjaws X Video Card 1 x Intel HD Integrated Graphics- Motherboard 1 x iBUYPOWER IBP-Z77E/S- Intel Smart Response Technology None- Power Supply 1 x 250 Watt - FSP 1U Power Supply- Primary Hard Drive 1 x 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s-Single Drive Data Hard Drive None- Optical Drive 1 x Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Slot Load Drive- Internal Wireless Network Adapter 1 x 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo [Revolt-Z77]- Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel)-64-bit Keyboard 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard-original Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse-Blood Red Monitor 1 x 23" LED TV 1920x1080 - Sceptre E243BV-FHD- 2nd Monitor None- Speaker System None- Video Camera None- Warranty 1 x 3 Year Standard Warranty Service- Rush Service 1 x Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days Subtotal* $1172.00 (plus tax & shipping)Case 1 x iBUYPOWER Revolt Mini Tower Gaming Case- Case Lighting 1 x Revolt Advanced Lighting- Processor 1 x Intel® Core⢠i5-3570K Processor (4x 3.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache)-Intel Core i5-3570K w/ Intel Performance Tuning Protection iBUYPOWER PowerDrive 1 x PowerDrive Level 1 - Up to 10% Overclocking- Processor Cooling 1 x Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink (Revolt)-*FREE Upgrade to Corsair Hydro H55 Liquid CPU Cooling Memory 1 x 16 GB [8 GB x2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module-G.Skill Ripjaws X Video Card 1 x Intel HD Integrated Graphics- Motherboard 1 x iBUYPOWER IBP-Z77E/S- Intel Smart Response Technology None- Power Supply 1 x 250 Watt - FSP 1U Power Supply- Primary Hard Drive 1 x 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s-Single Drive Data Hard Drive None- Optical Drive 1 x Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Slot Load Drive- Internal Wireless Network Adapter 1 x 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo [Revolt-Z77]- Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel)-64-bit Keyboard 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Keyboard-original Mouse 1 x iBUYPOWER Standard Gaming Mouse-Blood Red Monitor 1 x 23" LED TV 1920x1080 - Sceptre E243BV-FHD- 2nd Monitor None- Speaker System None- Video Camera None- Warranty 1 x 3 Year Standard Warranty Service- Rush Service 1 x Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days Subtotal* $1172.00 (plus tax & shipping)
i will not buy the monitors from this website...I can pick up a 21.5 inch samsung from sams for $130...so for $260 I can get 2 21.5 inch for only $30 more then the 23 inch from Ibuypower. So defintely a better deal to go to sams...
That power supply seems pretty light. Since you have specs, go to newegg and see what it would cost you to build your own.
All in all that seems pretty expensive. I just built a PC for my girlfriend for CDN $720 + tax ... at this price she got an i3-3225, 8Gb RAM and RAID-1 (2 x 500GB), plus a very nice case (I have the same case for an i7-3930K / Noctua NH-D14 / 64GB RAM). Add $100 to get an i5 plus $55 for an extra 8Gb RAM, that would make it $870 ($810 w/o RAID-1).
I have been interested in building a computer since I have been trying to choose one. But I think I will still have someone build my first one. I have no idea what I would be doing trying to put all of the parts together! I'm leaning towards this model that I put up...as the person above u said the power supply is a little light, so I will up that. Maybe I will search around my city and see if someone could put my computer together for me....