Advice for buying a gaming PC!

Looks like we're looking at some PC-19200 RAM—specifically an 8 GB Transcend JetRam stick, DDR4 running at 2400MHz.
It’s a 450W unit, specifically the Office Series LC600-12. It runs on ATX v2.31, features a 120mm fan, and has an 80+ Bronze PFC rating. I guess that's about it.
LC POWER LC-7034B case, MIDI, ATX, black, no PSU included.
It's a 1TB Seagate Barracuda Guardian hard drive—SATA3, 7200 RPM, 64MB cache, 3.5" format for desktops. I guess it's just your standard internal storage.
The PCI-E MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Aero ITX OCV1, featuring 2GB of DDR5 and equipped with DVI, HDMI, and DP ports.
Maybe an Intel Pentium G4560 box? It's got a 3.5GHz clock speed, 3MB of cache, integrated graphics, and a dual Core setup on the 1151 socket.
ASROCK H110M-DGS R3.0 motherboard—Intel Core, DDR4, audio, Gigabit LAN, SATA 3, PCI-E, USB 3.0, DVI-D, mATX, LGA 1151 socket. I guess the BIOS needs an update.
MS PC Cool 120mm fan in black (1000 RPM) -> intended for the front panel.

Total: $1212 Links

As far as I know, that price applies to cash or up to 12 installments. I wasn't quite sure about the 24-month plan, so I figured I'd leave some wiggle room there.

crimsonstag84, you can get the same deal at Links on the 24-month plan! It’s essentially just consumer credit through your card, so they tack on interest and some minor transaction fee.
Though, there are certain big-box retailers out there that offer the Amex 24-month option interest-free.

By the way, that build in your signature looks sharp. If I recall correctly, your old setup was rocking a $2,500 rig with a GTX 660—you’ve certainly upgraded since then.🙂

Much appreciated!

Hi there. Would it be possible to put together a build around $1500, maybe with 24 monthly installments? I’d mostly be using it for gaming and music production.

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What graphics card are you running, and where are you based?

Chase or Denny's... Los Angeles

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By the way, this is just the tower. It doesn't include the monitor, mouse, keyboard, or anything else...

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Itko?

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Future IT Shopping Cart

1 x Intel Pentium G4600, KabyLake, LGA1151
1 x MSI H110M PRO-D (LGA1151, DDR4, USB3.1, SATA3, DVI, Audio, LAN) mATX Retail
1 x DDR4 Crucial 8GB DDR4 2400 MT/s CL17
1 x MSI GTX 1050 ti gaming OC 4GT, 4GB GDDR5, DX12
1 x Western Digital HDD, 1TB, 7200rpm, Caviar Blue 1 x Zalman Z3
1 x Zalman Z3, USB3.0 black, 3x120mm
1 x Fortron Hexa 85+ 450W, 80+ Bronze

Total: $1362

At future IT, if you opt for monthly installments, the price bumps up by about 10%, bringing it to roughly $1500

https://www.amazon.com/cart, I put together a build at Amazon similar to the one above for all payment methods $1337. The case and power supply differ slightly, though the quality remains comparable; it uses an MS Rider paired with an MS Platinum 400 w 80
. The rest consists of an Intel Pentium G4560
an Asrock H110M-DGS
1x 8gb ddr 4 2166
and a 1tb hdd from Seagate, specifically the Guardian model.
Plus a Gigabyte 1050ti with 4gb
.
Buying through Future IT on a payment plan simply isn't worth it; you'll end up with $167 extra breathing room at Amazon! An SSD? A better motherboard? Honestly, I think for $450, you could probably squeeze in a Ryzen 1200 with an A320 board and 8gb.

Links doesn't offer Denny's 24 interest-free installments like future (12 months), nor does Chase (links offers 9 installments interest-free, while future gives you 12)

The case and power supply are definitely higher quality here—the PSU comes with a 5-year warranty, and the case is equipped with three 12cm fans.

BTW, I can't really check the specifics of your quote.

Timothy Kim60 said:Links doesn't offer the Denny's 24-month interest-free option like future IT 1 x does (12 months), nor does Chase (Links offers 9 installments interest-free, while future IT 1 x offers 12)

The case and power supply are higher quality (the PSU has a 5-year warranty, and the case comes with 3 x 12cm fans).

BTW, I can't exactly go snooping through the contents of your receipt

My mistake, I just realized that future IT 1 x has the 24-month interest-free plan at Denny's, whereas Links only offers 12🙂, what even is 24 months interest-free🤔, it's a shame he's going with 24 installments because if he used Links for 12, it would be cheaper; taking out a consumer loan makes zero sense since the interest will eat up any potential savings twice over.

I am aware that your case is slightly better and more robust; one could easily upgrade to something better at Links for that $167 difference, but alas, they don't have the 24-month option.

In short, my point was simply that if he intends to pay over 12 installments, Links is considerably cheaper!

I've got 24 bucks in interest-free credit for Denny's and Mastercard☕

If I were in your shoes, I'd go with the Chase...

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It looks like we're looking at a 1TB Toshiba P300 High-Performance drive—3.5", 7200RPM, with a 64MB cache and SATA3 interface. It’s a decent little unit, I guess.
Maybe an ASRock H110M-DGS with the s1151 socket?
It’s an Intel Pentium G4600 (3MB Cache, 3.60GHz) on the LGA 1151 socket, specifically model BX80677G4600. I guess it’s just a standard entry-level chip.
Maybe a 500W Fortron Hyper K, bulk version?
I guess it's just an MS HUNTER midi tower case.
It looks like we're looking at an 8GB stick of DDR4 Kingston Value RAM, specifically the PC4-1700 2133MHz CL15 model (KVR21N15D8/8 or KVR21N15S8/8). I guess it’s pretty standard stuff.
I guess it's the KFA² GTX 1060 3 GB with GDDR5 and a 192-bit bus, running at 1733/2000MHz. Maybe?
Akyga 120mm AW-12B-BL LED fan (blue, 3-pin).

Total: 4$222 Maybe at 24 frames, it's an AMD thing. I guess.

Or if that's pushing it too far, maybe just swap out the GPU for an MSI GTX 1050 ti gaming and grab a Zalman R1 case instead—that might balance things out better. $67 Not really. I guess the GTX 1060 3 GB is actually quite a bit more powerful, though.

Thanks, everyone. I'll let you know what I end up picking

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I think I'll end up stretching my budget to $5,500... Does this look alright to you guys?

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This power supply smells sketchy...☕

Not really, the power supply is pretty bottom-tier—maybe an EVGA 400W at the absolute minimum. I guess it might not be worth dropping $400+ on a Ryzen 5 1400; you could probably put that extra cash toward a better PSU, a solid motherboard, decent RAM, or a case with USB 3.0. Also, I'd steer clear of a 120GB SSD since you can usually get double the capacity for only $67 more. Maybe try picking up a used hard drive instead.

MSI B350M PRO-VD plus Motherboard, s.AM4, 7B38-004R
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 BOX Processor, 3.10GHz, 8MB Cache, s.AM4, YD1200BBAEBOX
PNY CS900 240GB SSD, SATA3, SSD7CS900-240-PB
MS HUNTER Midi tower case
8GB (1x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200 2400MHz CL15 Kingston HyperX Fury, HX424C15FB2/8
Galax GTX 1060 EX Graphics Card, 3GB GDDR5 192bit, 1733/2000MHz EVGA 400W Power Supply, ATX 2.4, PPA4004900
Akyga 120mm AW-12B-BL Blue LED Fan (3 pin)

Total: 5,$155

analogtiger19 said:This PSU smells "sketchy" as hell...☕

ATX 1.3? That standard is like 10 or 15 years old. WTF?

If that’s actually the standard, then this power supply doesn't even support PCI Express