Need advice for gaming pc!

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iRight

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Ive been having trouble picking out a pc because i am unsure about the different pc components. Would love to get advice on these few pcs or suggestions on any others. I play games like overwatch, tf2, etc. And would like to do some screen recording. These are the few pc i am considering. 3rd option is diy by a seller on carousell while the other two are from aftershock. Which one wouls you suggest i go for (both value and performance wise) ? And do i need a wireless lan? Like the asus PCE-AC56 to be able to connect to my wireless wifi?
My budget is ~1800
1)Warranty (Desktop) : 2 Years Parts Warranty (1st Year ONSITE)
Chassis Design (Zeal) : Standard Black Zeal Chassis (Tempered Glass Window)
CPU and Motherboard Combo : Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6 Core Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + ASROCK Z370M PRO 4
Graphics Card, ZEAL : NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Thermal Compound : IC Diamond Thermal Compound CPU (Free Lifetime Thermal Compound Re-pasting)
CPU Cooling System (Desktop) : AFTERSHOCK Glacier 120 closed loop watercooling
Memory (RAM) : 16GB DDR4 2666mhz (2 x 8GB)
M.2 SSD BAY (Desktop) : None
Solid State Drive (Desktop) : 120GB SSD (Read up to 530 MB/sec, Write up to 370 MB/sec)
First Hard Drive (Desktop) : TOSHIBA 1TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 32MB)
Chassis Fans : Standard Chassis Fans
Case Lighting : RGB Case lights with Remote Control (One color can be selected at a time)
Wireless Lan (Desktop) : None
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
($1579)


2) Warranty (Desktop) : 2 Years Parts Warranty (1st Year ONSITE)
Chassis Options and Paint : Black & Red (Tempered Glass Edition)
CPU and Motherboard Combo (Hypergate) : Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6 Core Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + ASROCK Z370 PRO4
Graphics Card - HYPERGATE : NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Thermal Compound : Stock Thermal Compound
CPU Cooling System (Desktop) : Standard Air Cooling
Random Access Memory (RAM) (Desktop) : 16GB DDR 4 2666Mhz (8GB x 2)
M.2 SSD BAY (Desktop) : 120GB SSD (M.2) (Read up to 530 MB/sec, Write up to 370 MB/sec)
Solid State Drive (Desktop) : None
Secondary Solid State Drive (Desktop) : None
First Hard Drive (Desktop) : TOSHIBA 1TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 32MB)
Second Hard Drive (Desktop) : None
Case Lighting : None
Chassis Fans : Standard Chassis Fans
Wireless Lan (Desktop) : None
EXTERNAL OPTICAL DISK DRIVE : None
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
($1818)

3) i5-8100 coffee lake
Asrock/gigabyte z370 motherboard
8gb klevv ddr4-3000 ram (i plan to add another 8gb)
120gb m2 ssd + 1 tb hard drive
80+ bronze fsp hyper k 500w power supply
Tecware nexus m casing
Genuine windows 10 pro
($1730)
 
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iRight said:
Ive been having trouble picking out a pc because i am unsure about the different pc components. Would love to get advice on these few pcs or suggestions on any others. I play games like overwatch, tf2, etc. And would like to do some screen recording. These are the few pc i am considering. 3rd option is diy by a seller on carousell while the other two are from aftershock. Which one wouls you suggest i go for (both value and performance wise) ? And do i need a wireless lan? Like the asus PCE-AC56 to be able to connect to my wireless wifi?
My budget is ~1800
1)Warranty (Desktop) : 2 Years Parts Warranty (1st Year ONSITE)
Chassis Design (Zeal) : Standard Black Zeal Chassis (Tempered Glass Window)
CPU and Motherboard Combo : Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6 Core Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + ASROCK Z370M PRO 4
Graphics Card, ZEAL : NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Thermal Compound : IC Diamond Thermal Compound CPU (Free Lifetime Thermal Compound Re-pasting)
CPU Cooling System (Desktop) : AFTERSHOCK Glacier 120 closed loop watercooling
Memory (RAM) : 16GB DDR4 2666mhz (2 x 8GB)
M.2 SSD BAY (Desktop) : None
Solid State Drive (Desktop) : 120GB SSD (Read up to 530 MB/sec, Write up to 370 MB/sec)
First Hard Drive (Desktop) : TOSHIBA 1TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 32MB)
Chassis Fans : Standard Chassis Fans
Case Lighting : RGB Case lights with Remote Control (One color can be selected at a time)
Wireless Lan (Desktop) : None
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
($1579)


2) Warranty (Desktop) : 2 Years Parts Warranty (1st Year ONSITE)
Chassis Options and Paint : Black & Red (Tempered Glass Edition)
CPU and Motherboard Combo (Hypergate) : Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6 Core Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + ASROCK Z370 PRO4
Graphics Card - HYPERGATE : NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Thermal Compound : Stock Thermal Compound
CPU Cooling System (Desktop) : Standard Air Cooling
Random Access Memory (RAM) (Desktop) : 16GB DDR 4 2666Mhz (8GB x 2)
M.2 SSD BAY (Desktop) : 120GB SSD (M.2) (Read up to 530 MB/sec, Write up to 370 MB/sec)
Solid State Drive (Desktop) : None
Secondary Solid State Drive (Desktop) : None
First Hard Drive (Desktop) : TOSHIBA 1TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 32MB)
Second Hard Drive (Desktop) : None
Case Lighting : None
Chassis Fans : Standard Chassis Fans
Wireless Lan (Desktop) : None
EXTERNAL OPTICAL DISK DRIVE : None
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
($1818)

3) i5-8100 coffee lake
Asrock/gigabyte z370 motherboard
8gb klevv ddr4-3000 ram (i plan to add another 8gb)
120gb m2 ssd + 1 tb hard drive
80+ bronze fsp hyper k 500w power supply
Tecware nexus m casing
Genuine windows 10 pro
($1730)
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The third one looks bad and no mention of the gpu? Which gpu is it using? I will assume 1060 since your first two are 1060.
I think you can custom a better and more valued one here. Haha
 
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iRight said:
Ive been having trouble picking out a pc because i am unsure about the different pc components. Would love to get advice on these few pcs or suggestions on any others. I play games like overwatch, tf2, etc. And would like to do some screen recording. These are the few pc i am considering. 3rd option is diy by a seller on carousell while the other two are from aftershock. Which one wouls you suggest i go for (both value and performance wise) ? And do i need a wireless lan? Like the asus PCE-AC56 to be able to connect to my wireless wifi?
My budget is ~1800
1)Warranty (Desktop) : 2 Years Parts Warranty (1st Year ONSITE)
Chassis Design (Zeal) : Standard Black Zeal Chassis (Tempered Glass Window)
CPU and Motherboard Combo : Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6 Core Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + ASROCK Z370M PRO 4
Graphics Card, ZEAL : NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Thermal Compound : IC Diamond Thermal Compound CPU (Free Lifetime Thermal Compound Re-pasting)
CPU Cooling System (Desktop) : AFTERSHOCK Glacier 120 closed loop watercooling
Memory (RAM) : 16GB DDR4 2666mhz (2 x 8GB)
M.2 SSD BAY (Desktop) : None
Solid State Drive (Desktop) : 120GB SSD (Read up to 530 MB/sec, Write up to 370 MB/sec)
First Hard Drive (Desktop) : TOSHIBA 1TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 32MB)
Chassis Fans : Standard Chassis Fans
Case Lighting : RGB Case lights with Remote Control (One color can be selected at a time)
Wireless Lan (Desktop) : None
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
($1579)


2) Warranty (Desktop) : 2 Years Parts Warranty (1st Year ONSITE)
Chassis Options and Paint : Black & Red (Tempered Glass Edition)
CPU and Motherboard Combo (Hypergate) : Intel® Core™ i5-8400 Coffee Lake 6 Core Processor (9M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + ASROCK Z370 PRO4
Graphics Card - HYPERGATE : NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5
Thermal Compound : Stock Thermal Compound
CPU Cooling System (Desktop) : Standard Air Cooling
Random Access Memory (RAM) (Desktop) : 16GB DDR 4 2666Mhz (8GB x 2)
M.2 SSD BAY (Desktop) : 120GB SSD (M.2) (Read up to 530 MB/sec, Write up to 370 MB/sec)
Solid State Drive (Desktop) : None
Secondary Solid State Drive (Desktop) : None
First Hard Drive (Desktop) : TOSHIBA 1TB 3.5 INCH HDD (Buffer Size 32MB)
Second Hard Drive (Desktop) : None
Case Lighting : None
Chassis Fans : Standard Chassis Fans
Wireless Lan (Desktop) : None
EXTERNAL OPTICAL DISK DRIVE : None
Operating System : Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
($1818)

3) i5-8100 coffee lake
Asrock/gigabyte z370 motherboard
8gb klevv ddr4-3000 ram (i plan to add another 8gb)
120gb m2 ssd + 1 tb hard drive
80+ bronze fsp hyper k 500w power supply
Tecware nexus m casing
Genuine windows 10 pro
($1730)
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It all depends on user. Does the end user knows how to troubleshoot, or prefer to save time by getting support from onsite service? Personally i find DIY is always the best, getting the most performance for maybe less value. For your third choice, getting a non-k cpu to match with Z chipset motherboard, not really recommended. Can either up your cpu or lower the motherboard.

But now prices for the graphic card and ram are high. The shops may have absorbed the cost and also secured the stocks.
 
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Hi,

I am also looking for a basic or average PC for my girl who like to play overwatch.

What is the config or spec you can recommend for overwatch gaming?

I need a complete config. No need fantastic stuff. budget around $1.5k for everything.

Desktop machine config including wifi and display. Again, entry level will do.

Also, if you can recommend an entry level laptop to play overwatch will also be great. Price maybe higher, but just quote me anyway.

Are there good deals in the PC show now? Anyone can post some offerings or post some photos here? I intend to go over the weekend. If there's a good deal, I'll just go an have a quick buy. No need to waste time walking around.

Many thanks.
 
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extremepower said:
Hi,

I am also looking for a basic or average PC for my girl who like to play overwatch.

What is the config or spec you can recommend for overwatch gaming?

I need a complete config. No need fantastic stuff. budget around $1.5k for everything.

Desktop machine config including wifi and display. Again, entry level will do.

Also, if you can recommend an entry level laptop to play overwatch will also be great. Price maybe higher, but just quote me anyway.

Are there good deals in the PC show now? Anyone can post some offerings or post some photos here? I intend to go over the weekend. If there's a good deal, I'll just go an have a quick buy. No need to waste time walking around.

Many thanks.
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If you go to the IT Show Portal link on Hardware Zone, most of the flyers at IT show has been uploaded on there.

Can recommend you Aftershock MX-15 Elite @ 1550
it-show-2018-page-2-3-mx-series-pg1.jpg


Also Lenovo Y520 @1499

lenovo-ideapad-pg10.jpg
 
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