Recommedtion on Rigs

[wolfomibu]

Hi all,

I am currently looking to buy a new rig as my old one has been defunct for years and I have been surviving on Laptops.
Since I have started working I was thinking of getting a desktop since I do not have to carry my laptop around anymore.

This would be used for casual gaming and wouldn't prolly need the state of the art tech. I am now using a Dell Vostro 3700 and it was serving me fine until now where parts are starting to fail.

Was looking at the Alienware X51 i5 processor since I have $200 off and I can pay for it in installments and also because Dell has on site service and I do not have to travel to fix my computer.

Would just like to check if this is a good buy and if I would build a similar rig DIY how much would it cost? If the price diff is too much I may consider buying it DIY.

*Edit:
Alienware X51 $1599
Processor : 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4440 processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.3 GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
OS : Windows 8, English (64bit)
Memory : 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz
HDD : 1TB SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
Optical Drive : Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW) (Standard)
VideoCard : NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 1.5GB GDDR5 (DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP)
Sound : Internal High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio with WAVES MAXX Audio (Standard)
NW : Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet NIC (Standard)
DW 1506 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Wireless LAN (Standard)
Chip : Intel® H61 Express Chipset with 3rd Generation Processors (Standard)



Thank you all for your help

 

[royfrosty]

Whatever price they quote you for that dell pc. You can do better with diy. But lets say you lazy to send to distro for servicing then best is go for ready made pc. But pretty much crap gpu that they will give.

 

[shadow84]

U can compare the specs of the Alienware with online pricelist, to find out how much are the specs really worth and how much extra are you paying for the brand "Alienware" to be on your pc front...

Here are it's specs... Is it the 1 at $1699?

4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5-4440 processor (6MB Cache, up to 3.3 GHz w/ Turbo Boost)
Windows 8, English (64bit)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz
1TB (64MB Cache) 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 1.5GB GDDR5 (DVI-I/DVI-D/HDMI/DP)
Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD±RW, CD-RW) (Standard)
No Monitor
1Yr ProSupport: NBD Onsite Service with Accidental Damage Service

 

[royfrosty]

lol gtx760 1.5gb. where they makan the 500mb?

 

[wolfomibu]

yes its the 1699 one. I have looked at the price list for simlim shops but I am pretty noob and cannot link the layman computer terms to the computer parts listed

 

[shadow84]

yes its the 1699 one. I have looked at the price list for simlim shops but I am pretty noob and cannot link the layman computer terms to the computer parts listed

Keep it simple, i presume your budget is $1700 and include monitor and OS? believe that can be done with a better gpu in hand.

 

[wolfomibu]

My budget would be around $1000 - $1500 without monitor and accessories, only the rig. The cheaper the better

 

[Jian19]

1.7k minus OS and Monitor left around ~ $1.3k

i5-4570 + Msi b85m g43 ~ $356
Kingston 8gb ddr3 ~ $95
Wd blue 1tb ~ $78
Plextor m5s 120gb ~ $139
Gigabyte 280x + Superflower hx 600 ~ $540 (ask tradepac price match)
Samsung oem drive ~ $21
Corsair 350d ~ $140
Win 7 64 oem ~ $115
Dell u2312 ~ $245

Total ~ $1729 buy and DIY @ tradepac ask for discount ~

 

[royfrosty]

1.7k

MSI B85M G43 + i5-4570 ~ $356
Kingston HyperX Genesis blue 1600mhz 2x4gb kit ~ $99
WD Blue 1tb ~ $78
Corsair Force LS 120gb ~ $141
Gigabyte r9 28x OC 3gb 3x windforce ~ $425 (bizgram)
Superflower HX600 600w 80+ Gold PSU ~ $109 (mynextcom)
Fractal Design Arc Midi ~ $129
Samsung ODD ~ $21
Windows 8 Home ~ $120
Dell S2340L 23inch ips panel ~ $215

Total $1693 Buy at tradepac. DIY and ask for price match the GPU and PSU.

 

[wolfomibu]

Thank you guys so much, shall take a look at the parts and see if I can get the same or something slightly cheaper ^_^. You have provided me a great starting point. thanks again