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Old 11-30-2016, 01:49 PM  
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VR-Ready for $1200-Would You Buy This One?
I need a VR-Ready (Processor: Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or betterGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480, equivalent or better. ) PC for Christmas. Would like to get the best gaming PC I can get for around the $1200 range. Here are specs on the Alienware Aurora I'm looking at. Decent rig or is there better for the money? TIA.





Intel® Core™ i7-6700 Processor (4-Cores, 8MB Cache, Turbo Boost 2.0, up to 4.0GHz)

Windows 10 Home 64bit English

16GB DDR4 at 2133MHz

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 with 8GB GDDR5

1TB (64MB Cache) 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s

Intel Z170 Chipset

Intel® 3165 1x1 802.11ac Wi-Fi Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2

Ports
Front
1 Headphone 1/8" Port
1 Microphone 1/8" Port
4 SuperSpeed USB 3.0 (two are enabled for charging)

Rear
1 SPDIF Digital Output (TOSLINK)
1 SPDIF Digital Output (Coax)
6 Hi-Speed USB 2.0
1 SuperSpeed 10Gbps USB 3.1 Type-A
1 SuperSpeed 10Gbps USB 3.1 Type-C
3 SuperSpeed USB 3.0
1 RJ-45 Killer Networks e2400 Gigabit Ethernet Port
1 Full Size DisplayPort
1 Audio-In / Microphone
1 Front L/R surround line-out
1 Side L/R surround
1 Rear L/R surround
1 Center/subwoofer LFE surround
1 Line-in

Form Factor
Mid-tower desktop with MicroATX dual-graphics motherboard

Software
Alienware Command Center
AlienFX™ exclusive lighting controls
AlienFusion advanced power management controls
AlienAdrenaline featuring:
- Game Mode custom game and application launcher
- Accelerator performance optimizer
- In-game and system Performance Monitoring
Thermal Controls
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Old 11-30-2016, 06:43 PM   #2
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Alienware? **** that.

Just build your own. Go to Pcpartpicker and start searching for parts. There are plenty of guides on youtube/internet with the step by step instructions on how to do builds. It's super easy now.

Here's a list I threw up on PCpartpicker in 5 minutes flat.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($384.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1199.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Old 11-30-2016, 08:10 PM   #3
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I didn't know vailpass was a computer nerd.

Orrrrr maybe it's for VR porn? NTTAWWT
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Old 11-30-2016, 09:51 PM   #4
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I didn't know vailpass was a computer nerd.

Orrrrr maybe it's for VR porn? NTTAWWT
Nah... vail games and gets ridden by a chick whilst watching VR porn
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Old 12-01-2016, 08:58 AM   #6
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Alienware? **** that.

Just build your own. Go to Pcpartpicker and start searching for parts. There are plenty of guides on youtube/internet with the step by step instructions on how to do builds. It's super easy now.

Here's a list I threw up on PCpartpicker in 5 minutes flat.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.89 @ B&H)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($78.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB G1 Gaming Video Card ($384.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($84.58 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1199.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Thanks for taking time to do that. I'm not really an assembler so off-the-shelf is good for me.

There are two options I'd like to know about:

Will the 850 watt power supply be of benefit over teh 460 watt now or in the future?

Is liquid cooled a must-have?
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I didn't know vailpass was a computer nerd.

Orrrrr maybe it's for VR porn? NTTAWWT
Heh no my kid wants the VIVE VR for Christmas and his current pc isnt' compatible so I need to get something that is.
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Nah... vail games and gets ridden by a chick whilst watching VR porn
*scratches head in thought*
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Old 12-01-2016, 09:32 AM   #9
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GTX 1070 vs. GTX 980 Ti

Which is better? 980 Ti costs more but all the reviews I read say the 1070 outperforms.
Anyone have any knowledge on this?
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Is faster start up time the main difference in upgrading memory from

1TB (64MB Cache) 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s

to

256GB M.2 PCIe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage)?
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While this won't help you in time for Christmas, the next generation of CPU will be released first quarter of 2017. Patience could get you an i5 or i7 for a lot cheaper than they are now.

Basically what I'm waiting on until I upgrade my 5 year machine.
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Thanks for taking time to do that. I'm not really an assembler so off-the-shelf is good for me.

There are two options I'd like to know about:

Will the 850 watt power supply be of benefit over teh 460 watt now or in the future?

Is liquid cooled a must-have?
The PSU in my list is actually a 650W PSU. It's probably overkill for you if you aren't going to be doing overclocking, but it was cheaper than the 500W PSU so I included it. The main thing with PSUs is to look for the different tiers of quality. The EVGA PSU delivers really clean power with minimal spiking or dips, which is what you want for computers. People new to computer building tend to go cheap on PSUs, which is a big mistake. Your power supply is probably the most crucial single component of any computer build.

Liquid cooling is not a must have. In fact, I'd say most air cooling solutions are better than the all in one liquid cooling solutions offered by Corsair, etc, unless you are willing to drop 150+ on a CPU cooling solution. Liquid cooling is more beneficial to people who like to do extreme overclocking of the CPU and video card. Otherwise, don't bother with it.
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