Quote for Gaming Computer Parts

[NzForever]

I'm looking for a gaming computer, that can run modern games fast with good graphics at decent settings. I want to be able to play Battlefield Hardline, GTA 5, World Of Warcraft, Starcraft II, Sims 4, Minecraft & Call Of Duty(Blacks Ops III when it comes out)

2 company's have done be up a quote. I want to know which has the best deal and if the parts are decent.
Fyi these are in NZ Dollars which is more then US, but ill leave totals for US at the bottom. The average price for them appears to be about the same

287742 Intel (BX80646I54690) i5-4690 Haswell, 3.50GHz
(Turbo 3.9GHz) 4x Cores, 4x Threads, 6MB Cache,
84W, 22nm, pocket LGA1150, Intel® HD Graphics
4600, Retail Pack with Intel Cooler. [4690,]
$284.80

279920 Asus (H81M-PLUS) Intel H81 Micro-ATX Motherboard,
Socket LGA1150, DDR3-1600, PCI-E 3.0, SATA-3,
USB3.0, Onboard Gigabit LAN, Audio, VGA/DVI/HDMI.
$88.50

237994 Adata (8GBDDR31333) 8GB DDR3-1333 DIMM, 3 Year Warranty.
$96.08

304472 Adata (ASP610SS3-128GM-C-NA) 128GB SP610
Series, Read/Write 560/150MB/s or 66K/35K, SATA-3,
2.5", 3 Years Warranty. [ASP610,]
$79.97

276956 Western Digital (WD10EZEX) 1TB Caviar Blue, 64MB Cache, 7200RPM, SATA-3, 3.5", 24 Months Warranty.
[EZEX,]
$77.07

286334 Lite-On (DH-24AESH) 24x DVDRW SATA Black Internal DVD-Burner OEM (NO SOFTWARE)
$39.95

305356 Asus (R7260X-OC-2GD5) Overclocked R7 260X 2GB
DDR5 PCI-E 3.0, Multi-view,
VGA/2xDVI/HDMI/DisplayPort.
$174.38

281691 Enermax (ENB500AWT) 500W 80+ Silver, Efficiency reaches 85%/88%/85% at 230V, 500W rated power, 550W Peak, Full range, APFC, Native cables Package: Black, 3 Years Warranty.
$77.00

310472 Raidmax (404WU-NP) Vortex V4 Black/Blue, USB3.0, Gaming Tower Case, Side Window, NO PSU. [404W,]
$67.91

244598 TP-Link (TL-WN881ND) 300Mbps Wireless N PCI
Express Adapter, Atheros, 2T2R, 2.4GHz, 802.11n/g/b, 2 detachable antennas.
$33.00

236706 Install Parts or Assemble New PC & Install Bundle Software before Pickup or Delivery
$45.00

287315 Microsoft (GFC-02733) Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1 OEM, support memory up to 16GB. (Only Sold with Qualifying Hardware).
$140.30

4997 Generic (FC-5032) 50-60cm Serial ATA Data Cable for SATA-2 or SATA-3 Hard Drive, Red or Black.
$4.61

Sub-Total : $1,208.57
Freight : $0.00
Tax : $181.29

1 X2102AA3NZ - Alienware X51 R2 Desktop 1,467.45 1,467.45
Alienware X51 R2 : Standard Base 1
4th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.0GHz) 1
Matte Stealth Black with Dark Chrome Accents 1
Safety, Environment, and Regulatory Information (English) 1
Alienware Placemat 1
Shipping material APCC/ICC1
Shipping Documentation APCC (for 240W Adapter) 1
Resource DVD windows 8.11
SSD as first boot drive1
Tech Sheet ANZ1
System BOOT for Windows, AW51 1
Additional Software 1
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz (2x4GB) 1
256GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s + 1TB 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s 1
Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (9.5mm)1
Cyberlink Software for Windows 8 without media 1
No Power Cord1
Power Cord (ANZ) 1
Alienware(TM) 240 Watt Power Supply 1
No Monitor 1
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 745 with 4GB DDR31
Dell Wireless 1550 (2x2 11ac combo with Bluetooth) 1
WLAN Card DW1550 Driver1
Alienware USB Optical Mouse1
Alienware Standard USB 2.0 Keyboard (English) 1
Windows(R) 8.1 (64Bit) English1
Windows 8.1 DVD OS Recovery(English) 1
Microsoft(R) Office Software Image 1
Microsoft(R) Office trial1
McAfee(R) Live Safe Image 1
Dell(TM) Backup and Recovery Basic1
AlienFX System Lighting - Nebula Aqua 1
Dell Digital Delivery Cirrus Client 1
Browser Search Software 1
MY DELL 1
Dropbox software 1
For Info Only:Dropbox software 1
McAfee(R) Live Safe 36 month Subscription 1
For info only,GT8RX-McAfee Live Safe 36 month Subscription 1
ProSupport: 7x24 Technical Support & Assistance: 1Yr1
##Yr1 ProSupport: Next Business Day Onsite Service1
1Yr ProSupport: Next Business Day Onsite Service1
For Info Only:Dell's Terms and Conditions apply1
# Limited Warranty: Yr 1 Collect & Return (Labor)1
# Limited Warranty: Yr 1 Collect & Return (Parts) 1
Info Mod for No Raid 1
No FGA 1
LTO 1 - For Online Use Only1
LTO 2 - For Online Use Only1
LTO 5 - For Online Use Only 1
Technical Support 1
Visit http://www.dell.com/contactdell1
Dell's Terms and Conditions apply1
For Info Only: Dell's Terms and Conditions apply 1
Mod Specs Info (New Zealand) 1
NO Monitor Handling & Insurance Charges 1 Dimension Desktop XPS-MT Handling & Insurance Charges 1

Total: $1467.45


Price In US Dollars

Computer 1
$1058.14
Computer 2
$1117.83

[Kacey]

You do know that for less than half of that, you could build a really good computer. There's no need to spend thousands of dollars off the bat, when you can slowly invest the money. But hey, who am I to say?

The first computer seems like a better deal.
The second computer comes with DVD burners (which I highly doubt you'll ever use), Alienware stuff (just over-priced. It's good, but too expensive for what it is), McAfee (not the best Anti-Virus out there), and what seems like some useless software.
On both builds, there are DVD burners.. There's no need for that extra expense.

You don't have to listen to this, just putting my opinion out there...

[NzForever]

I'm not a pro when it comes to computers, so please explain how is it useless software? Also I cant make a computer and I'm sure itll be more expensive to buy all the parts separately.

Also DVD burners aren't expensive and they are useful to have for old games ect.

[Kacey]

I'm not a pro when it comes to computers, so please explain how is it useless software? Also I cant make a computer and I'm sure itll be more expensive to buy all the parts separately.

Also DVD burners aren't expensive and they are useful to have for old games ect.

The second computer has MS Office bundled in with it. If you are using the computer for gaming, Office is a bit useless.


Building a computer is easy. I can't remember the website, but there's one where you can order all the parts at the same time. Building your own is generally more cost effective

While that is true, there's no use for 2 of them. The max needed is one...

[Silicate Wielder]

The second computer has MS Office bundled in with it. If you are using the computer for gaming, Office is a bit useless.


Building a computer is easy. I can't remember the website, but there's one where you can order all the parts at the same time. Building your own is generally more cost effective

While that is true, there's no use for 2 of them. The max needed is one...

Did you mean PC Part Picker? (http://www.virtualteen.org/forums/pcpartpicker.com)

Yeah, actually it is cheaper to build it yourself because you wont be given the extra tax. not to mention these two companies seem to be giving you software that is pretty much gonna bloat your system if you don't use it. they skimped out on graphics too, which leads me to believe what they're offering are simply business machines. you don't want those for gaming.

here's a parts list for a computer that would sell for about the same price as what you were offered.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/LW9vFT

Good ol' Linus has plenty of guides on building computers, they're easy to follow so it makes it easy for first time builders.

roFb3TNePIg

[justarandomteen]

the first computer can be built or bought cheaper, and if you don't want to have to upgrade, spend the extra money on maybe an i7 processor, or just an i5 k. Graphics, I would go with NVIDIA, great company. you won't need disc burners, and you might want more RAM for more intensive gaming (especially if you plan to do YouTube). and simply don't go with Alienware. grossly overpriced for mediocre computers. pretty much the Beats of the computer world. you're just buying the brand

as an example:
I bought my computer on sale for $600 bucks
it has an Intel i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, 1TB of storage, it works great for me. that was bough, but building would be even cheaper