Hello everyone,
I am looking into getting a gaming pc/console to link up with a 1080p tv, and play games mainly from Steam.
I have looked into the Alienware Alpha at 799$, a customised Syber machine or getting the parts and building it from scratch. What would you recommend?
Syber customised machine ($1275):
CPU: Intel® Core™ Processor i7-6700 3.40GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Skylake)
FAN: Intel Certified CPU Fan & Heatsink
HDD: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read & 520MB/s Write
HDD2: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD
MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/2400MHz Dual Channel Memory (GSKILL Ripjaws V)
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC mini ITX w/Wi-Fi 11 a/c & BT 4.0, USB 3.1, 1 PCIe x16,1 SATA Express, 6 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Windows 10 Home (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - Corsair SF600 Fully Modular 80 PLUS GOLD Certified High Performance SFX Power Supply
REMOTE: Mini QWERTY Keyboard with Touchpad
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
VIDEO: GeForce® GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 (Pascal)[VR Ready] (Single Card)
WTV: None
Building my own (aprox. $1200)
Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Phanteks PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan
Am i missing anything in these configurations? And are they worth it, when compared to the Alienware Alpha i5, at $799?
Thank you, in advance, for your time and attention.
T
I am looking into getting a gaming pc/console to link up with a 1080p tv, and play games mainly from Steam.
I have looked into the Alienware Alpha at 799$, a customised Syber machine or getting the parts and building it from scratch. What would you recommend?
Syber customised machine ($1275):
CPU: Intel® Core™ Processor i7-6700 3.40GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Skylake)
FAN: Intel Certified CPU Fan & Heatsink
HDD: 120GB Samsung 850 EVO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read & 520MB/s Write
HDD2: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD
MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/2400MHz Dual Channel Memory (GSKILL Ripjaws V)
MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC mini ITX w/Wi-Fi 11 a/c & BT 4.0, USB 3.1, 1 PCIe x16,1 SATA Express, 6 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Windows 10 Home (64-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 600 Watts - Corsair SF600 Fully Modular 80 PLUS GOLD Certified High Performance SFX Power Supply
REMOTE: Mini QWERTY Keyboard with Touchpad
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: None
VIDEO: GeForce® GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 (Pascal)[VR Ready] (Single Card)
WTV: None
Building my own (aprox. $1200)
Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Gigabyte GA-H170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Phanteks PH-F140XP_BK 85.2 CFM 140mm Fan
Am i missing anything in these configurations? And are they worth it, when compared to the Alienware Alpha i5, at $799?
Thank you, in advance, for your time and attention.
T