Great PC for the price, much better than the ALDI PC for the same price. Sold by Scorptec so they have a guarantee on labour, parts, etc. On mobile so will post full specs later.
Huntsman Gold Gaming PC w/ i7-6700, GTX1080 + Free 24" 144hz Gaming Monitor $1999 @ Scorptec
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~$200+ would be the cost of Win10 and professional assembly.
Just buy your pc mate a 6 pack and there's your 'professional assembly'
Building computers is actually quite straightforward.
OS is free if you are a student. dreamspark got you covered.
Or you can alway get one from G2A.com or Kinguin,net for $40 roughly
$223 left for a monitor.
Good luck finding any 144Hz for that price.
There is always cheap korean moniters at that price or look at AOC moniters, i think 144hz moniter is around 200?
Big GPU & CPU
All other parts are fairly sub par thoughLack of a K processor and Z series motherboard is a bit dissapointing at this price. Even using the 'baby mode' overclocking on modern motherboards gives you a huge boost.
God that vs psu though, thats not a good psu
What makes you say that?
Its a cheap quality tier 3 psu, definitely not one you'd want to use with expensive parts such as the gtx 1080
definitely not one you'd want to use
That's stupid.
I agree with OP, it's not stupid to want a higher quality PSU in a high-end build.
It's actually one of the few parts you do NOT want to skimp on. I'd take a cheaper mobo / ram / SSD over a cheap PSU anyday.
And that MB's got no free slots left for a sound card. They're a must if you wish to game without nasty noise and crackling of on-board sound, not to mention lack of clarity and muffled sound of them all for enthusiast audio listening.
Well first this is a 2 grand system, it wouldnt hurt just to add a better psu like the EVGA 650 g2 psu, its 140, its like 2.5 more expensive but better quality, more quiet and is gold certified, etc etc.
Also the VS series is the bottom of corsairs lineup, so quality may not be there, and really a 550 watt psu, i know it can power the system because of how efficient these componets are, but a 650 would allow more headroom for future expansion
better quality
more quiet
Also the VS series is the bottom of corsairs lineup, so quality may not be there
@psyren89: Not OP but the VS 550 is definitely a budget offering from Corsair. Here on Scorptec website itself it's listed at $65 (very cheap for a PSU) and is described as follows:
"VS Series™ VS550 — 550 Watt Power Supply
VS550: the entry-level 240V power supply with high-end features
The Corsair VS550 is a great choice if you’re building a home or office system with lower power demand"
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/48557…
Ideally for a high end system you would not want to skimp on the PSU and would want something like this: https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Power-Supplies/ATX/57048…. While 750W is probably overkill for a Skylake / Pascal build, I wasn't able to find a lower wattage G2 on Scorptec. But EVGA G2 PSUs are IIRC actually made by Superflower, which is a very high quality PSU manufacturer. I have no idea about the Corsair VS 550, but it will no doubt be using much lower quality components and a less reputable manufacturer. These are not things you want to hear when connected to a $800 graphics card.
As for PSU tiers, I'd take the following with a grain of salt because I'm sure there's some subjectivity involved, but here it is: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-up…
Based on that, the G2 is in Tier 1, while Corsair VS is Tier 6.
Here's a more reliable and scientific review conducted by Johnny Guru (who do detailed stress tests on PSUs) which rates the EVGA G2 650W at 9.6 / 10 and nothing listed under "the bad" column. http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story…. This is the type of PSU you want in a gaming system.
Unfortunately Johnny Guru doesn't seem to have reviewed the Corsair VS series, but here is one for the VS450 http://www.hardwareinsights.com/wp/corsair-vs450-review/4/. Still a detailed review and says the PSU is decent for a budget unit, but lists low quality capacitors as a concern.
Another point worth mentioning is that the VS 550 is not modular, so every single cable, including the ones you're not using will be jammed unnecessarily in the case (a key indicator of a budget, lower quality PSU). Whether this in fact impacts cooling efficiency is arguable, but makes cable management a nightmare. Good quality PSUs tend to be fully modular.
Pretty unfortunate the RAM config is 2x4gb…the B150M-K only has 2 RAM slots.
This means that to go to 16gb you need to throw out the installed modules. They should've gone with 1x8gb so users can upgrade easily by themselves if they wanted to. You don't normally see 8gb of system ram paired with a i7 6700 / GTX 1080.
And as others have mentioned already, the VS 550 budget PSU inclusion is not ideal either. Would be great if they offered the option to select a higher-quality unit.
For those DIY who wants a quick comparison
Compare to parts from MSY
879 8G GTX 1080 Gainward Phoenix OC
95 ASUS B150M-K
179 Crucial MX300 525GB
425 425
79 hyperx 2400 8GB
119 Thermaltake N23 with PSU (MSY got no bitfenix)
BYO OS
$1779 still have $223 left for a monitor.