Should I Buy This HP Z2 SFF G5 Workstation PC $2386 or Build It?

haji on 30/12/2020 - 11:13
Last edited 30/12/2020 - 17:55 by 1 other user

I can get this PC with staff discount for $2386 including delivery and I believe 3 year warranty.

Would it be worth it to build this myself or buy ready?

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  • MS Paint on 30/12/2020 - 11:15
    +1

    You will get more satisfaction from it if you build it yourself.

  • garetz on 30/12/2020 - 11:28
    +5

    The specifications do not look very good, even for your discounted price.

    • netjock on 30/12/2020 - 16:12

      This is right. No way there is $2k of parts in that box.

  • haji on 30/12/2020 - 11:35

    I'm after a PC for graphic design and 4k video editing, would prefer something with 32gb ram and a 4k graphics card (no gaming). Any recommendations on a parts list?

    • zeda96 on 30/12/2020 - 11:52

      Hi! I am building something similar but for both gaming and design/video editing. You could probably get yourself a nice 5800x + RTX 3080 with a nice 32GB RAM and SSD. Pretty sure it's powerful for your needs. If you want to reduce the price a bit lower then a 5600x + RTX 3070 would be great too.

      • haji on 30/12/2020 - 12:02

        I had an AMD albeit around 15 years ago and it was loud, I'm sure they've come a long way but I think I will stick with Intel. Don't know much about graphics card but I know I don't need the bees knees for smooth gaming graphics, just something that will render 4k video well. Won't be doing anything like full professional wedding type of videos but more semi-pro work + video footage for daughter's art & craft channel.

        • zeda96 on 30/12/2020 - 12:03

          This is why I would recommend a good 3080 GPU. you could stick with intel if you like but from the reviews, I've read and watched, people prefer AMD these days simply because it is value for money and performs really well. It is entirely up to you which processor you would prefer.

  • haji on 30/12/2020 - 12:33

    What would be a more budget option for my needs other than RTX 3080? $1200 for a graphics card without gaming sounds a little steep.

  • hoey888 on 30/12/2020 - 13:08
    +1

    Something to consider…

    This is a small form factor (SFF). That generally means you are limited to low profile graphic cards. No chance in hell of upgrading/future proofing with graphics card upgrade to an RTX which won't physically fit in this computer case.

    Maybe look at a bigger 'workstation/tower' form factor instead of SFF. Will have much bigger room for upgrades and alike.

    • netjock on 30/12/2020 - 16:13

      OP can get ITX box with enough space for a full height but reduced length card.

  • mrkorrupt on 30/12/2020 - 13:44
    +1

    In regards to Intel vs AMD,

    if it wasnt for AMD, we would still be stuck on single cores and 4gb ram (AMD brought Dual Cores and 64 bit to the mainstream)

    Intel had 10 years from Core 2 Quad to I7 7700K to make more cores mainstream, they did not

    AMD Came back and made Octocores and now 16 cores mainstream?

    Look at the mindfactory.de market share https://t7m8e9c8.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/amd…

    last 15 months AMD selling between 77 - 90% of all cpus sold

    they are the future, Intel has been stuck on 14nm for 5 years

    also AMD can upgrade from ryzen 1000 to ryzen 5000 on single motherboard 2017 - 2021 (b450)

    Intel requires 3 motherboards for same period 7th gen —> 9th gen —> 11th gen

    to Summarise

    AMD Innovated
    AMD Improved
    AMD Interrupted Intels domination
    AMD is also more secure, research (meltdown, foreshadom, zombieload, plundervolt etc) all Intel security vulnerabilities

    I would go for B450 / B550 with Ryzen 3900 / 5900x system

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