Would you recommend this 1000$ prebuilt gaming pc?

[Anon45]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229507 Note: I'm mainly buying this for it's intel i7 processor because I need the hyper threading for video editing and the 2TB HDD caught my attention aswell. The video card I agree is not that great but how well will it preform with it for like 3-5 months because between that time i'd probably upgrade to a 300-400$ graphics card. Before the 3-5 month duration though how will it hold up, I plan on using it in the mean time for recording,livestreaming, and video editing,my budget is 1000$ but this isn't that much over 1000$ so that doesn't really matter, if you can recommend something better that suits my needs then please link me to a prebuit product: Need: i7 intel processor(preferable unlocked), 1TB HDD , 8 GB Ram , Graphics Card: Doesn't matter as long as it doesn't bottle next in the mean time. I realize build your own pc may be cheaper but please all I want is a decent gaming pc for the time being.

[Anon45]

Bottleneck* Building*

[camerongray]

I wouldn't recommend that at all - The CPU is way more than you will need for gaming, while if you can afford it the 4770k is a great chip, in this case it means that the GPU itself is very basic.  I also spot a very low end MSI (not a good brand) motherboard and a PSU that doesn't look all that good.  With the motherboard pictured, even though you have an unlocked CPU, you will not be able to overclock as this would require the motherboard to also be capable which the one in the picture is not.

For a high end system like that it is almost always much better to build it yourself or at least get one premade to your specifications - Something like this would be a good starting point, you can then customize this to your preference: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1G73YB.

[Anon45]

Would the i5 core processor be efficient for everyday editing in Sony Vegas?

[Geek-9pm]

Can I ask a question?
What if the OP had chose a CyberpowerPC Gamer at half the price?
- $509.99 ! 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285
    AMD FX-Series FX-4300 (3.80GHz)
    8GB DDR3 500GB HDD
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB
Why would that not be a good game machine?
Just asking.

[patio]

It's video editing...not gaming...

[camerongray]

Would the i5 core processor be efficient for everyday editing in Sony Vegas?

Yeah, the i5 is a very powerful chip - Of course an i7 would be better but not by a huge margin.

Can I ask a question?
What if the OP had chose a CyberpowerPC Gamer at half the price?
- $509.99 ! 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229285
    AMD FX-Series FX-4300 (3.80GHz)
    8GB DDR3 500GB HDD
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB
Why would that not be a good game machine?
Just asking.

Because it should be illegal to call that a "Gaming" PC:

• Terrible video card that will barely cope with modern games on low graphics detail settings
• Very weak CPU for the intended purpose
• Motherboard looks very poor quality (Although it is Gigabyte) - Loads of electrolytic capacitors on that motherboard and absolutely no nice features like SATA III or USB 3.0
• The power supply in that looks so bad I genuinely wouldn't be happy plugging it in

There are loads of unscrupulous people selling junk as "gaming" PCs - The one you linked is a prime example of this - People have to be extremely careful when buying premade 'gaming' PCs.  Compared to that machine you would be miles better off buying a premade major-brand PC such as something from Dell and throwing in a basic/power efficient graphics card.

[Anon45]

Probably will get a i7 machine down the line but thank you

[Maleke]

There will always be debate on these sorts of questions.  Often heated. Here is my two cents.

-The i7 core is a great value and worth getting for your needs.  As you may have seen everyone is telling you the i5 is more than enough.  Then good, your i7 will last that much longer!
-8GB of ram is fine, but you might want to think of updating that to 16GB when you get the chance.
-Storage is fine, SATA should be fast enough and big enough for your needs.
-The video card is generally considered to be good, but not great.

Overall a fine deal.  I bet you could build yourself one for cheaper, but if you wanna purchase a prebuilt then this is a fine value.

- Mal

[patio]

Wow...

[Anon45]

I bumped the graphics card to the AMD Radeon R80 3GB

[camerongray]

I bumped the graphics card to the AMD Radeon R80 3GB

The R9 280x?  That is a pretty good card but I presume this is on the custom one and not as an upgrade to the Newegg one?

[Anon45]

yes

[camerongray]

yes

Cool, sounds good!