Snog, Marry Avoid ?

[Pooler]

HI All

I have the chance to buy this spec at £1249

Only issue I have with it is that the motherboard is an Intel Q370 and I understand those motherboards are limiting for gaming ?

To be honest though, I have never overclocked a PC in my life so am not a performance freak and just want a PC that will run everything, especially VR

Does this sound like a good deal or avoid and handpick but spend more from PC Specialise

Brand	HP
Memory	16GB DDR4
Storage	2TB, 512GB (SSD)
Processor	i7-9700K
Product Type	Workstation
Operating System	Windows 10 Home
Graphics Card	NVIDIA RTX 2080 8GB Graphics

 

[Pooler]

No it is HP - Its an eye catching price for a spec that has an RTX2080, 512 SSD and 9700

But it states a Q370 chipset motherboard which is possibly where the savings come in. Just want peoples opinions on this chipset and whether or not it will seriously impede it as a gaming PC (considering I am unlikely to add a second graphics card or overclock)

 

[Pooler]

Its an HP-Z1 Tower G5.

 

[AgentCooper]

If you want a good level PCS build, this would perform very well.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL II GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER - HDMI, 3x DP GeForce - RTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
TIMED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND - MON-FRI (BEFORE 2PM)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 21 to 23 working days
Price: £1,333.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/RYAxnaqn5N/

It's the exact same build @Nursemorph specced for you one month ago

 

[AgentCooper]

Having just had a root around the HP site and it seems that the specs in question comes out to around £1800? (I used the US site and converted the dollar amount but asusming that is in the right area?)

I wonder if it's an ex-demo unit or something? Either way, I wouldn't touch it with a barge-pole, low price or no.

 

[AgentCooper]

Yeah, just realised the price was in the first post....I wouldn't go near it either to be honest but then I have issues with buying non-brand new computer products anyway. Regardless, that's about as far as we are allowed to advise on a non-PCS system

Agreed, and when it comes to something as complex as a PC can be I'd always choose to go bespoke than an off the shelf unit.

 

[Pooler]

Thanks all for your comments. Appreciate it - think you have convinced me not to touch it