He saved up some money and we're paying the rest for some personal milestones he's hit. Gaming has been a big part of my life for 40 years and I'm happy to share that interest with him.
Why? This system will actually run fine under 500w? I couldnt make this system use more than that under any situation... 600w gives you plenty of room
This is the better deal, but not by a significant amount.
With discounts you can get the Omen to $730, and cashback portals are at 5% so the pricing is basically identical. And its a nationwide offer while this is Microcenter instore only.
With the Omen you get a 4060, which is significantly better in ray tracing, slightly better in rasterization, and Nvidia's software suite (vastly better) and drivers. You get DDR5. You get LGA1700 which has an upgrade path unlike AM4. In gaming the 13400 and 5800x3d will both be GPU bottlenecked by the RX7600 and 4060, in applications like the adobe suite the 13400 is faster. Networking in better on the Omen too. Parts on the Omen are standard and not proprietary (so same deal as the powerspec)
They are similar enough, but the Omen has quite a few upsides to it that the Powerspec has not rebuttals for.
But I can get this one via EPP for 724.00.
I think this one looks cooler, but it does have less ram and no extra hard drive space besides the 512MB of SSD.
What do you guys think ?
I have had bad luck with HP PC's in the past, but I have read a lot of good things about the OMEN line and I have never owned Cyberpower before.
But I can get this one via EPP for 724.00.
I think this one looks cooler, but it does have less ram and no extra hard drive space besides the 512MB of SSD.
What do you guys think ?
I have had bad luck with HP PC's in the past, but I have read a lot of good things about the OMEN line and I have never owned Cyberpower before.
A good catch! If you are thinking about a dual or triple monitor setup, this is not it. The GPU must be made for HP, and to save money, they probably put only 1 DP.
It has 1 HDMI and 3 DP. I dunno why ppl feel the need to make up shit lol.
lol have fun with your POS HP brand motherboard. you'll learn one day.
I guess I don't understand. I currently have 4 HP gaming PCs. 2 of them bought 2019 one 2017 and one 2022 and all three still work great. I guess I'll never learn?
lol have fun with your POS HP brand motherboard. you'll learn one day.
Well...you do have to make sacrifices when you get something cheaper. Having said that, I got the Cyberpower I posted for 699.00.
You can't build ANYTHING with those Specs that is better and there is nothing proprietary with it. But feel free to spend weeks researching parts, trying to find the best deals and then building it.....so countless hours to pay MORE money overall. And dont get me started if something doesnt work...Sounds like a great use of time !
I guess I don't understand. I currently have 4 HP gaming PCs. 2 of them bought 2019 one 2017 and one 2022 and all three still work great. I guess I'll never learn?
yeah with 4 pc's their use time and on/off cycles probably arent much seeing as you solely own and i guess use them all. and yeah 3/4 still work great huh sounds about right.
a lot of us are fed up with planned obsolescence brands like hp and dell and are simply spreading the word.
you wont get a 10 year warranty on the psu with this unit like you would building your own with a good psu.
yeah with 4 pc's their use time and on/off cycles probably arent much seeing as you solely own and i guess use them all. and yeah 3/4 still work great huh sounds about right.
a lot of us are fed up with planned obsolescence brands like hp and dell and are simply spreading the word.
you wont get a 10 year warranty on the psu with this unit like you would building your own with a good psu.
I said that wrong. all 4 work just fine. two of them are used daily by teenagers who play fortnite and other games non stop, one is by an 9 year old who has my old one I used to game and stream on. Mine newest is running great. I guess I've gotten lucky this time around.
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With discounts you can get the Omen to $730, and cashback portals are at 5% so the pricing is basically identical. And its a nationwide offer while this is Microcenter instore only.
With the Omen you get a 4060, which is significantly better in ray tracing, slightly better in rasterization, and Nvidia's software suite (vastly better) and drivers. You get DDR5. You get LGA1700 which has an upgrade path unlike AM4. In gaming the 13400 and 5800x3d will both be GPU bottlenecked by the RX7600 and 4060, in applications like the adobe suite the 13400 is faster. Networking in better on the Omen too. Parts on the Omen are standard and not proprietary (so same deal as the powerspec)
They are similar enough, but the Omen has quite a few upsides to it that the Powerspec has not rebuttals for.
I already have this one sitting in my closet from Costco...
https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/951480
But I can get this one via EPP for 724.00.
I think this one looks cooler, but it does have less ram and no extra hard drive space besides the 512MB of SSD.
What do you guys think ?
I have had bad luck with HP PC's in the past, but I have read a lot of good things about the OMEN line and I have never owned Cyberpower before.
I already have this one sitting in my closet from Costco...
https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/951480
But I can get this one via EPP for 724.00.
I think this one looks cooler, but it does have less ram and no extra hard drive space besides the 512MB of SSD.
What do you guys think ?
I have had bad luck with HP PC's in the past, but I have read a lot of good things about the OMEN line and I have never owned Cyberpower before.
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No you don't. Stop pulling numbers out of your ass lol.
It has 1 HDMI and 3 DP. I dunno why ppl feel the need to make up shit lol.
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I guess I don't understand. I currently have 4 HP gaming PCs. 2 of them bought 2019 one 2017 and one 2022 and all three still work great. I guess I'll never learn?
You can't build ANYTHING with those Specs that is better and there is nothing proprietary with it. But feel free to spend weeks researching parts, trying to find the best deals and then building it.....so countless hours to pay MORE money overall. And dont get me started if something doesnt work...Sounds like a great use of time !
yeah with 4 pc's their use time and on/off cycles probably arent much seeing as you solely own and i guess use them all. and yeah 3/4 still work great huh sounds about right.
a lot of us are fed up with planned obsolescence brands like hp and dell and are simply spreading the word.
you wont get a 10 year warranty on the psu with this unit like you would building your own with a good psu.
a lot of us are fed up with planned obsolescence brands like hp and dell and are simply spreading the word.
you wont get a 10 year warranty on the psu with this unit like you would building your own with a good psu.