Just keep an eye out on Slickdeals, discounts on pre-built PCs are quit common. Something like this will come around again (the link is for an expired promo) https://slickdeals.net/f/10190836-a...r4-gtx-1080-1150-after-200-sd-rebate-free-s-h
Build your own (ask tech co-workers for help) then buy a VR kit from the money you saved. Even if you're not a gamer, its pretty damn cool to show off
It's fascinating to me how these threads always turn out. Someone will say that they're looking for, say, a gaming computer, but doesnt want to build one for personal reasons. Lack of time, poor health, whatever. What's the response? "Build your own!" No one who knows anything about the subject would deny that building a gaming PC yourself is far cheaper, and will likely result in a more powerful system, but that isn't what the OP asked for. Just sayin', with all the goodwill in the world. I've built them before myself. I probably won't build my next gaming PC, though, so I was interested in the responses.
The $100 rebate just renewed for the month of September on the MSI Codex X3 machine with the i7-7700K, 16 GB RAM, GTX 1070 8 GB GDDR, and m.2 512 GB PCIe SSD. At $1099, that's pretty good based on all the PCs out there I've looked at (basically, a ton of them). In comparison, Best Buy is selling an iBUYPOWER at $969 with: Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB - 120GB SATAIII Solid State Drive + 1TB Hard Drive . https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypo...-hard-drive-black-red/5727100.p?skuId=5727100 I'll probably check out the MSI tomorrow. I really want the bigger SSD minus a HDD. The i7-7700K is nice. And, the GTX 1070 (over GTX 1060) is nice.
Not to derail the thread but is it just as easy to build a laptop? Trying to figure out what to do for my next laptop purchase.
Well, I got the PC...and it won't boot. Sigh! The power button and LEDs on the front just flash every few seconds. You hear a noise like it's trying to start up but it just stops and repeats over and over again. I have to kill the power on the back flipping the switch near the power cord input to turn it off. I unplugged all peripherals just to make sure it wasn't that. And, I plugged directly into outlet just to bypass the surge protector. Obviously, with the monitor plugged in using the DVI port, I get nothing because it doesn't get there I guess. I'm guessing maybe the memory or video card is not seated correctly. Or, something is not plugged in back there. I was going to wait and call support for guidance. Or, it could just be a faulty power supply or mobo right out of the gate but seems doubtful. Should have built my own, brah! LOL This was the second unit they brought out. The first one...the seal was broken so we were like we want a sealed one because who knows why that seal was broken and what was done. The label says to verify contents if seal is broken. Umm...yea...let me take it apart to verify someone didn't pull a fast one and steal a video card or something. It probably would have worked. Just bad luck I guess. So, tell me builders...what is wrong?
It could be the CMOS battery on the motherboard or along those lines. At least, others reported that as the issue.
If you bought pre built, you should have them fix it. Which did you go with? It sounds like your mono isn't posting. Could be any number of things. I'll send you back to the same toms hardware system forums, as posted earlier in this thread. Lots of diagnosis walkthroughs there.
Building your own system isn't as easy as people think, either. Issues with compatibility, the differences betwwen non-ecc vs registered memory, micro-atx vs atx, what is the good case, etc, etc. Plus, even when you have all of that putting one together might take 4 hours or more. Son yeah, build it yourself is a fine way of doing it, but like I said, it ain't as easy as people think.
Your first problem is that you should NEVER just unplug the power cord while it is on. That is most likely why you are hearing noises like it is starting up and then it resets and comes back on. Other than that, if you did not hear a beep code, then I doubt that the memory or any internal components are the problem. Honestly, it sounds like to me that your Monitor could be the problem and that it was booting up fine, but since you didn't see anything on the screen you unplugged it with it was on causing the rebooting issue. All monitors, especially old ones, aren't always compatible with new video cards. That is likely the problem.
pcpartpicker.com Compatability issues aren't a problem using that website. Also lol you don't need ECC RAM for a home PC. Like all things you need to do some baseline level research to get a grasp of what you are doing, that doesn't make building your own PC demanding or hard. You can also go to reddit.com/r/buildapc for first time builders to get coached through what to buy, how to install, etc. In any case OP should hold the retailer responsible, no reason to waste time and attempt to diagnose it himself. That's the benefit of buying pre-built from a retailer.
I know a guy that hated Dell because you couldn't switch the parts yourself, had to be shipped back to dell in order to modify it. That's all the tech advice I can offer you.
