Hey guys,
I am looking to get back into the PC gaming world and I think the X51 would be a great fit for what im looking for. Currently I play games on my laptop...so even the base x51 would be light years beyond what I have now.
I am thinking about getting the base i5-4440 version. I am confident that this computer would be about 5x faster than my current laptop I am using I cant help but wonder if any of the upgrades would be worthwhile.
I do not believe the word futureproof is a good term to use, but for our purposes that is what I am thinking. (IE extending the useful life of the machine and opening up gaming possibilities that I am not currently into because I'm gaming on a laptop).
I was highly attracted originally by the base price point, but if it could be justified I could spend more possibly.
Here are the prices I was quoted recently:
i5-4440 with GTX 645 1GB (240w psu): $892
i5-4440 with GTX 760ti 2GB : $1134
i7-4770 with Radeon R9 270 2GB: $1207
My biggest issue with the base config is that it comes with the 240w psu...meaning if I do want to upgrade some day it will cost $100-150 for the 330W psu, effectively making the base cost ~$1000.
So in short, what would your thoughts be? is the GTX 760ti worth basically an additional $242?
If that is justified would an additional $70 (+$312 total) be worth going up to i7 but swapping to the R9 270?
Or could this all be a waste and I probably would be completely content with the base model and/or upgrading on my own.
Thanks for any feedback you guys are willing to provide!
I am looking to get back into the PC gaming world and I think the X51 would be a great fit for what im looking for. Currently I play games on my laptop...so even the base x51 would be light years beyond what I have now.
I am thinking about getting the base i5-4440 version. I am confident that this computer would be about 5x faster than my current laptop I am using I cant help but wonder if any of the upgrades would be worthwhile.
I do not believe the word futureproof is a good term to use, but for our purposes that is what I am thinking. (IE extending the useful life of the machine and opening up gaming possibilities that I am not currently into because I'm gaming on a laptop).
I was highly attracted originally by the base price point, but if it could be justified I could spend more possibly.
Here are the prices I was quoted recently:
i5-4440 with GTX 645 1GB (240w psu): $892
i5-4440 with GTX 760ti 2GB : $1134
i7-4770 with Radeon R9 270 2GB: $1207
My biggest issue with the base config is that it comes with the 240w psu...meaning if I do want to upgrade some day it will cost $100-150 for the 330W psu, effectively making the base cost ~$1000.
So in short, what would your thoughts be? is the GTX 760ti worth basically an additional $242?
If that is justified would an additional $70 (+$312 total) be worth going up to i7 but swapping to the R9 270?
Or could this all be a waste and I probably would be completely content with the base model and/or upgrading on my own.
Thanks for any feedback you guys are willing to provide!