Are these good tech specs for a gaming desktop?

So 2 sticks of 8 have the same power as 1 stick of 16?

>gaylienware
You wanna get ripped off?
You wanna cringe case?

Yes.

2 sticks of 6GB are better than one stick of 16GB because dual channel memory access is better.

yes user, 16 = 16, in this case the 8x2 is better though because they are running in dual channel which is faster, but really I wouldn't get a PC with a 2000 series AMD cpu right now, they are getting outdated and there's no proof that motherboard is one that supports newer AMD CPUs if you want to upgrade, which is why prebuilts are shit, maybe go ask /g/ and check pcpart picker then find a person or company you can pay to build it for you (or just fucking build it, it's not hard)

I wouldn't recommend building your own PC right now. He might save only like 100 dollars but it's obvious he's new to this and it's better he spends the extra 100 to make sure it's done right.

Does PCIE 4.0 matter that much?
Is DDR5 worth the wait?

yeah but the parts you really cant trust, especially with an AMD system, they might be putting in 3000mhz or slower ram or a b350 motherboard or something, you can always have a company built it for you, especially if you live in a first world country.

You're basically paying a HUGE premium for the case. CPU and GPU are one gen old and honestly if you're spending that much money you're gonna waste it going with an AMD GPU (AMD CPUs are great though even the older ones). For that price you can get a current gen CPU and GPU for probably less if you can find any in stock.
If you're deadset on a prebuilt though, there are way better options available at that price point. Just make sure it has a well reviewed power supply because a lot of prebuilts cut costs on them and put in generics that are literally ticking time bombs.

Honestly the Nvdia RTX 20xx series was a flop. My 2070s is already not able to run top tier games at top settings after less than a year. I'd advise against spending a lot of money on the GPU side if you're not getting an RTX 30xx. Grab something cheap until new stock becomes available.

No
No

Thoughts on ibuypower?

>$250 last-gen cpu with a $75 asetek cooler
>$400 last-gen gpu
>$150 of storage
>$75 ram
>$75 power supply
>$100 motherboard
unless that case is somehow worth $500, I doubt this is worth your money

go to pcpartpicker, look up how to build a pc on youtube, do it yourself, save hundreds of dollars and having to get jewed by corporate customer service

It's old-gen, you could probably build it yourself for less, and that is a stupid-looking case.

The specs themselves are fine, though.

Someone post the KOTOR guy with his laggy Best Buy prebuilt.

>PCIE 4.0
if you have to ask, you don't need it
>DDR5
this is at least two years away, not worth the wait

You don't really save a whole lot of money on PCpartpicker due to delivery fees and waiting on stock to become available. Sure, if parts are in and the prices dip (which is likely due to holiday season), but otherwise it's only going to take you so far.

In this circumstance, where someone doesn't know PCs well-enough, it might not be advisable to have a brand new station be a first-time built. Because even if something doesn't go wrong, but a part is defective, he'll have to jump through hoops to figure that out, and then go through the hassle of quickly returning everything for money back. I don't think he's really saving much then in that regard.

As someone who uses PCpart all the time, I can recount at least three mobo's arriving dead, two Cpus dead. That's no fault on PCPart, but it is a lot easier to return one product and get a quick replacement than to return several and wait a week or more depending on availability and shipping.

He's just better off for right now to buy a decent station that doesn't rail him.

Here.
pcpartpicker.com/list/BB4VF8
Same or similar specs, but you're saving about $400. Fuck Alienware.

will there be a 3000 series restock on black friday or should I just wait until next year ?

Starting to feel like I should just write the RTX 30 series off entirely and wait for RTX 40

just wait for the 3080ti in Jan/Feb

Prebuilt PC's are a scam

Given that it is a commercial holiday? Most likely.
Will employees tell you their numbers? Unlikely.

Unless there's a release on Nvidia GPUs about restocking, your best option is to
get in touch with whatever retailer you purchase from and ask. You might have to be
assertive to get the info you want, since retailers don't like giving their stock numbers
out.

If you're not running several bots that are autistically refreshing every retailer that alert you the microsecond stock goes up, you're not getting series 30xx until late spring next year at the absolute EARLIEST and even then the only ones you'll probably be able to get will be the lower end or the $1500 3090