Curious as to the general impression of https://www.amazon.com/CYBERPOWERPC-Xtreme-i5-9400F-GeForce-GXiVR8060A8/dp/B07VGJDKZ4/ref=zg_bs_13896597011_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NEM5BTH2QK44AKGP0JBH
for playing Shadowlands. My wife is hoping to move from a laptop which she mainly used for work which has a i5 6200u @ 2.3ghz with integrated graphics and 8gb ram. Budget is tight and looking for a prebuilt. Will need to add a monitor so trying to keep the cost of the computer itself down. Thanks.
Checking on parts comparisons. Out of curiosity, what are you upgrading from?
If you got a Microcenter nearby and must get a prebuilt, this isn’t too far off your budget and way better
https://www.microcenter.com/product/624825/powerspec-g228-gaming-computer
Do they have a similar system with slightly smaller SSD in exchange for a decent HDD (so that SSD can be saved for applications)
no idea, i just wish i had a microcenter nearby 
I have 5 … I can lend you one… 
You and me both, the deals are too good! There used to be one in my area but it closed like 15 years ago.
closest thing to a pc store near me is Best Buy. We have Fry’s but they are terrible.
Same, one of the Fry’s around here actually closed recently after being weirdly empty for several years.
upgrading from laptop which she mainly used for work which has a i5 6200u @ 2.3ghz with integrated graphics and 8gb ram.
No microcenter anywhere near here.
Really just looking for thoughts though on the above linked PC from amazon.
I wouldn’t get just 8gb in 2020.
If you can stretch your budget a bit more, this PC is a lot better:
https://www.newegg.com/abs-computer-technologies-ali415/p/N82E16883102993?Description=gaming%20pc&cm_re=gaming_pc-_-83-102-993-_-Product
You also get free Avenger’s game.
Going from the laptop it will be night and day for your wife. She should be able to handle WoW at 1080p 60fps+ on setting 8 or 9. That said, the memory is rather slow, 240gb SSD is small, and cyberpower is notorious for using cheap power supplies so if you ever go to more demanding hardware, the PSU will need replacement.
In laymen’s terms, a lot of things would need replacement sooner rather then later down the road
Lily and Sal are right. That SSD is too small for your OS and games. She’s going to need 100gb on the SSD just for Shadowlands unless you want terrible load times (bad enough that Blizzard is strongly pushing people to use SSD). There is only 8gb of RAM, so if you buy it you’re probably also going to want to buy more RAM and another SSD.
The computer from Newegg that Sal linked has 16gb of RAM (twice as much and 3000MHz vs 2666Mhz) and it has a 512GB SSD. With this one your worst case is that you might need to eventually put another SSD in it depending on how quickly she fills it up. It might be enough for her depending on how much you guys are going to install.
Thank you for the breakdown. The Amazon PC has the 240GB SSD and a 1TB regular HD as well. I would assume that Windows and WoW would go on the SSD and everything else could just sit on the slower 1TB drive.
The RAM as everyone mentioned is obviously better on the newegg model, however I’m not sure that it is worth the $100 price difference as it is something she could upgrade later. It has a newer CPU as well and the Super model of the GTX 1660 but you have to call your specs somewhere. For another $100 on top of that system I’m sure we could find something even better and so forth.
It’s not just the RAM - you’re not only getting 8gb more ram, it makes it dual channel, as well as the newer i5-10400, which has hyperthreading (so 6 cores, 12 threads, instead of just 6 cores 6 threads), and a more powerful GPU. The 1660 Super is more powerful than the non-Super.
$100 more is well worth it, if you can spare the money. But if you can’t, you can’t.
I would not purchase another 8GB stick of RAM for that PC because according to Amazon it’s a 2400mhz stick, he would need two sticks at faster speed assuming the Mobo supports speeds past 2666mhz.
Like I said, that PC will work but it’s not a long term solution.
It needs another 500GB SSD (at least)
Two new sticks of RAM
New PSU
Upgrade in video card
Now you won’t need that all at once, the current GPU will be fine for another one to three years depending on your demands. I would upgrade the items above in that specific order but I personally don’t see the ROI for the money on that Amazon unit
As everyone here is telling you, it is worth the $100 difference (and more), but you seem to have made up your mind. Best of luck to you. I hope she enjoys the computer.
My son plays on a 9400, rx 570.
Its plenty fast, and the 1660 is better than the rx 570, but has 16gb 3200.
That Amazon system with a $50 kit of 2666 should be fine but as Lily says you’re losing money
This is, in part, why there is constant debate about pre-built vs DIY. You can get a complete system, and it may have components that you need… But the quality of the components, and how well they match, is a REAL toss up.
take for example… your pre-built… vs this DIY (I chose AMD to show as much variety, not specifically something against intel in this case).
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mTjRL2
The difference between what you get, and the quality of components will be noticeable. The cost is a bit higher, but both the quality, overall power, and longevity is where the real difference will be.
It is easy to sell a PC cheap when they use soldered components, no-name (and no reputation) vendors for them… Or worse, cheap knockoffs and haphazardly assembled (don’t even get me started on what shipping can do a pre-built… and I mean/include from manufacturer to store).
If you have it in you to save a bit more… I highly advise it. Even in the pre-built sector, there are just plain better options… And it really does matter.
But this is all just my opinion/perspective.
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Basically for prebuilts it’s either low quality/cost cutting cheap systems that are accessible to the consumers who are apprehensive about assembling their own, or more expensive customized systems with quality parts that demand a premium because of parts contracts often having more expensive options than you’d choose on your own due to their partnerships with parts vendors.
You’re almost always better off rolling your own, but a lot of people are very apprehensive about it.