ODIN I7 TI AIR vs Custom Build

[PeterReynolds41]

Hi all,


I am looking to buy a pc in the coming days, and am agonising as to whether to go with the:

ODIN I7 TI AIR

• Intel® Core™ i7-12700K

• GIGABYTE Z690 UD DDR4

• 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE 3200MHz

• 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti

• 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA HDD

• 1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2

Or

Custom build:
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready

Memory (RAM)32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)Graphics Card

8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR

1st Storage Drive2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE

1st M.2 SSD Drive1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)DVD/BLU-RAY DriveNOT REQUIRED

Power SupplyCORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Both similar costs, with upgraded cooling on the cooling etc.

Just looking for some guidance!

Thanks!

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hi all,


I am looking to buy a pc in the coming days, and am agonising as to whether to go with the:

ODIN I7 TI AIR

• Intel® Core™ i7-12700K

• GIGABYTE Z690 UD DDR4

• 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE 3200MHz

• 8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3070 Ti

• 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA HDD

• 1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2

Or

Custom build:
Processor (CPU)Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4 (LGA1700, USB 3.2, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready

Memory (RAM)32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 16GB)Graphics Card

8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 Ti - HDMI, DP, LHR

1st Storage Drive2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE

1st M.2 SSD Drive1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)DVD/BLU-RAY DriveNOT REQUIRED

Power SupplyCORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET


Both similar costs, with upgraded cooling on the cooling etc.

Just looking for some guidance!

Thanks!

I wouldn't buy anything at the moment as new generation of components is just about to be released, and you'll get significantly more performance per £ with next gen.

 

[AgentCooper]

Agree with the above. And I would personally never go for a prebuilt system, they tend to lack grunt in certain areas. The Odin, for example, comes with a 650W CX semi-modular PSU. It’s not the worst unit in the world but it’s going to be a limiting factor should you wish to upgrade your GPU in coming years.

If you absolutely have to order soon let us know and we’ll advise, but it’ll be worth the wait hanging on for the new releases.

 

[PeterReynolds41]

Ah ok I didn't know that tbh!

Does that mean the current chipsets will come down or just the value of the new gen will be much better?

Sorry to be a novice but I would like to join the PC gaming world ASAP but want to get max value.

 

[SpyderTracks]

Does that mean the current chipsets will come down or just the value of the new gen will be much better?

You'll get far more for your money on the new gen, and a lot of it is not backwards compatible, so if you were to buy current gen, you wouldn't be able to upgrade to it without upgrading the entire platform which is essentially a new pc.

 

[MeUK]

I wouldn't buy anything at the moment as new generation of components is just about to be released, and you'll get significantly more performance per £ with next gen.

When you say "just about to be released" how longs that?

 

[SpyderTracks]

When you say "just about to be released" how longs that?

They're being announced on Monday next week with release between 15th and 27th September.

 

[russodelsur]

HI @SpyderTracks, I have the exact same questions. Has the next gen been released yet?
When you say next-gen components, are you referring to processors, GPU, motherboards, or all?
If you could give me a bit more info so I can research this by myself, it would be very helpful!
Thanks in advance

 

[Steveyg]

HI @SpyderTracks, I have the exact same questions. Has the next gen been released yet?
When you say next-gen components, are you referring to processors, GPU, motherboards, or all?
If you could give me a bit more info so I can research this by myself, it would be very helpful!
Thanks in advance

Thread on it here with links mate

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So here we go, new reports from an AMD announcement on some upcoming motherboards next Friday, they've said that it will follow the announcement for the upcoming Ryzen 7000 CPU's. So it's likely we'll see Ryzen 7000 CPU announcement sometime next week...

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