Mello

So the ventus is the trash one now right?

I think the price is a steal, 650$ is a really good price for it's specs. 
It also has a 256GB SSD idk if your friend wants to keep it tho. The RAM is in fact 2133Hz
The display refresh rate is 60Hz with G-sync and most likely no HDR
The CPU should be fine, 4 cores 8 threads should be more than enough, you can boost it if you really have to.
The keyboard and mouse pad are great but it's plastic, the cooling is good enough just keep it clean from dust.
The battery is not good since it doesn't change the video output to the onboard Intel HD, but it's expected from gaming laptops in general.
I think you should definitely get this laptop, but make sure it has an SSD and to keep it clean. 

The good reason is that they know Apple fanboys won't complain, they would just buy a new one.
And it gives a more reason for fanboys to buy the new ones instead of complaining or buying from another reasonable company.

Did you forget to connect it? 

Maybe, but the biggest problems with prebuilts are the PSU and the case. Just make sure these are good enough for a gpu upgrade. Look for any 8th gen cpu, should be good enough for 1080p.

Don't turn it on. Unplug everything and take it to a repair shop.

Noticed something interesting about the Rymek keyboard video.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rymek-retro-bluetooth-mechanical-keyboard#/
 
Keyboard under $10
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=555107962926

The Asus ROG cards are very comparable if not better. Personally I also had a very positive oc experience with Zotac AMP and AMP Extreme cards.

oh cool. so a colossal waste of money

Or you could get two of these builds and still have cash left over...
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor  ($529.00 @ Mighty Ape)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H115i PRO 55.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($182.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Motherboard: Asus - Prime Z370-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($235.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($244.00 @ Shopping Express)
Storage: Samsung - 970 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($220.00 @ Umart)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($84.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card  ($1299.00 @ JW Computers)
Case: Thermaltake - Core P3 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($149.00 @ PLE Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($139.00 @ Shopping Express)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($149.00 @ Scorptec)
Monitor: Acer - Predator X34 34.0" 3440x1440 120Hz Monitor  ($1399.00 @ Shopping Express)
Total: $4629.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-10 17:10 AEDT+1100

With a match

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The link is not working, can you post another one?

I've always seen it restart, so that's weird. Just try to turn it on again, though.
 
If that doesn't work, reset your CMOS battery.

Yeah I'm not reading that lol

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor $165.99 @ Amazon CPU Cooler CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler $36.40 @ OutletPC Motherboard MSI - X470 GAMING PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard $119.99 @ Amazon Memory Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $119.89 @ OutletPC Storage Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $38.99 @ Amazon Storage Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $61.99 @ Amazon Video Card MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GAMING X 8G Video Card $469.99 @ Newegg Case Deepcool - DUKASE WHV2 ATX Mid Tower Case $36.99 @ SuperBiiz Power Supply EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $42.94 @ Amazon   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $1113.17   Mail-in rebates -$20.00   Total $1093.17   Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-04 04:28 EDT-0400    

Unless you plan on going sli or upgrading in the next 2 years you'll be fine with 450w. If you are willing to go more than $1100 then go for an evga g3 650

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor $269.99 @ B&H CPU Cooler CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler $36.40 @ OutletPC Motherboard MSI - Z370-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $103.89 @ OutletPC Memory Team - Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory $119.89 @ OutletPC Storage Kingston - A400 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $38.99 @ Amazon Storage Hitachi - Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $61.99 @ Amazon Video Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB SC GAMING ACX 3.0 Black Edition Video Card $389.99 @ Newegg Case Deepcool - DUKASE WHV2 ATX Mid Tower Case $36.99 @ SuperBiiz Power Supply EVGA - B3 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply $42.94 @ Amazon   Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts     Total (before mail-in rebates) $1121.07   Mail-in rebates -$20.00   Total $1101.07   Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-04 04:14 EDT-0400    

My bad I thought it's an itx build.

I'm not sure but you can try lowering the volume in general, after a while you might get used to it.

Take a look at the Fractal design node 202, (is that how small you want the case?) you can order it with a 450w sfx size psu? (Is that what it's called?) or you can get it without it and add your own. 

Do you plan on upgrading the gtx 1060 because if not the 144hz monitor will be pointless. Did you consider buying a used gtx 1060, cpu, ram?

It won't work unless you get a cheap m.2 SATA to PCI-e adapter. Those don't cost much.

Yeah it'll probably be fine. 
Actually wait, there might be a problem if crossfire bridge cable isn't bendable or if it doesn't reach.

Pic small af, got any other pics?