Nzxt offering BLD custom pc service

[NumLock21]

Nzxt is offering their BLD custom system building service for those who are looking for a new gaming computer. The service lets users set a budget and the games they want to play and the service will configure a system for them. The service does add a $350 fee so that's $350 less out of the total budget.

 

https://www.techpowerup.com/234171/nzxt-to-offer-bld-service-custom-built-pcs-based-on-the-games-you-play

 

https://www.letsbld.com/#home

 

 

 

[Droidbot]

$350? No fucking way - maybe an $100 fee, but not $350.

 

The only direction NZXT should be fucking with this service is right off

[The Benjamins]

I don't this 350 is that bad, not great but not bad.

 

Edit: OK LOL you can't go cheaper then $1500, I pick league of legends and it give me a system $1400. lol

 

Edit 2: wow it will not suggest a Ryzen cpu, it will give you a non k i5 and i3 what?

[Le Sulfur]

Places like ncix have just a 50 dollar fee to build the system, but then they don't find the right parts for you. But that's what forums like this are for. Unless it adds some sort of extended warranty and support service it's a rip

[Clanscorpia]

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ks7jkT
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Ks7jkT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($188.44 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($69.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($97.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING X Video Card  ($269.89 @ B&H) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.88 @ OutletPC) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $979.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-09 20:16 EDT-0400

NZXT said $1414

[79wjd]

4 minutes ago, Le Sulfur said:

Places like ncix have just a 50 dollar fee to build the system, but then they don't find the right parts for you. But that's what forums like this are for. Unless it adds some sort of extended warranty and support service it's a rip

9 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

$350? No fucking way - maybe an $100 fee, but not $350.

 

The only direction NZXT should be fucking with this service is right off

NCIX doesn't offer a warranty AFAIK.

 

$350 is fine as far as I'm concerned, the problem will probably come from part pricing. 

[Le Sulfur]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

NCIX doesn't offer a warranty AFAIK.

 

Didn't say that they did, which is perfectly fine for only $50. I was implying that at $350 there should be something extra, or it's a rip off.

[79wjd]

Just now, Le Sulfur said:

Didn't say that they did, which is perfectly fine for only $50. I was implying that at $350 there should be something extra, or it's a rip off.

And there is, they offer a two year warranty. 

[Le Sulfur]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

And there is, they offer a two year warranty. 

Then that's not that bad. Though still a bit much

[Jito463]

19 minutes ago, The Benjamins said:

I don't this 350 is that bad, not great but not bad.

While I wouldn't use this service personally (I far prefer to build my systems myself), I do agree that it's not an unreasonable fee.

 

20 minutes ago, The Benjamins said:

Edit 2: wow it will not suggest a Ryzen cpu, it will give you a non k i5 and i3 what?

I noticed that, too.  Absolutely no AMD options whatsoever, strictly Intel.

[Cheezdoodlez]

$350 for picking parts and putting it together seems like a lot.. I spent about 400 on my girlfriends system. Granted I didn't need a gpu..  But that system runs games like sims, cs and i would assume lol just fine. 

 

Seems kinda stupid to spend 350 on this service when you can build a system for around 600-650 that runs less demanding games just fine.. 

 

Disclaimer: my thoughts are based on the Swedish market prices and the great consumer laws. We have a three year warranty by law on everything (at least tech stuff)

[Big Head Tech]

And people think $100-150 from me with a one year warranty is pricey lol. My warranties though aren't me rmaing for you. It's buying a new part and selling the RMA part for cost recovery....

[79wjd]

11 minutes ago, Cheezdoodlez said:

$350 for picking parts and putting it together seems like a lot.. I spent about 400 on my girlfriends system. Granted I didn't need a gpu..  But that system runs games like sims, cs and i would assume lol just fine. 

 

Seems kinda stupid to spend 350 on this service when you can build a system for around 600-650 that runs less demanding games just fine.. 

 

Disclaimer: my thoughts are based on the Swedish market prices and the great consumer laws. We have a three year warranty by law on everything (at least tech stuff)

Even in the US most computer parts have at least a two year warranty if not three. However, there's a difference between a warranty on parts vs. a warranty on an entire system. For a non-techy person, or someone who doesn't want to deal with troubleshooting, then a whole-system warranty is far superior. 

 

Obviously, with a $350 fee, it's a pretty bad deal for any cheap systems, but the cheapest budget option is $1500 (although you can still "scroll" up after it has created builds to find a cheaper option), so they also recognize that. 

 

Just now, Snaeb said:

And people think $100-150 from me with a one year warranty is pricey lol. My warranties though aren't me rmaing for you. It's buying a new part and selling the RMA part for cost recovery....

You're also not an established well known company and one year is still less than two.

[The Benjamins]

13 minutes ago, Jito463 said:

While I wouldn't use this service personally (I far prefer to build my systems myself), I do agree that it's not an unreasonable fee.

 

I noticed that, too.  Absolutely no AMD options whatsoever, strictly Intel.

No AMD GPU or CPU and that is VERY disappointing. the R5 line would be WAY better then the i3 and most i5.

[Droidbot]

1 hour ago, djdwosk97 said:

NCIX doesn't offer a warranty AFAIK.

 

$350 is fine as far as I'm concerned, the problem will probably come from part pricing. 

local store here does PC builds for $150 - you pick parts, and come back to them and they will build and test it for you with a 1 year warranty. 

 

and that's $150AUD, which is like $120USD.. this shit is OVERPRICED

[NumLock21]

16 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

local store here does PC builds for $150 - you pick parts, and come back to them and they will build and test it for you with a 1 year warranty. 

 

and that's $150AUD, which is like $120USD.. this shit is OVERPRICED

It comes with 2 year warranty

[Droidbot]

3 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

It comes with 2 year warranty

I can add a 1y extension for $50 for the sake of competing, but it's not really required

[NumLock21]

9 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

I can add a 1y extension for $50 for the sake of competing, but it's not really required

Some will spend the $350 whether you see it's a rip off or not, cause they don't know how to troubleshoot or have time to deal with it. 

[mach]

I paid similar amount to extend my laptop's warranty for 2 years.

To be honest if the service is top notch $350 is worth paying.

[Mooshi]

When I think of someone who doesn't know how to build a pc, two distinct people come to mind. One is a very sheltered individual whose parents pay for everything so $350 is nothing there.

 

On the opposite spectrum, maybe someone uneducated with a min wage job, in that case $350 is an entire paycheck and that doesn't even pay for a part.

 

Not sold on the 2 year warranty being a justification because my PSU alone has a 10 year warranty and ram is typically lifetime.

[ttam]

You have to remember that most people on this forum are cheap bastards or kids with no jobs so $100 is the end of the world.

 

$350 for someone to do all that work for you, really isn't bad what so ever when you can pay much more by going to a boutique online builder as many do. Just because you don't like it.. doesn't mean the tens of thousands of people that want this are wrong.

7 hours ago, Snaeb said:

And people think $100-150 from me with a one year warranty is pricey lol. My warranties though aren't me rmaing for you. It's buying a new part and selling the RMA part for cost recovery....

As a computer store business owner... don't do that. That's a loss of money.

[Mister Snow]

In my country they do it for free, you just name the parts you want.

[suicidalfranco]

 

 

 

[WereCat]

$350??? Holy shit, I have done that for free for years here on LTT...

[NumLock21]

1 hour ago, WereCat said:

$350??? Holy shit, I have done that for free for years here on LTT...

The $350 is part of the installation and labor