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How is it so cheap??????

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I wouldn't call it an insane deal, but it isn't a terrible price.  Knowing what we do about their previous build then you can assume that everything in there is gonna be the cheapest variant available.  So when you add it all up -- it seems to be priced at around cost if components are purchased separately.  Again, though, expect the cheapest variant of each component.  Oh, and I wouldn't expect an overclocking mobo.  

AMD Ryzen 5800X|  Fractal Design S36 360 AIO w/6 Corsair SP120L fans  |  Asus Crosshair VII WiFi X470  |  G.SKILL TridentZ 4400CL19 2x8GB @ 3800MHz 14-14-14-14-30  |  EVGA 3080 FTW3 Hybrid  |  Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB - Boot Drive  |  Samsung 850 EVO SSD 1TB - Game Drive  |  Seagate 1TB HDD - Media Drive  |  EVGA 650 G3 PSU | Thermaltake Core P3 Case 

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This is a similarly specced custom pc on PCPP:

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t6r4Hh

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($399.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME Z390-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($186.38 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($114.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston - A400 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.79 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB ROG Strix Gaming OC Video Card  ($769.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($52.88 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1767.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-27 11:54 EDT-0400

 

You can get this system for about as much as the price was previously (before being marked down). The current price is much more representative of what you're going to be getting, quality-wise. In the custom build, I selected a high-end AIO, high-end RAM, and a high-end motherboard. These things wouldn't be the same in the prebuilt. They're going to try and cheap out on every component possible, to make as much profit as possible. The SSD will be cheap, the PSU will be cheap, etc. 

 

When you take that into account, it's not an amazing deal. Just okay, for what you get. 

Main PC:

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X • Noctua NH-D15 • MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk • 2x8GB G.skill Trident Z Neo 3600MHz CL16 • MSI VENTUS 3X GeForce RTX 3070 OC • Samsung 970 Evo 1TB • Samsung 860 Evo 1TB • Cosair iCUE 465X RGB • Corsair RMx 750W (White)

 

Peripherals/Other:

ASUS VG27AQ • G PRO K/DA • G502 Hero K/DA • G733 K/DA • G840 K/DA • Oculus Quest 2 • Nintendo Switch (Rev. 2)

 

Laptop (Dell XPS 13):

Intel Core i7-1195G7 • Intel Iris Xe Graphics • 16GB LPDDR4x 4267MHz • 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD • 13.4" OLED 3.5K InfinityEdge Display (3456x2160, 400nit, touch). 

 

Got any questions about my system or peripherals? Feel free to tag me (@bellabichon) and I'll be happy to give you my two cents. 

 

PSA: Posting a PCPartPicker list with no explanation isn't helpful for first-time builders :)

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