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You can put together an NZXT Prebuilt system for less. Discuss!

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You can make PC Part lists on how to make a better PC performance-wise for cheaper than an NZXT Pre-built.

Example:

 

Upgraded PC: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G46cp2

Original PC: https://nzxt.com/product/the-starter

 

(this is an example of how you can compare the two builds)

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And this is a surprise?

 

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Surprise! You're paying a whole $14 for them to assemble the build for you.

Not sure how that's a big deal.

 

Edit: You had some wrong parts there. A whole $10 to have it assembled.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sgDbMv

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

Project Hot Box

CPU 13900k, Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX, RAM CORSAIR Vengeance 4x16gb 5200 MHZ, GPU Zotac RTX 4090 Trinity OC, Case Fractal Pop Air XL, Storage Sabrent Rocket Q4 2tb, CORSAIR Force Series MP510 1920GB NVMe, CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 960GB NVMe, PSU CORSAIR HX1000i, Cooling Corsair XC8 CPU block, Bykski GPU block, 360mm and 280mm radiator, Displays Odyssey G9, LG 34UC98-W 34-Inch,Keyboard Mountain Everest Max, Mouse Mountain Makalu 67, Sound AT2035, Massdrop 6xx headphones, Go XLR 

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CPU i9-9900k, Motherboard, ASUS Rog Maximus Code XI, RAM, 48GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200 mhz (2x16)+(2x8) GPUs Asus ROG Strix 2070 8gb, PNY 1080, Nvidia 1080, Case Mining Frame, 2x Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB, PSU Corsair RM1000x and RM850x, Cooling Asus Rog Ryuo 240 with Noctua NF-12 fans

 

Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

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The build quality and QC is shit though

CPU: Core i9 12900K || CPU COOLER : Corsair H100i Pro XT || MOBO : ASUS Prime Z690 PLUS D4 || GPU: PowerColor RX 6800XT Red Dragon || RAM: 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance (3200) || SSDs: Samsung 970 Evo 250GB (Boot), Crucial P2 1TB, Crucial MX500 1TB (x2), Samsung 850 EVO 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM850 || CASE: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini || MONITOR: Acer Predator X34A (1440p 100hz), HP 27yh (1080p 60hz) || KEYBOARD: GameSir GK300 || MOUSE: Logitech G502 Hero || AUDIO: Bose QC35 II || CASE FANS : 2x Corsair ML140, 1x BeQuiet SilentWings 3 120 ||

 

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You are not including the windows license, the fact that you will be paying 2 separate delivery charges, or the fact that the prebuilt comes with an additional year of warranty on all components.

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16 hours ago, Icevil09 said:

You can make PC Part lists on how to make a better PC performance-wise for cheaper than an NZXT Pre-built.

Example:

 

Upgraded PC: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/G46cp2

Original PC: https://nzxt.com/product/the-starter

 

(this is an example of how you can compare the two builds)

For 14 dollars saved,id rather have a PC company make my pc,and if something is wrong i can send them to fix it.If its 100+ dollars saved then its another story

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Of course you can.

The issue is getting a gpu and a high end cpu.

 

I got my current pc from nzxt, but the case and case fans where so crap I 'rebuilt' the pc into a new case, with new fans, a new cpu cooler, a better psu.

All in all I think I have sunk $4000 into my 5950x/3080ftw3 system, that said I also have things like a $350 2tb 980 pro I added also

System Specs: AMD 5950x PBO-Auto | Noctua DH-15 Black | Gigabyte x570 Master | EVGA 3080FTW3 Ultra | (2x16gb) G.Skill Royal 3600mhz CL18 | Corsair 5000D Airflow (Black) | Samsung 980 Pro 2TB & Firecuda 520 1TB & Crucial MX500 2tb | 850W Corsair RMX | 2 Noctua A14 CPU, 6 Noctua A12x25 Intake, 3x Noctua F12 Top Exhaust, 1x Noctua A12x25 Back Exhaust

Monitors: (Main) LG Ultragear 34" 2k Ultrawide 144hz IPS '34GP83A-B' (Side) Acer Predator 27" 2k 144hz TN 'Abmiprz'

Peripherals: Corsair K100 OPX | Logitech G502 Lightspeed | Corsair Virtuoso SE | Audioengine A2+

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22 hours ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

The build quality and QC is shit though

It wasn't on the one I bought and it was a refurb.

 

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On 7/8/2021 at 11:21 AM, IkeaGnome said:

Surprise! You're paying a whole $14 for them to assemble the build for you.

Not sure how that's a big deal.

 

Edit: You had some wrong parts there. A whole $10 to have it assembled.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sgDbMv

heres another similar build using AMD

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WpZz3Z

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9 minutes ago, Coastqr said:

heres another similar build using AMD

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WpZz3Z

With a graphics card you won't get at that price. The 3060 drops I've seen today are the Aorus Elite and the TUF gaming. Those sell for $500. 

That still doesn't take away from the point. Big surprise. You're paying someone to assemble the build for you, warranty of the whole machine and not separate parts, your list didn't include cost of Windows.

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

Project Hot Box

CPU 13900k, Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX, RAM CORSAIR Vengeance 4x16gb 5200 MHZ, GPU Zotac RTX 4090 Trinity OC, Case Fractal Pop Air XL, Storage Sabrent Rocket Q4 2tb, CORSAIR Force Series MP510 1920GB NVMe, CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 960GB NVMe, PSU CORSAIR HX1000i, Cooling Corsair XC8 CPU block, Bykski GPU block, 360mm and 280mm radiator, Displays Odyssey G9, LG 34UC98-W 34-Inch,Keyboard Mountain Everest Max, Mouse Mountain Makalu 67, Sound AT2035, Massdrop 6xx headphones, Go XLR 

Oppbevaring

CPU i9-9900k, Motherboard, ASUS Rog Maximus Code XI, RAM, 48GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200 mhz (2x16)+(2x8) GPUs Asus ROG Strix 2070 8gb, PNY 1080, Nvidia 1080, Case Mining Frame, 2x Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB, PSU Corsair RM1000x and RM850x, Cooling Asus Rog Ryuo 240 with Noctua NF-12 fans

 

Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

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3 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

With a graphics card you won't get at that price. The 3060 drops I've seen today are the Aorus Elite and the TUF gaming. Those sell for $500. 

That still doesn't take away from the point. Big surprise. You're paying someone to assemble the build for you, warranty of the whole machine and not separate parts, your list didn't include cost of Windows.

true, but i still would prefer building, and im sure a lot of people with some experience would agree, but i get what you are saying, for the average user, yes, the NZXT would be better

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On 7/8/2021 at 11:21 AM, IkeaGnome said:

Surprise! You're paying a whole $14 for them to assemble the build for you.

Not sure how that's a big deal.

 

Edit: You had some wrong parts there. A whole $10 to have it assembled.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sgDbMv

And a single point warranty source if something goes wrong...a good idea for those that would like that simplicity...

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23 hours ago, IkeaGnome said:

With a graphics card you won't get at that price. The 3060 drops I've seen today are the Aorus Elite and the TUF gaming. Those sell for $500. 

That still doesn't take away from the point. Big surprise. You're paying someone to assemble the build for you, warranty of the whole machine and not separate parts, your list didn't include cost of Windows.

 

2 hours ago, nbrowser said:

And a single point warranty source if something goes wrong...a good idea for those that would like that simplicity...

 

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

Project Hot Box

CPU 13900k, Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX, RAM CORSAIR Vengeance 4x16gb 5200 MHZ, GPU Zotac RTX 4090 Trinity OC, Case Fractal Pop Air XL, Storage Sabrent Rocket Q4 2tb, CORSAIR Force Series MP510 1920GB NVMe, CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 960GB NVMe, PSU CORSAIR HX1000i, Cooling Corsair XC8 CPU block, Bykski GPU block, 360mm and 280mm radiator, Displays Odyssey G9, LG 34UC98-W 34-Inch,Keyboard Mountain Everest Max, Mouse Mountain Makalu 67, Sound AT2035, Massdrop 6xx headphones, Go XLR 

Oppbevaring

CPU i9-9900k, Motherboard, ASUS Rog Maximus Code XI, RAM, 48GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200 mhz (2x16)+(2x8) GPUs Asus ROG Strix 2070 8gb, PNY 1080, Nvidia 1080, Case Mining Frame, 2x Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB, PSU Corsair RM1000x and RM850x, Cooling Asus Rog Ryuo 240 with Noctua NF-12 fans

 

Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

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