is this a deal?

[Oxnut]

 

i will show you a prebuilt pc and you will tell me if i saved money or not! More importantly, how much.

(bonus points if u can guess what prebuilt it is)

here it goes:

 

8 GB DDR4 RAM

GTX 1060 3GB

INTEL i5 7400

300 WATT BRONZE PSU

1 TB HDD
Windows 10 Home

Built in Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 4.0

 

 

Here are the prices it can be bought for!

CURRENT PRICE: 750$

PRICE I GOT IT FOR: 620$

WALMART BLACK FRIDAY PRICE: ~450$

 

now plz tell me if its a deal or not. thanks!

[FloRolf]

Well, 1060's go for like 300 now. Another 50 for ram, 100 cpu and there's your 450. Rest of the system is kinda meh but I'd say it's a good price. 620 is too much though. 

[NinJake]

I would not touch that!

 

1060 3gb will leave you wanting an upgrade in the near future. 300 watt psu leaves not much room for upgrades. If you want some decent responsiveness and speed, you'll want a SSD at the minimum for your OS to boot off of.

 

So... unless you're fine with upgrading half the PC in the future, I'd stray away.

 

Edit:

I see you already purchased it... it will work but it would have been better at the black friday price. If you purchased it recently, can you return it?

[Oxnut]

thanks yall

 

i am not one who cares too much for the most powerful things.

 if it gets the job done im ok with that.

 

but what I dont understand is how they RAISED the price to 750$. even i know that is way too expensive.

 

 

 

 

[tarfeef101]

That PSU scares me.

[IAmAndre]

20 minutes ago, FloRolf said:

Another 50 for ram

8GB of RAM for $50? It's hard to find these days, unless you buy it used.

 

24 minutes ago, NinJake said:

I would not touch that!

 

1060 3gb will leave you wanting an upgrade in the near future. 300 watt psu leaves not much room for upgrades. If you want some decent responsiveness and speed, you'll want a SSD at the minimum for your OS to boot off of.

 

So... unless you're fine with upgrading half the PC in the future, I'd stray away.

 

Edit:

I see you already purchased it... it will work but it would have been better at the black friday price. If you purchased it recently, can you return it?

I think the 1060 is more than enough. As he mentioned, not everyone is looking for high-end stuff, and considering the current price of GPU's it's definitely worth it, especially compared to a 1050Ti he would have got had he bought the parts separately.

 

16 minutes ago, tarfeef101 said:

That PSU scares me.

300W is tight indeed, but it's okay for a 1060.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

1 hour ago, Oxnut said:

but what I dont understand is how they RAISED the price to 750$. even i know that is way too expensive.

 

It's probably GPU pricing. Even if OEMs can get somewhat "shielded" prices for the components, it still doesn't make sense to sell a system at a price that allows enough room for buying it, selling the GPU to miners, then selling the GPU-less box and turn a profit in the process.

[tarfeef101]

yeah especially with a budget PSU i don't like running it that close to 100%. likely to be loud, wear it out, and inefficient

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 hours ago, IAmAndre said:

300W is tight indeed, but it's okay for a 1060.

It's not the wattage of the PSU we're all worried about, it's the kind of PSU. That unit is what a lot of people will (semi) jokingly call a "fire hazard".

[IAmAndre]

2 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

It's not the wattage of the PSU we're all worried about, it's the kind of PSU. That unit is what a lot of people will (semi) jokingly call a "fire hazard".

Because of the Bronze certification?

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 hours ago, IAmAndre said:

Because of the Bronze certification?

No, the Corsair CX550M is Bronze certified and one of the best budget units. Lower wattage is usually a sign of overall lower quality, and prebuilts are known for not having good units.