Ordering the parts for my rig. Chances of hardware failure?

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LambentTyto

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I'm ordering all my parts from newegg to build my rig. I live in Ecuador and I'm having people bring the stuff down. I'm doing this because hardware/electronics cost double here what they cost in the US.

What I'm wondering is what are the chances that I get some of these parts DOA?

I'm spending my entire budget on this, and if a part doesn't work, I can't get a refund, being in Ecuador. Also, it's all my money for this project, so I'll have to wait till I get more before ordering a replacement part.

I'm wondering if ordering these parts is a bad idea. Maybe going with a laptop is better, no?
 
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LambentTyto

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That's the thing, they're moving down here, which means if they were to send it back they'd have to pay shipping.
 
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Amit Parmar

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Oh well then what is your budget? NCIX PC builder has some custom PCs that they build and you can buy.
 
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My budget is $850 with the OS included. Right now my rig will be running an AMD FX6300 and an Asus Radeon R9 270x.
 
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That's a pretty sweet laptop. Games on it look pretty good too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxXr02sd_ak

What I don't like is that it has no disk drive, the processor only has 2 cores, and it's refurbished. A lot of people are complaining about the space bar not working very well in the reviews, among a few other things. One guy bought and returned 3 of them with defects until he finally, grudgingly accepted the fourth. Then again, there's just no pleasing some people, though his complaints sounded warranted.

This is a tempting buy, still. How did you find this? I've looked on newegg again and again and I can never find anything near that good, especially anything that looks hardcore with that thickness and those fan vents in the back!

That laptop is only $699. I've got $850. Do you think you could maybe find something a little better?
 
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Amit Parmar

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He would probably want to buy a 6-cell battery after because the life on the Y500 is about 2 and a half hours.

 
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