Is it just me, or does this gaming pc seem fake??

Pandalogical · Nov 9, 2016

I feel like for the advertised specifications, this seems like a scam, and considering it's on eBay I wouldn't be surprised,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-4-1GHz-Hex-Core-AMD-CPU-GTX-1060-Desktop-Gaming-PC-281375-/131997131132?hash=item1ebba4617c:g:cXgAAOSw5cNYIdNm

I mean, for a GTX 1060, 16GB RAM, with Windows 10 included, the price seems quite low.

Rocky Bennett · Nov 9, 2016

Looking at that listing, it does seem overpriced but some sucker will buy it. I sure wouldn't buy it for that price.

Natsukage · Nov 9, 2016

The price is about right for an FX-6300 rig. It's even overpriced?

SinxarKnights · Nov 9, 2016

It is a pretty bad PC though. Only about $550 USD worth of parts and software in it. So no it seems legit. So in pounds that like a £440 PC. So it is actually significantly overpriced.

mjslakeridge · Nov 9, 2016

From the Ebay listing:

"It features the powerful new AMD FX 6300 6 Core Processor/CPU" Since when is a 4 year old CPU new?

500W power supply. No brand or model number listed. Probably a low end fire hazard.

Rocky Bennett · Nov 9, 2016

SinxarKnights :

That's exactly the point of my earlier post. This system seems overpriced for the parts that it contains.

MusenMouse · Nov 9, 2016

I would have agreed that it looks overpriced until I did some math. These are pretty big generalizations of price, most are from Newegg.

$50 for stated MB on newegg
$30 for PSU (we're assuming it is something not good)
$99 for AMD FX 6300 from newegg
$260 for Gigabyte 1060 6GB from newegg
$52.99 for 1TB Blue WD from Newegg (there could be cheaper HDD but who knows what's in there)
$72 of the cheapest 2x8GB RAM kit on Newegg
$99 for OEM Windows 10 Home from Newegg (There are cheaper prices in other places, but you start getting into the grey market usually)

All that together comes out to 662.99 USD, and a quick google conversion of 1 dollar to .91 euro comes out to 606.30.

So it is actually a decent deal, but you will have to pay shipping which I have no reference for in Europe. Just on principle though, I would hold off on buying any AMD processor computer because of the aging architecture.

Rocky Bennett · Nov 9, 2016

MusenMouse should get picked as solving this thread.

SinxarKnights · Nov 9, 2016

Rocky Bennett :

Yeah. we posted at the same time, sorta. was looking up prices and using a calc while posting. When I came here, there were no replies to the OP.

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