Looking at a build, unsure of a few things

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https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/i7-8700K-4-7GHz-2TB-500GB-NVMe-SSD-16GB-GTX-1080-Ti-Gaming-Computer-Desktop-PC/172971448420?hash=item2845e6d864:g:HMAAAOSw7m9bIx-L

Hey, so I've been looking for a build similar to this, and this particular one has been on sale a fair amount. I'm wondering about some of the parts though as I am not the most knowledgeable person about parts.

I can't tell if they are a bit vague on what brands they are using, or if I just don't fully understand.

Also wondering if there is enough cooling for this pc?

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Custom built pc's right now are iffy when it comes to price. They'll generally be either contracted with retailers or get bulk item prices etc, so very likely they'll get top name equipment at lower than retail market value. So price matching to a diy is quite difficult.

One of my personal biggest issues is its a custom pc, yet there's no guarantee of it being custom built. The listing shows only that you'll get an 8700k, there's no options, only Intel makes that cpu, so you know for a fact that you'll get a genuine Intel cpu. 16Gb of ram from multiple possible vendors. Ok, all decent, can live with any of the choices, but for 2400 I'd like to think for the price I'd be getting low Cas ram, not the cheaper, higher Cas ram. The psu...
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It is expensive, but I don't believe it would be much cheaper to build on my own. And yeah it may be overkill but I wouldn't mind future-proofing.
 
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Custom built pc's right now are iffy when it comes to price. They'll generally be either contracted with retailers or get bulk item prices etc, so very likely they'll get top name equipment at lower than retail market value. So price matching to a diy is quite difficult.

One of my personal biggest issues is its a custom pc, yet there's no guarantee of it being custom built. The listing shows only that you'll get an 8700k, there's no options, only Intel makes that cpu, so you know for a fact that you'll get a genuine Intel cpu. 16Gb of ram from multiple possible vendors. Ok, all decent, can live with any of the choices, but for 2400 I'd like to think for the price I'd be getting low Cas ram, not the cheaper, higher Cas ram. The psu. Please. 750w Aerocool? CoolerMaster? Which Corsair? Is it a low end VS or high end RMx? I'd be beyond mad after paying top dollar for an awesome pc and you stick my $1500 gtx1080ti on a $20 Aerocool psu.

This isn't a case of you order the parts and they build to your specifications, this is a case of you ask for the pc, and they give you whatever they can get the parts cheapest.

The only advantage is they build it, test it as working and have some warranty on it not tossing the bucket anytime soon.

This'd be close to what's probable, and if so, not really a combination I'd pay that much for
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($498.00 @ Shopping Express)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML120L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($69.00 @ Shopping Express)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.00 @ Umart)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($239.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($239.00 @ PLE Computers)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($72.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB Turbo Video Card ($1148.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Inwin - 805 BLACK ATX Mid Tower Case ($169.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Power Supply: Corsair - CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($116.00 @ Skycomp Technology)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($119.00 @ Umart)
Total: $2828.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-06-15 14:15 AEST+1000
 
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That's not to say all all custom pc's will be like this. It's an ebay special, so stands a good chance of just being a tossed together pc with parts leftover from bulk orders. Actually visiting the custom sites will offer a much more in depth customized pc, where instead of factory decided parts, you can get the choice of several different options. It's not unheard of to go ahead and build your dream pc on several different sites, give or take some branding differences, and see what that total cost implies, like custom wiring, OC testing/verifying, custom sleeving, even custom paint jobs and graphics etc. With physical retail prices so out of whack, especially on gpus, SSDs, ram, the end result might be close enough to justify any extra cost, vrs a full DiY build where any warranty on workmanship is all on you.
 
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Yeah definitely. To be completely honest I didn't even think of the probability of them chucking the cheapest parts together, which would explain why it would consistently be on sale. I will be going for the slightly more expensive option of customizing my own PC but assuring I get quality parts. Seems worth it especially for something I want to last a long time. Thanks for your help buddy!
 
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