Did I get screwed by a dealer ?

[butor20022]

to make a long story short, my insurance company replaced my system with what they consider an "equivalent" one.

Here are the specs.


Original System:

Proc: I7 - 920
HeatSink: Ultra120 Extreme Thermalright
MOBO: ASUS P6T
VGA: Sapphire HD 4870 512 MB
MEM: 6 gb G.SKILL F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ
HD: WD caviar black 7200 RPM 640 gig 32 MB
PSU: Corsair TX650
DVD: Pioneer 108
CASE: CoolMaster 690

New system

Proc: I7 - 920
HeatSink: Zalman CNPS 10X Quiet
MOBO: ASUS P6T SE
VGA: Sapphire HD 4890 1 gig
MEM: Kingston Value RAM KVR1333D3N9K3/6G 6GB 3X2GB 1333MHZ CL9 PC3-10600 Triple Channel
HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive
PSU: Everest 80 Plus 600 W
DVD: LG super multi
CASE: Antec VSK-2000


On the plus side: I get a better VGA, a bigger HD (although I prefer WD)

On the minus side: the new case sucks (compared with the CM-690), the PSU has less power (although it's a modular one which is cool) and I have the "SE" version of the P6T (although differences seem not that significant)


memory and DVD drive seems comparable.

Dunno what to think of the cooler yet. The Ultra120 was good and properly installed by NCIX. The Zalman seems to do the job so far, but it is less expensive I think.

What do you guyz think ?

 

[B-Unit]

The only problem I see is that PSU. Havent heard of Everest, which generally isnt a good sign.

 

[obsidian86]

everest = fsp = crap

just keep the tx 650 it will out perform the 700 everest

 

[C00lIT]

Down the line I don't think you got screwed.

 

[butor20022]

everest = fsp = crap

just keep the tx 650 it will out perform the 700 everest

It's not like I can re-use the old one.
Is it worth fighting for a new replacement system given that they've upgraded some parts and downgraded others

 

[B-Unit]

Id take this one and just get a new PSU. The other upgrades will justify it.

 

[mark_k]

Is the PC working?
If yes then dont replace the PSU just yet.

Wait until you need to replace it or you grow out of it.

Why did you get an insurance replacement?

 

[B-Unit]

Is the PC working?
If yes then dont replace the PSU just yet.

Wait until [strike]you need to replace it or you grow out of it[/strike] it blows up and ruins your computer.

Why did you get an insurance replacement?

Fixed.

Its not the wattage thats the problem, its the shady quality that scares me. Replace it ASAP.

 

[Shadow703793]

^Agreed. The #1 cause of PC failure is/are bad PSUs.

 

[orionbg]

FSP or Fortron are one of the largest PSU manufacturers in the world! Many of the well known brands of PSYs are in fact Fortron made! FSP are mostly OEM manufacturer! I've used their PSUs for years and I love them!

 

[mosox]

Fortron are good, some of them even high quality (Blue Storm).