Nvidia Branded PC: GeForce PC Kit is for DIY'ers

[Marcus Yam]

Nvidia's put its name on a DIY kit for those looking to build a modest PC.

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[Marco925]

ATI also had a branded PC that I saw as well.

 

[enderwiggen]

Discovery! This is whats causing Fermi to take so long. Nvidia hard at work.

 

[Boxa786]

ATI have been doing branded PC's for a very long time and this Nvidia entry looks very basic with old gen tech, still no sign of Fermi, no wonder its using a 9800 card...

ATI just taken their prices, again, spose its because of Fermi not arriving, again!

by the time Fermi releases, ATI will be on 6 series cards.

 

[babybeluga]

Put that at $250 and people may buy it...

 

[flyinfinni]

Thats a pretty weak PC for today's gaming/DIY types... A 9800GT when they are about to release Fermi, and a Pentium E5300 with all the new semi-budget i3/i5 type chips? only 10/100 ethernet? All of this for almost $500? It wouldn't be too hard to build a better PC for that price- with an OS.

 

[deadlockedworld]

This is a mediocre deal. You could build a much better system off for that much off newegg.

E5300: $67
Ram: $40 est.
9800GT: $85 est.
Motherboard: $44
PSU $30 est.
Cooler $15-20 est.
HD-$59

Where did $500 come from? they keyboard and mouse?

 

[gekko668]

what's my Fermi at?

Release Fermi and i'll might consider.

 

[brendano257]

[citation][nom]deadlockedworld[/nom]This is a mediocre deal. You could build a much better system off for that much off newegg. E5300: $67Ram: $40 est. 9800GT: $85 est. Motherboard: $44PSU $30 est. Cooler $15-20 est. HD-$59Where did $500 come from? they keyboard and mouse?[/citation]

Your total is $340. You forgot the case at ~$40, and optical drive at ~$20, and keyboard/mouse at ~20-30$. That's only 80$ "profit", that's not as outrageous. It's just about half of what you thought it was. Think it thought at first. And newsflash: Companies sell stuff for more they cost to manufacture, this is called a "business."

 

[cobra5000]

The Nvidia case, THATS where the price premium comes from!
Thats got too be it!

 

[rooket]

Wow...that is a low end system.

 

[cryogenic]

Wow, no Fermi and now nVidia is focusing it's marketing effort into the low end segment, with a two generations old chip. Something is definitely wrong at nVidia.

 

[footsoldier]

This shows how desperate Nvidia is getting.

 

[Bolbi]

An Nvidia system would seem to appeal to gamers, but not with these specs! 2GB of DDR2 RAM? Pentium E5300? Only fast ethernet, not gigabit? Only a 250GB hard drive? Only a VGA video output? No eSATA or firewire? It actually has a serial port?
This system sounds like it's from 5 years ago. If they're targeting gamers, it fails on the specs. If they're targeting first-time DIY's, it fails on its modernity and cost (a little).

 

[False_Dmitry_II]

[citation][nom]brendano257[/nom]Your total is $340. You forgot the case at ~$40, and optical drive at ~$20, and keyboard/mouse at ~20-30$. That's only 80$ "profit", that's not as outrageous. It's just about half of what you thought it was. Think it thought at first. And newsflash: Companies sell stuff for more they cost to manufacture, this is called a "business."[/citation]

First off you can get both a keyboard and mouse for like $10. Also, this is a barebones kit. This means that you get to build it yourself.

 

[Bolbi]

Argh... Where's the edit button? I forgot to mention that the product pages say it comes with a Seagate Momentus 2.5" HDD, while the case specs say 1 internal 3.5" bay. So which is it, 2.5" or 3.5"? Pretty pitiful if they're sticking a 2.5" mechanical HDD in a desktop...

 

[tethoma]

Quoting GSP, "I am not impressed"

The components by themselves don't add up to $500 and you can buy the nvidia case already anyway.

 

[Guest]

"Companies sell stuff for more they cost to manufacture, this is called a business."

Dude, its a DIY. YOU manufacture it. Also, the retail prices we pay have profits built in. nVidia pays a lot less than we do and gets a volume discount to boot.

The point is you can pay nVidia to package stuff for you to build or you can buy the exact same parts for you to build. Why would you pay more for nVidia's package? Its called "economics 101" or "common sense."

 

[thegreathuntingdolphin]

Discovery! This is whats causing Fermi to take so long. Nvidia hard at work.

lol enderwiggen, that made my day.

 

[matthroswell]

brendano257 02/23/2010 12:06 PM
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deadlockedworld :

This is a mediocre deal. You could build a much better system off for that much off newegg. E5300: $67Ram: $40 est. 9800GT: $85 est. Motherboard: $44PSU $30 est. Cooler $15-20 est. HD-$59Where did $500 come from? they keyboard and mouse?



Your total is $340. You forgot the case at ~$40, and optical drive at ~$20, and keyboard/mouse at ~20-30$. That's only 80$ "profit", that's not as outrageous. It's just about half of what you thought it was. Think it thought at first. And newsflash: Companies sell stuff for more they cost to manufacture, this is called a "business."


First of all- Tiger Direct does not pay retail for these components. I bought my e5200 from them for $39 shipped months ago. I doubt they are putting more than $50 into the bulk & branded 9800GT cards either.

This thing is just plain lame. A little bird said Fermi chips runs way too hot and ATI is not even remotely afraid...

 

[jerreece]

Shoot, for $500 these days you can get a laptop that performs almost on par.... and that's portable!!

Really need to start putting better stuff in these things. I mean, for a basic DIY kit it should have something like the GTX 260 in it to be a smooth performer. Not to mention an i3/i5.

 

[henrystrawn]

I used this case from Newegg for my wife's build a couple months ago. She picked it out. I my only question was "GREEN", Really?. I must admit though, after adding some green LED fans, it is the best looking system in the house.

 

[micky_lund]

what did u really expect tho?

come on..its nvidia

 

[marcusmurphy]

[citation][nom]brendano257[/nom]Your total is $340. You forgot the case at ~$40, and optical drive at ~$20, and keyboard/mouse at ~20-30$. That's only 80$ "profit", that's not as outrageous. It's just about half of what you thought it was. Think it thought at first. And newsflash: Companies sell stuff for more they cost to manufacture, this is called a "business."[/citation]

The prices he listed already have profit built into each item. The seller's cost is more likely around $300 - $340

 

[nforce4max]

Yawn....For The Fail.