We are now seeing Pre-built systems selling cheaper than their parts

[demoth]

Check out the IBuyPower refubed Revolt 2 selling the last few days for $899 and price out anything piece by piece even close to it's specs. Even with the limitations of the design, things are getting interesting. And yes, I know the PSU is questionable at best, but the cost is still lower than the parts factoring that in but factor in windows 10 if you don't already have a license.


· Case :: iBUYPOWER Revolt 2 Gaming Case - Prebuild

· Case Lighting :: Revolt 2 RGB Case Lighting (Included)

· Processor :: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K Processor (4x 4.00GHz/8MB L3 Cache) - Prebuilt

· Processor Cooling :: Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler - Prebuild

· Memory :: 16 GB [8 GB X2] DDR4-2800 Memory Module - refurb

· Video Card :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - 4GB (VR-Ready) - refurb

· Motherboard :: ASRock FATAL1TY Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac -- 802.11ac WiFi + BT v4.0 Module, 1x USB 3.1 Type-C - refurb

· Power Supply :: 700 Watt - Standard 80 PLUS Bronze - refurb

· Primary Hard Drive :: 120 GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD -- Read: 550MB/s, Write: 470MB/s - refurb

· Sound Card :: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

Subtotal :

$899

 

[USAFRet]

No, it's not really 'interesting'.
Factor in the PSU shaped object, a box full of mismatched refurb parts put together by a 19 year old, 2 weeks into the job, nursing a Monday morning hangover.

Looks flashy, but is no better than what junk they put out last month, or last year.

 

[JQB45]

Should not pick a computer with refurbished parts and compare it to something built with new quality parts.

 

[g-unit1111]

No, just............ flat out no.