Is there a catch?

[KillarZ]

I saw this computer on newwegg last week at this price. Its sold out now but it was before black friday and Im just wondering is there a catch because I never saw a computer like this that cheap even on sale. Also I think the orginal price of this without being on any sale was $970 USD. Which in my opionin is great for how good it is. Im not a computer expert but Ive been researching the past couple months so I do know that as far as Ive been seeing computers like these go around in the $1000-$1200 range. Thats just an estimate right now could be a little more but any ways here.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229283

[combatace]

You need to add monitor to it so another 200 or more leading to to total of 1000$.

[winz]

The biggest catch for me would the power supply, as that is where most cost-cutting is made, despite it beeing one of the most important components.

[sobek]

Meh, it doesn't state the manufacturer of the mainboard, the PSU, the graphics card and the RAM. As far as i can tell, you are buying the cat in a bag with that. Just stating the chipset isn't enough information to accurately judge the quality.

[Eddie]

Meh, it doesn't state the manufacturer of the mainboard, the PSU, the graphics card and the RAM. As far as i can tell, you are buying the cat in a bag with that. Just stating the chipset isn't enough information to accurately judge the quality.

 

^^^^^^

 

I wouldn't touch that with someone else's barge pole. Not without knowing the full specs. For that price it's likely to be using bargain bin components.

[cichlidfan]

No matter who you buy from, know what's in the box. If the parts are good it won't be cheap. Personally, aside from my laptop I have never owned an off the shelf PC.;)

[KillarZ]

Thank you for the replys.

I already knew about the low power supply but even if these parts were "cheap versions". Isnt that still good for the price. I mean as long as the parts dont break down or start acting slower than they are suppose to, isnt this still a good price. Also rember that this is the sale price. Like I said I think the real price is 900 something but thats still pretty good... Right? Well this was also when it was on sale but It came with like a free 3 month warrnty so as long as you have a good trade in warrnty do you think its worth the risk. Although that might have been a free offer when it was on sale too.

[sobek]

Like I said I think the real price is 900 something but thats still pretty good... Right?

 

Not in my book. It doesn't pose a problem for me to assemble you a system with these specs - from cheapo components. The quality of a mainboard is not just determined by the chipset. Just as the quality of a PSU isn't only determined by it's power output.

 

 

Well this was also when it was on sale but It came with like a free 3 month warrnty so as long as you have a good trade in warrnty do you think its worth the risk.

 

Make that 3 years and i'll start to think about it, but even then, i want my components to be made from quality parts, i'm not buying a black box. The world isn't just black and white. A part doesn't have to break for a computer to have problems.

[Eddie]

Well this was also when it was on sale but It came with like a free 3 month warrnty so as long as you have a good trade in warrnty do you think its worth the risk.

 

I wouldn't consider a 3 month warranty even slightly good, in fact to be honest it's positively outrageous. I don't know what the laws are over in the States, but that wouldn't even be legal here.

 

It's not the price that is the issue mate, it's the fact that there is no indication what the internal components actually are. Even if it were half that price, I'd still want to know what was actually inside before parting with my money.

[cichlidfan]

As an example, regarding warranty. My Corsair PSU which cost about $160 by itself is covered for SEVEN years.

 

Besides, a warranty is not supposed to be a selling point in my book.

 

Do yourself a favor. Get good prices on known components and build it yourself of find someone you know who can help you.