Question Badly reviewed pre-built desktop from Newegg?

[Verybusy44]

Hello, PC expert.

I am deciding if I want to purchase this pre-built desktop from Newegg.

It is quite badly reviewed by other buyers, and it does smell quite fishy with 50% discount.

Most bad reviews I found are from bad air flow, case fans dying, and PSU failure.

What are your thoughts on this model? This looks very tempting to me price & spec wise.


https://www.newegg.ca/skytech-st-azure2-0659-b-ne/p/3D5-000Z-000Z5?Item=3D5-000Z-000Z5

 

[Lutfij]

It's Intel's 13th Gen processor, you should avoid that prebuilt. Look into AMD unless you want to deal with instability issues. There's no mention of the PSU as is the memory and motherboard's make and model in the prebuilt.

Listings like that are traps meant for unsuspecting customers, IMHO.

 

[artk2219]

Hello, PC expert.

I am deciding if I want to purchase this pre-built desktop from Newegg.

It is quite badly reviewed by other buyers, and it does smell quite fishy with 50% discount.

Most bad reviews I found are from bad air flow, case fans dying, and PSU failure.

What are your thoughts on this model? This looks very tempting to me price & spec wise.


https://www.newegg.ca/skytech-st-azure2-0659-b-ne/p/3D5-000Z-000Z5?Item=3D5-000Z-000Z5

It has too many bad reviews for it to be a coincidence, what is your budget? Have you ever thought about building your own PC?

 

[Eximo]

For building in Canada, it is priced about right if you stick to minimum viable components, but not components you would necessarily want.

Unknown PSU, Motherboard, and Memory (low speed 5200)

 

[Eximo]

If you wait a few days you should see the brand new Ryzen 9000 series available. If the pricing is as expected, it will be a decent deal compared to the 13700k/14700k.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($450.00)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler ($86.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($244.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($139.97 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($164.97 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE V2 GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card ($1426.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Corsair 3000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: Corsair RM850x SHIFT 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular Side Interface ATX Power Supply ($149.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2763.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-07 13:34 EDT-0400

 

[artk2219]

I also agree that you should skip the Intel 13th and 14th gen, they've had too many issues recently, the Ryzen 9000 series release is imminent, and socket AM5 is supported until 2027 at least. I took Eximo's build and did some tweaks, a different cooler, different RAM, and i swapped out an RX 7900 XTX in place of a 4080 Super. The RTX 7900 XTX offers similar performance when not using ray tracing for less. Ot is not as fast with ray tracing though, ive attached an RX 7900 GRE review since it has all the cards referenced compared with one another.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-radeon-rx-7900-gre-tuf/31.html

PCPartPicker Part List
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/PXtNrv

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/YMzXsY/amd-ryzen-7-9700x-38-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100001404wof) | $450.00
**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/hYxRsY/thermalright-peerless-assassin-120-se-6617-cfm-cpu-cooler-pa120-se-d3) | $45.69 @ Amazon Canada
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/CvcgXL/gigabyte-b650-eagle-ax-atx-am5-motherboard-b650-eagle-ax) | $209.99 @ Canada Computers
**Memory** | [Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/PNKKHx/corsair-vengeance-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cmk32gx5m2d6000z36) | $124.88 @ Canada Computers
**Storage** | [Crucial P3 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/yGZ9TW/crucial-p3-plus-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000p3pssd8) | $159.75 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** | [Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RRfnTW/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-24-gb-video-card-11322-02-20g) | $1269.00 @ Canada Computers
**Case** | [Corsair 3000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/NcRwrH/corsair-3000d-airflow-atx-mid-tower-case-cc-9011251-ww) | $99.99 @ Best Buy Canada
**Power Supply** | [Corsair RM850x SHIFT 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular Side Interface ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/MgYmP6/corsair-rm850x-shift-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-side-interface-atx-power-supply-cp-9020252-na) | $149.99 @ Newegg Canada
| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
| **Total** | **$2509.29**
| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2024-08-07 13:53 EDT-0400 |

 

[Eximo]

Yeah, 7900XT or 7900XTX is a decent idea as well. Could also drop down to the RTX 4070 Ti Super which is a cut down 4080. (All great 1440p or 4K 60hz GPU)

I should note that the current price for a 7700X is 435 maple bucks, but the 9700X is likely to be more. I think it was rumored/listed early at 450 USD.

But the release of the new CPUs may see a drop in the price of Ryzen 7000 prebuilds.

 

[Gururu]

Yes looks like the brand uses only Intel. Not a good time to plop down that kind of cash for a 13/14 gen at the moment.

 

[helper800]

Here is my take on a build:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 3.8 GHz 8-Core Processor ($499.99)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.90 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($139.97 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro w/Heatsink 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($205.96 @ shopRBC)
Video Card: Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card ($961.99 @ PC-Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Air RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($94.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: FSP Group Hydro PTM X PRO,Gen5 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($144.94 @ Amazon Canada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11 Home Retail - USB 64-bit ($173.99 @ PC-Canada)
Total: $2495.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-07 14:34 EDT-0400

 

[ThomasKinsley]

As others have pointed out, it's not really 50% off. If anything the PC is a little bit expensive. You can build yourself a quality system using reputable brand name parts that has a little bit more performance for the same price.