Hi!
For once, I am not asking a question but sharing something and hope to hear some similar stories.
I live in Japan and am looking for a customized PC, through a system called BTO (built to order). They basically offer typical builds for office, or gaming PCs, to which you add, remove, or modify parts. I am thinking about a core i5 based system, with a GTX 1070, with a price of roughly 1100$. (Japan is quite expensive).
I found some decent sets but most of them do not mention the brand or model of the graphic cards, just the Nivdia 1070 chipset.
Until now, I assumed it was the reference Nvidia founders edition, until I saw a friend with such PC which sported a MSI card.
I called several stores to confirm, and they basically told me they use whatever brand and model they have on hands to build the PC. You cannot pick a specific brand, (unless you buy it separately, which defeats the purpose). I imagine that any brand and model is going to be better (at least for the cooling) than the founder edition, but I am not sure I like the random aspect of the whole thing.
Some stores offer the option to pick a specific model, usually the MSI gaming X or Strix ones for an extra 120$.
Have you ever heard of such practices in your country?
David
For once, I am not asking a question but sharing something and hope to hear some similar stories.
I live in Japan and am looking for a customized PC, through a system called BTO (built to order). They basically offer typical builds for office, or gaming PCs, to which you add, remove, or modify parts. I am thinking about a core i5 based system, with a GTX 1070, with a price of roughly 1100$. (Japan is quite expensive).
I found some decent sets but most of them do not mention the brand or model of the graphic cards, just the Nivdia 1070 chipset.
Until now, I assumed it was the reference Nvidia founders edition, until I saw a friend with such PC which sported a MSI card.
I called several stores to confirm, and they basically told me they use whatever brand and model they have on hands to build the PC. You cannot pick a specific brand, (unless you buy it separately, which defeats the purpose). I imagine that any brand and model is going to be better (at least for the cooling) than the founder edition, but I am not sure I like the random aspect of the whole thing.
Some stores offer the option to pick a specific model, usually the MSI gaming X or Strix ones for an extra 120$.
Have you ever heard of such practices in your country?
David