Did I get ripped off?

[fairmont93]

Hi, I have just brought a pre built pc and am now being told i could have built it myself for around $500 when i paid $920 for the pre built.. i know that pre -build companys have to make their profit but surely not $420 from this?

Intel i5 4670 3.4GHz processor

Radeon HD7790 1GB

Copper/Aluminum Tower CPU Cooler w/ Fan

1TB HD

8GB RAM

550W PSU

ASUS B85M-G LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

C01 ATX Gaming Tower Case

Windows 7 Premium 64 bit

is it true this can be built for around $550 or were they just pulling my leg? keep in mind that i live in australia so most retailers are a bit more expensive than overseas ones

 

[JMR120600]

You really have been seriously ripped off, and that GPU Will massively bottleneck your CPU. I would ask for a refund and then build your own or get somewhere else to for the same price

 

[Foldalot]

You need to post more information about the parts. However, I tried to build your PC using australian stores

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($243.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.00 @ Scorptec)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($129.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: NZXT NZXT H230 Black ATX Mid Tower ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $989.00

990 Australian $, did you use American or Australian $ in your post?

 

[JMR120600]

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/ You'd get way better performance from this.

 

[fairmont93]

You need to post more information about the parts. However, I tried to build your PC using australian stores

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($243.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.00 @ Scorptec)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($99.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($129.00 @ Scorptec)
Case: NZXT NZXT H230 Black ATX Mid Tower ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.00 @ Scorptec)
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($109.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $989.00

990 Australian $, did you use American or Australian $ in your post?

thanks for a decent reply.. yeah i used AUD in my post. as i thought i havent really lost that much money buying pre built and at the most would have saved about $150 if i built it myself.. definitely cant build that for $500

 

[fairmont93]

btw i am aware that the gpu is a bottleneck but it will still run games at decent settings and thats all i really want.

 

[Foldalot]

The only ripoff would be if they gave you a cheap 550W PSU, 1 stick of cheap 8GB RAM and cheap HDD. You need to post more info about those parts.

 

[fairmont93]

Seagate or Western Digital 3.5" 1TB 1000GB SATA3 7200rpm HDD which is alright but im guessing the ram and psu will be generic rubbish 😛 aslong as it works doesnt bother me

 

[fairmont93]

it comes with 1 stick of 8gb but im thinking maybe i can swap the 2x4gb out of my current pc and put the 1x8 in here before i sell it.. would that be worth it ? it seems pretty easy even though i dont have much experience building pcs

 

[Foldalot]

Are those RAM sticks DDR3? What MHz? What is your current RAM MHz?

 

[fairmont93]

DDR3 1600mhz 240-pin... not sure about my current ones tbh is there anywhere i can check on my computer or would i have to look at the sticks themselfs

 

[azzazel_99]

You could have built it for less.

 

[fairmont93]

yeah i realise that but not $420 less right?

 

[Foldalot]

DDR3 1600mhz 240-pin... not sure about my current ones tbh is there anywhere i can check on my computer or would i have to look at the sticks themselfs

There are many ways to check that, one that comes to mind is to download the passmark software and there you'll have enough info about the RAM sticks http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm.

Another good thing about this is to run the software and see what scores you'll get with this RAM and the RAM from your old PC and compare them.