Is CyberpowerPC really that overpriced?

[Justin781]

So a bunch of people have been telling me that cyberpowerpc will be much more expensive than just building it yourself. But, after ordering a pc on black friday, I started to doubt it. For $950 dollars and free shipping here are the specs to the computer that I got:
Intel i5 4690
Stock Cooler
Asus Amd r9 290
8GB DDR3/2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Corsair Vengence
GIGABYTE Z97-D3H ATX Mobo
750 watt Evga SuperNova b1 PSU
2TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Windows 8.1 64 bit
GIGABYTE GC-WB867D-I wireless adapter
INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer
Raidmax trinity case
LG 14X Internal Blu-ray Burner, BD-RE, DVD+RW Combo Drive

So do you think that you could really build a better computer for $950?
If so, can you list the build, I'm just curious.
Oh yea, and the computer has been running perfectly straight out of the box. (It's been about a month now)

I hope you have a happy new year!!!!

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I am on Pcpartpicker choosing those same components and it seems Cyberpower has a good deal here, if I choose all those manually it goes over $1000.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Your system is a great deal as a Black Friday deal. The current price is over $1100.

This uses similar parts and is better, but not greatly so.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.48 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Azza SIRIUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($26.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $950.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 16:22 EST-0500

 

[ohiou_grad_2006]

Not that they necessarily sell junk systems, lets just say though a year or so back I had to rebuild a cyberpower system for a guy(CPU, board, ram, video card, and power supply) due to the water cooling system installed leaking onto the motherboard and onto the GTX 580 that was in the system. The power supply had failed just before that, I'd replaced the power supply for him, and about 2 hours later, the leak finished the system off. Didn't put watercooling back in, he's much happier now with a hyper 212 evo. No leaks with air cooling.

My advice, if you get a prebuilt gaming system, either get air cooling, or if you have to have it watercooled, get one of the nicer corsair setups or name brand that you've heard of, not the house brand ones they have, which is what I think leaked. I know things leaked because there was residue of the coolant on the boards. Also, get a high quality power supply and not one of the house brands, do those 2 things and you'll probably be ok.