Is This A Good Price For A PC Built By Local Store?

[stevem326]

I'm thinking about buying my third PC from a local store and was wondering if you guys think these are fair prices. The store's website is Here

All the components at the bottom stay the same. The price just changes depending on the processor you select. They use generic RAM and power supply. The HD is a Western Digital and the CD/DVD burners are Samsung.

PME Gamer SLI
AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ $1139
AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ $1199
AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ $1319
AMD Athlon64 X2 4600+ $1419
AMD Athlon64 X2 4800+ $1519
AMD Athlon64 FX57 $1719


ASUS A8N-SLI Motherboard
1024mb PC3200 DDR
250 Gig SATA150 7200RPM 8BM
16X/48X DVD ROM
16X/48X DVD+-R/RW DRIVE
NVIDIA® 7600GT 256MB PIC-e
Logitech X-530 Speakers 5.1
10/100/1000B-T ENET

 

[ForgetCassettes]

Well, considering you can buy all the parts from Newegg (using X2 3800 and Antec Sonata) for about $860 +shipping, I wouldn't say it's a very good deal. Combine the fact that you could get an AM2 or a Conroe setup for less than those prices. That's just my opinion.

 

[dexvx]

No

7600GT SLI? Please... a single 7900GT will wipe the floor with it.

 

[Bill Clo]

Not TOO bad of a deal. What kind of warranty are they offering? If you have the skill to do it yourself, you should. Know a friend who can help? It isn't hard to build your own; a well-supervised 12 year old with a Phillips screwdriver can do it. You just have to pick the right parts, and take your time. There are do it yourself guides on the Net, I'm sure.

 

[stevem326]

Thanks for the replies...the warranty is 1 year on all the parts and 5 years on all labor. I know it's not a great deal, but it's not too bad either. I've purchased two PC's from this shop in the past and they've both been bullet-proof.

Hmm, build my own...I wish I had the time. It seems like a fun project but with working full-time and going to school part-time it's not easy to find much spare time!

 

[Darkhawk28]

It would take, for a beginner, about 4 hours to do.

 

[jcwagers]

Well, if you check out a few online guides while you're surfing and get the gist of how to build one, it shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours to do it. It can be a bit tedious at times but if you take your time and go slow, as one of the above posters mentioned, you'll be fine. It'll be something that you'll be proud of doing and it'll help you save money in the future by getting you more involved in what it takes to upgrade your own pc.

 

[Darkhawk28]

Just remembered that Monarch Computer will build the system for you of your choosing for a nominal fee. Try pricematching your local price with that.

 

[akshayt]

7600GT SLi>7900GT on stock

 

[Zinthar]

Originally posted by: akshayt
7600GT SLi>7900GT on stock

7600GT SLI is still going to run you about $300. For that price get the eVGA 512MB 7900GT or an X1900 XT and wipe the floor with that SLI config. Not to mention the fact that dealing with one card is simpler and the 7900gt will consume less power than the 7600gt sli config and will let you get away with a lesser PSU (not sure about the x1900 xt though, it's a hog).

 

[ForumMaster]

umm, not too good a deal. especially now the the x2 dropped the price in half. also, i'd get a conroe now and you don't need two DVD's. just buy the parts yourself and build it. it's fun, cheaper, and will increase your technical know-how.

 

[savvy]

No, it's not a good deal.

 

[stevem326]

Thanks a lot for all the advice. I think I'm going to think twice before buying from this shop now. I know there are a lot of online guides that explain how to build your own PC so maybe I'll give it a try.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Zinthar

Originally posted by: akshayt
7600GT SLi>7900GT on stock

7600GT SLI is still going to run you about $300. For that price get the eVGA 512MB 7900GT or an X1900 XT and wipe the floor with that SLI config. Not to mention the fact that dealing with one card is simpler and the 7900gt will consume less power than the 7600gt sli config and will let you get away with a lesser PSU (not sure about the x1900 xt though, it's a hog).

Well, I run a x1900xt at 655/775 with a 430watt PSU. No problems. Overclocked the rest of my system too

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: stevem326
Thanks a lot for all the advice. I think I'm going to think twice before buying from this shop now. I know there are a lot of online guides that explain how to build your own PC so maybe I'll give it a try.

Go for it. It is not as hard as it used to be with 286 motherboards. The most difficult part is making sure all your components azre compatible... proper mobo/ram for cpu chosen. BUt look through general hardware... there are 500 threads a day about system builds. All that legwork is done!