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**bomberboysk** · 07-01-2009, 05:17 AM

Nice setup, they charged what, $300 or so to build it for you?

JAPPO · 07-01-2009, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bomberboysk

Nice setup, they charged what, $300 or so to build it for you?

Was that sarcastic? Lol.

No they charged $50 to build it, $50 for shipping insurance. Tax is 13% here which is outrageous but it's not their fault. So that may have raised the price a bit more than what you'd think.

**bomberboysk** · 07-01-2009, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by JAPPO

Was that sarcastic? Lol.

No they charged $50 to build it, $50 for shipping insurance. Tax is 13% here which is outrageous but it's not their fault. So that may have raised the price a bit more than what you'd think.

Ah, tax is why its so pricey. With tax and the fees for that then it sounds about right for the parts. Plus they charge a little more for parts when they prebuild it from what i saw looking through their builder.

JAPPO · 07-01-2009, 07:17 AM

I could've bought a pre-built Gateway for $100 or so less with a better video card (GTX 285), but I assumed Gateway used cheap parts that would hurt me in the long run.

**bomberboysk** · 07-01-2009, 07:22 AM

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I could've bought a pre-built Gateway for $100 or so less with a better video card (GTX 285), but I assumed Gateway used cheap parts that would hurt me in the long run.

Yeah, especially in the powersupply and motherboard area. Plus you can always overclock your rig

JAPPO · 07-01-2009, 07:40 AM

It was 750 watt although it didn't say which brand... which I assume is also very important. It could be some no-name from the dollar store.

**bomberboysk** · 07-01-2009, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JAPPO

It was 750 watt although it didn't say which brand... which I assume is also very important. It could be some no-name from the dollar store.

The gateway? With them a 750w is probably more like a quality 450/500W. Trust me, getting your own components was the best choice you can make. Especially when you get good memory vs off brand, better quality parts, etc. Post some pics once you get it

JAPPO · 07-01-2009, 09:14 PM

Just for fun I went to tigerdirect.ca and added up all the components to see if I got a good deal.

All in all if I bought every single part seperately it would have been $140 cheaper. However, I'd have to build it myself and it wouldn't include the NCIX 1-year warranty. Plus I'd have to pay a little more for shipping, which would make the savings more in the $100 area.

So $100-120 for a company to build the computer for me plus give an extra layer of warranty. I haven't built a computer before, soo... good deal or not?

**bomberboysk** · 07-01-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JAPPO

Just for fun I went to tigerdirect.ca and added up all the components to see if I got a good deal.

All in all if I bought every single part seperately it would have been $140 cheaper. However, I'd have to build it myself and it wouldn't include the NCIX 1-year warranty. Plus I'd have to pay a little more for shipping, which would make the savings more in the $100 area.

So $100-120 for a company to build the computer for me plus give an extra layer of warranty. I haven't built a computer before, soo... good deal or not?

well, all the parts have at least one year of warranty on them anyhow

XFX gpu's have double lifetime, some mobos have either 3year, 5year or lifetime warranties, cpu's usually 3 year, memory is usually lifetime, psu's are usually around 3-5years warranty.

JAPPO · 07-01-2009, 09:24 PM

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well, all the parts have at least one year of warranty on them anyhow

XFX gpu's have double lifetime, some mobos have either 3year, 5year or lifetime warranties, cpu's usually 3 year, memory is usually lifetime, psu's are usually around 3-5years warranty.

Lol damnit, so not a good deal?

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JAPPO Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 69	Just for fun I went to tigerdirect.ca and added up all the components to see if I got a good deal. All in all if I bought every single part seperately it would have been $140 cheaper. However, I'd have to build it myself and it wouldn't include the NCIX 1-year warranty. Plus I'd have to pay a little more for shipping, which would make the savings more in the $100 area. So $100-120 for a company to build the computer for me plus give an extra layer of warranty. I haven't built a computer before, soo... good deal or not? __________________ None...yet

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