ripped off?

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radical24

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Last 2013 July my dad bought me my new pc, neither of us had any knowledge about computer hardware, now that i do understand, i feel like the computer he bought me was a rip off, it cost him about 650$.

specs:

case: it's by ippon, i don't know the full name
power supply: same as above^
motherboard: Gigabyte H61M-DS2H
processor: Intel Core i3-3220 @3.30GHz (2 cores 4 threads afaik)
graphics card: nvidia GeForce GTX 650
RAM: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM 666MHz, BUT, only 3.48 usable because of 32bit windows.
hard drive: well, there seems to be one with 291GB and another one with 172GB (http://prntscr.com/3gkbie) but when i physically opened the computer i only saw 1 hard drive, so i don't know.
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
if you want more info: http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/538697

I think it's a rip off, but i'm not 100% sure, is it? 650$ for that^
 
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Did a quick build using that info on both Newegg and Amazon I substituted a cheap case/PSU, generic RAM, 500 GB Hard Drive (which is probably what your is, only split into two partitions), a basic 650 GPU, and factored in the price of the Amazon Motherboard for Newegg (Newegg didn't carry them). Total via Amazon was $683, Newegg was $546. Add in the cost of building/installing/customizing, and the Newegg price could reasonably reach $650, if not more.

Could you have built a more-capable system for less? Yes. Were you taken advantage of for the system someone else built and sold to you? Not necessarily.
 
Like above. If you ordered the parts and put it together yourself, yeah, slightly ripped off. If you ordered it pre built, not really.
 
Keep in mind that the prices I listed above were the result of 5 minutes of looking using the CPU, MoBo, and Win7, then adding in generic no-frills parts comparable to the specs you gave. Also, I only used Amazon to get prices on some stuff since Newegg had already discontinued them - I would personally stay away from Amazon for system builds due to the noted price difference. That being said, I'm sure if the time was taken to look for any of the numerous sale/coupon/free-shipping/combo deals on Newegg, you could not only get better components, but also knock a bit off the price at the same time.

How much does building cost you if you are doing it for you - nothing. How much does it cost if someone is building it for someone else - depends. Amount of components, special case features, special cable routing inside the case, software install, and software customization will all play a role in determining the build fee. I've built individual systems for $50, and I've built them for $130. As posted before, a comparable system to yours using parts generic sourced from Newegg (which is probably what you have, save for the MoBo/CPU, which are actually decent components) ran roughly $550. You paid $650 for the complete turn-key system, just plug it in and use it, and you didn't have to worry about components not being compatible with each other (AMD CPU in an Intel Board). An extra $100 to have that peace of mind and a fairly capable system to-boot is not too shabby;)
 
For being July of 2013 and being a prebuilt, it's not awful. Building would have been cheaper but for a prebuilt I wouldn't say you got ripped off.
 
alright, so the case is Ippon A6-450 <it comes withe the power supply.

from what i've seen its worth 60$ish, is that good or bad?
 
Was it a complete system? With monitor, keyboard, mouse and sound system?

The Giogabyte motherboard and the i3 CPU is good stuff.
 
Don't worry about it. It was definitely not a ripoff for a prebuilt. If you had built it yourself you would have gotten better quality parts for cheaper, but that's almost always the case for prebuilts.
 
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