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Seems like a good deal for people who don't want to build their own pc.
Dell Inspiron 5680 Gaming Desktop Core i5-8400 8GB RAM GTX1060 6GB - 1TB HDD + 128GB SSD $1119.20 Delivered @ Dell eBay
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The techfast one for $1100 with a rxt 2070 is better isn’t it?
much!
Yes, the performance of the Techfast build would be a fair bit better.
Having said that, the Techfast build uses some parts of questionable quality and their warranty is nowhere near as good as Dell's.
The Techfast one would have massively better performance but I'd implore anyone buying any Techfast machine to replace the PSU with a decent one. Bad PSUs don't just die themselves more frequently, they kill other components much more frequently.
Replacing the psu would void warranty right?
Would like to know the answer to this as well.
If they tried to pull that as an excuse then they'd likely face similar problems that MSY has faced with the ACCC.
Most warranties are voided once you open the case. Which is why they have the sticker on the case
@asa79: Those stickers are misleading and against the ACL.
This is how Apple got a $9m fine: https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/iphone-and-ipad-misrep…
"Someone else has opened this/repaired this/upgraded this" is not a sufficient reason to reject warranty.
I got a Thermaltake Litepower 750W with my Techfast order. It isn't the best, but not anywhere near a Shaw or equivalent and more than capable to run all my gear within.
It's pretty bad though. The increasingly bad split 12V rail design. It's really a ~500W PSU because modern computers use bugger all of the 3.3V and 5V rails and Motherboard/GPU balancing over a split rail is not a thing people do. Not good enough even to get basic 80 Plus certification, let alone Bronze or higher (claim is for 70% efficiency which is horrific). I think the design is pre-2010? Definitely pre-2012.
Can't find a physical breakdown of one but I'd be pretty surprised if they had sufficient filters & protectors or if their mosfets and capacitors were remotely reliable.
Better than Shaw? Yeah, probably. But not enough that I'd trust it.
Do you have a link to the deal?
I'm not one to buy a pre-built PC, but there's just something I like about that Dell chassis
interesting, when i see it, all i can think off is how hard it will be to get the dust out from them grills
Get a few can blowers
Seems like a not a bad deal but why not build your own? A system with the same specs comes to $1073 on PCcasegear
True, but the difference is $46.20. For that you may as well save yourself the hassle of sourcing parts, building, and then troubleshooting the build. Also, with the dell you'll have warranty and be completely covered by ACL. Worth it i reckon. Having said that the TechFast deals from the last few months blow this out of the water.
The warranty alone is more than worth the $46.20. I've had quite a few PCs have issues in the 3yr warranty period and each time I'm just glad I got a pre-built system with warranty (even if I'm paying a bit more after selecting the parts I want). Saves me having to do the trouble shooting… I just make sure I back up stuff regularly and drop the PC off for someone to deal with. I use a laptop in the meantime.
that's highly unusual, i've built and cycled through ~10 systems at this point, only one system had problems and that was after 6 years of quite heavy use.
building yourself and making use of second hand parts can save significant $$$ for better performance
I love researching and building PCs, but I can see why it's not for everyone. Finding all the right components, making sure they're all compatible, ordering them from 2 or 3 stores depending on availability, dealing with shipping etc, putting it all together and messing with cable management and motherboard pin-outs, installing Windows and all the right drivers etc. Fun for some, a nightmare for others.
A pre-built allows you to pull it out of the box, plug it in and it works. And Dell machines are covered by an excellent warranty that includes in-home repair if something goes wrong.
I suppose it's a bit like collectables in a sense. Do you just want to buy it and place it on a shelf? or do you want a Lego one that you can assemble? Each to their own.
Now days its about warranty. With a Dell something goes wrong or not performing, you ring them up and they sort it out.
If you build it you have to work it out and then deal with the manufacture and explain to them that the graphic card isnt performing to what it should be etc
That's a tiny difference. Considering warranty, support, no setup that's fantastic value.
Should've just finished after the first sentence - second sentence makes the PCCaseGear option sound terrible value for money.
Equivalent from Techfast $863.20 (ex the 1tb drive)
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Intel-i5-8400-GTX-1060-6GB-120GB…Also no OS just to be fair as a proper copy is ~$100
i bought the same build last July sans 128gb ssd for $999 seems like a pretty average deal especially considering 1060 have been replaced.
I would add that i put a 480GB SSD as the boot as the system is really held back by spinning drive, but total was still under current price for this system.
Tray load Slim ODD DVD
So you dont get a blu ray just a laptop dvd drive
I thought this was a Dell shaver in the thumbnail