prebuilt>custom (in this case)

id like to see someone build this comp cheaper. look how great it is for the price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883107517prebuilt%26gt;custom (in this case)
that cpu is fully impressive for the price about 900 pounds uk?? but the ram is slow and cheep and its only a 8800 gt about ?50also looks to have a crap/generic mobo, i get the feeling that people look at the price and the cpu at the top of the specs and think WOW BLOODY HELL BUY BUY BUYbut no, its not that amazingprebuilt%26gt;custom (in this case)
[QUOTE=''c_doody_1999''] that cpu is fully impressive for the price about 900 pounds uk?? but the ram is slow and cheep and its only a 8800 gt about ?50also looks to have a crap/generic mobo, i get the feeling that people look at the price and the cpu at the top of the specs and think WOW BLOODY HELL BUY BUY BUYbut no, its not that amazing[/QUOTE] You may not be able to build this exact pc cheaper,,,but you could build one more powerful for less money for sure because i bet you that mobo doesnt allow you to overclock the cpu!
Ever look at all the stuff that came with it?
[QUOTE=''unrealplaya55'']Ever look at all the stuff that came with it?[/QUOTE] yes, yes i did and its all a load of c***!
[QUOTE=''daytona_178''][QUOTE=''unrealplaya55'']Ever look at all the stuff that came with it?[/QUOTE] yes, yes i did and its all a load of c***![/QUOTE] ahah. ya right.

You can build that for less $$
[QUOTE=''unrealplaya55''][QUOTE=''daytona_178''] [QUOTE=''unrealplaya55'']Ever look at all the stuff that came with it?[/QUOTE] yes, yes i did and its all a load of c***![/QUOTE] ahah. ya right.
[/QUOTE] ok then tell me whats so great about the bundled software then?
[QUOTE=''daytona_178''] [QUOTE=''unrealplaya55'']Ever look at all the stuff that came with it?[/QUOTE] yes, yes i did and its all a load of c***![/QUOTE]ya the only extras i need might be a mouse and keyboard.
The title makes the system look great for a pre-built but once you look at the parts it isnt as good as it seems.
I can build it for less.
[QUOTE=''daytona_178''] [QUOTE=''unrealplaya55'']Ever look at all the stuff that came with it?[/QUOTE] yes, yes i did and its all a load of c***![/QUOTE] exactly, its vista, works (why you'd get it and not office is beyond me) and a pile of hp junk
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018]Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 SLACR OEM[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887011]Zerotherm Nirvana CPU cooler[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136038]DFI Blood Iron P35 motherboard[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565]4x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 RAM[/url] (yes, that's just one 2x1GB kit - so buy two of them)[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318]EVGA 8800GT 512MB[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288]Seagate 7200.11 500GB hard drive w/ 32MB cache[/url] (get two of these, and you can even set them up in whatever RAID config makes you comfortable, or don't even run RAID at all) [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154]Samsung DVD RW drive with Litescribe[/url] (just to keep things fair, this drive has Litescribe too!) [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16821104104]Mitsumi Floppy/card reader combo drive[/url] (just in case that HP has a built-in card reader, now you have one too) [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001]Corsair HX520w power supply[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137]Cooler Master RC690 case[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114005]Razer Lycosa keyboard[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104079]Logitech G9 mouse[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116204]Windows 64-bit Premium[/url]And just to add icing to the cake, [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006]Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer[/url]Grand total including even or better components comes out to $1665 - over $100 cheaper, and with much higher quality components. And hell, that was barely shopping around or pricing things out, and with the best of the best in mind.
[QUOTE=''RayvinAzn''][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018]Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 SLACR OEM[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887011]Zerotherm Nirvana CPU cooler[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136038]DFI Blood Iron P35 motherboard[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565]4x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 RAM[/url] (yes, that's just one 2x1GB kit - so buy two of them)[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130318]EVGA 8800GT 512MB[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288]Seagate 7200.11 500GB hard drive w/ 32MB cache[/url] (get two of these, and you can even set them up in whatever RAID config makes you comfortable, or don't even run RAID at all) [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151154]Samsung DVD RW drive with Litescribe[/url] (just to keep things fair, this drive has Litescribe too!) [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16821104104]Mitsumi Floppy/card reader combo drive[/url] (just in case that HP has a built-in card reader, now you have one too) [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001]Corsair HX520w power supply[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137]Cooler Master RC690 case[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114005]Razer Lycosa keyboard[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104079]Logitech G9 mouse[/url][url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116204]Windows 64-bit Premium[/url]And just to add icing to the cake, [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102006]Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer[/url]Grand total including even or better components comes out to $1665 - over $100 cheaper, and with much higher quality components. And hell, that was barely shopping around or pricing things out, and with the best of the best in mind.[/QUOTE]Pretty nice build for the price actualy.
Just wanted to point out that there's actually an HD-DVD Drive on there. I'm no fan of prebuilts myself, but that's pretty good value.(Even though I would just build it myself)