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Offline Peanut1

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Is this a decent setup?
« on: January 12, 2018, 09:09:15 PM »

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1 x Intel Core i5-8400 Coffee Lake 2.8GHz (4.0GHz turbo) Six-Core $35.11   Processor-Coffee-Lake-i5-8400       
Operating System           
1 x Windows 10 Home 64-Bit $16.56   windows-10-home-64-bit       
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1 x APEVIA X-Hermes Case w/ Side Window-Green $9.97   APEVIA X-Hermes Case w/ Side Window-Green       
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1 x INTEL COPPER HEAVY DUTY LGA 1150/1155/2011 COOLING FAN $7.51   CPUCOOLER-IntelCoppyHeavyDuty       
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1 x 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 2666MHz (PC4 21300) Dual Channel $32.05   RAM-DDR4-16GB-2666mhz       
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1 x TOSHIBA / SEAGATE / WD 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB CACHE SATA 6.0Gb/s $7.97   HARDDRIVE-SEAGATE-WD500GB7200RPM16MBCACHESATA6-0Gb-s       
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1 x SEASONIC 620 WATT EXTREME PERFORMANCE POWER SUPPLY $13.65   POWERSUPPLY-SEASONIC620WATTEXTREMEPERFORMANce   
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2018, 08:07:12 AM »
yes that'll do very nicely for any current game, let alone AH3.    :aok

any reason why you didn't select an SSD drive? they are great!

Plus where are they selling those parts for that cheap??!   :headscratch:
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2018, 09:47:52 AM »
You've done your homework well!  :aok

I fully agree with not having an SSD, no games get advantage of it unless you're in such a hurry you can't wait for three minutes to get into the cartoon skies.

+1 on that price question. I'd be willing to place an order for that price! Or, are they perhaps what you have to pay extra above some regular setup?
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2018, 09:50:06 AM »
Having an SSD for the OS is a smart idea.  Use the HDD for games and other programs.

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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2018, 09:52:41 AM »
Quote from: Bruv119 on January 13, 2018, 08:07:12 AM
Plus where are they selling those parts for that cheap??!   :headscratch:

For real.  I want to get down on that sale.  :banana:

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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2018, 11:52:48 AM »
There is something way fishy on those prices, no way someone is selling those that cheap without a catch. They got the decimal point in the wrong spot on some or the website is a scam.

You sure you arent trying to lease a computer?
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2018, 03:34:55 PM »
I think it looks fishy as well. A 1070 for 70 dollars? That aint right.
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2018, 04:39:45 PM »
I found the site

http://www.nocompromisegaming.com/products/level-4-gaming-desktop-1253.html

They lease to you under contract with the option to buy. Once you add all the monthly pricing up the place is a giant rip off praying on the uneducated with dirt cheap prices. Below is direct from the site in fine print


"All states except GA, FL, CA, NY, and PA: This is a lease transaction with ownership options. The Total Initial Payment is $202.80 plus shipping due before delivery. Minimal lease obligation is 5 months at $202.80 per month. No security deposit is required. Total Lease Purchase term and cost is 18 months at $202.80 per month for a total lease purchase cost of $3650.40 . "

A giant stinking rip off scam that is
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2018, 09:45:34 PM »
Quote from: Meatwad on January 13, 2018, 04:39:45 PM
I found the site

http://www.nocompromisegaming.com/products/level-4-gaming-desktop-1253.html

They lease to you under contract with the option to buy. Once you add all the monthly pricing up the place is a giant rip off praying on the uneducated with dirt cheap prices. Below is direct from the site in fine print


"All states except GA, FL, CA, NY, and PA: This is a lease transaction with ownership options. The Total Initial Payment is $202.80 plus shipping due before delivery. Minimal lease obligation is 5 months at $202.80 per month. No security deposit is required. Total Lease Purchase term and cost is 18 months at $202.80 per month for a total lease purchase cost of $3650.40 . "

A giant stinking rip off scam that is
not a rip off if you pay the sale price in the first 3 months then they call it a rental fee
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #9 on: January 13, 2018, 09:51:08 PM »
Quote from: Peanut1 on January 13, 2018, 09:45:34 PM
not a rip off if you pay the sale price in the first 3 months then they call it a rental fee

You're going to pay in the end. (or from the end)

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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2018, 10:00:43 PM »
Quote from: 100Coogn on January 13, 2018, 09:51:08 PM
You're going to pay in the end. (or from the end)

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my total price is 1800 but if I don't pay it in the first 5 months I pay a monthly rental fee.
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2018, 10:58:19 PM »
Quote from: Peanut1 on January 13, 2018, 10:00:43 PM
my total price is 1800 but if I don't pay it in the first 5 months I pay a monthly rental fee.

I wish you the best of luck on your rig.

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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2018, 12:07:25 AM »
Quote from: Peanut1 on January 13, 2018, 10:00:43 PM
my total price is 1800 but if I don't pay it in the first 5 months I pay a monthly rental fee.

Try this one https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=1756174 good machine with no scams.
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2018, 04:36:10 AM »
In case of the recent security isses/bugs with Intel processors and performance loss from patches you may want to look at using an AMD Ryzen setup instead.
To save some money you may want to change the 1070 for a 1060 6 GiB but this depends on the games you wanna play.
PSU is way oversized - 500W Seasonic or other quality brand would be sufficient + still offering reserve for upgrades.
A SSD should be used as primary drive for OS with a minimum size of ~250 GB and a HDD of at least 2 TB for storage. A 500GB drive is easily filled, data fragments a lot with windoze updates and you may easily run into space problems once a new windows upgrade installation is pending.
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Re: Is this a decent setup?
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2018, 06:51:55 AM »
If it sounds too good to be true,......
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