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CjStaal

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System Specs
System Name Current rig
Processor i9-9900k
Motherboard Z390 Aorus Xtreme
Cooling Corsair h150i Pro
Memory 32GB Ripjaws V 3200
Video Card(s) Asus 2090 ti Strix
Storage Samsung 970 Pro 1tb
Display(s) Alienware aw3418dw
Case Thermaltake View 91
Power Supply seasonic 1kw
hey you could built that same exact setup for way less. like mabey 700$ less
 
Worth around about $900 dollars. Pretty overpriced.
 
In my opinion (commenting on just about everything lol), you could save some serious cash just getting a fullATX case and the Bigwater seperately. X850XT? Its very good, but if you go on that road, either get an aftermarket cooler to slap on the X850XT (very noisy stock cooler) or upgrade to an X1k series equivalent. I love your Hard Drive idea, but the average user is just going to slap everything on the windows partition (oh wait we're not talking ordinary users :o). You might want to set it up so that everything this guy downloads goes on the raptor, or the user just can't access the C drive. I would rather see an FX processor in my high-end build, or at least a 3800+ (its multiplier is 12X)/something dual core. You forgot keyboard, mouse, and display lol. Logitech wired keyboard, Microsoft wireless mouse, and Samsung 19" 8ms LCD is what I'd go for. I configured EXACTLY like you had in the ebay build, added said keyboard/mouse/LCD, and got to...2301.48 including shipping. Headphones I'd get at CVS for $8 :laugh:
PS- XP Pro is overkill, XP home is just as good, gives you money to buy noise-cancelling headphones/good speakers
 
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Yea you could save a ton of money around 600-700 bucks depending on were your buying...


Also that case is great, But as you know very heavy case. As I have heard from many people the liquid cooling set up is great, but not the best, you could buy a light case and pre-order the FreeZone. If you decide to just pick out the parts you could buy a nice case with that FreeZone since its going to be an amazing, easy set up, sutible for Oc'ing.
 
I paid about $2300 for my system. That's including the monitor, speakers (400w RMS 4.1 Logitechs), keyboard, and mouse. I think you could defenitely get a better price on that PC.
 
I really dont think that case is necassasary (its morning im tired ignore the spelling). Couldnt he save alot more money??? That case goes for 425, is dead heavy, and cooling aint that great.
 
drade said:
I really dont think that case is necassasary (its morning im tired ignore the spelling). Couldnt he save alot more money??? That case goes for 425, is dead heavy, and cooling aint that great.
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That was my first thought. I remember that case being outrageously expensive. That case plus the markup is what's making it so damned expensive.
 
Its a 500 watt power supply, but by who?
 
I'm the seller, I forgot what brand the power supply is, but it is good... Also, this setup is like 1859 something so yeah, don't say I overpriced it....
 
1859? my rig cost 1700$ retail to build back when the x1800xt was brand new and selling for 600$ you wont' get anywhere near 2000$ off of ebay with anything short of an x1900xtx and an x2 4800 rig. single core sandy and an old school x850xt aint gonna make 1200 much less 2300. lol believe me I know I'm a retailer who tried selling on ebay for some publicity, but no one wanted to pay near what the rig was worth.

drop the case it's to expensive and get a cheaper 100$ or less case, with a bigwater 745.
then swap the sandy for a 3800x2 and the x850xt for an x1800gto or xl. get rid of the 20Gb and the 120GB and run just the raptor. don't put in the sound blaster.
and sell it on amazon instead of ebay, you should get at least 1600$ for that rig.
3800x2
x1800gto/xl
dfi crossfire mobo
500 watt psu
plextor dvd
xp pro
2GB mem
decent case
bigwater 745.
these are hot items right now as the average enthusiest gamer believes dual cores are the king (whether ot not it's true), the x1800gto or xl will stand out as a performance beast to them as well (again whether or not it's true) case is all about looks, rather than functionality, 2Gb mem is good as the enthusiast gamer thinks that's the best as well (again whether or not it's true) bigwater will also be an enthusiast draw, dfi as well.

you need to make sure the cost of the rig is much lower than 1800$ (more like 1200) for you to build, and lower than 2000$ for them to buy (more like 1500-1600)

I really wish you would have put what you were planning up on the forum first before putting it on ebay, as I assure you no one on ebay will buy that rig and you like me will have to swallow the cost of selling (up to 55$ ). lol
 
Ugh, Yeah, I have the fucking "listing fees" from a couple lists... I hate those fees
 
yogurt_21 said:
1859? my rig cost 1700$ retail to build back when the x1800xt was brand new and selling for 600$ you wont' get anywhere near 2000$ off of ebay with anything short of an x1900xtx and an x2 4800 rig. single core sandy and an old school x850xt aint gonna make 1200 much less 2300. lol believe me I know I'm a retailer who tried selling on ebay for some publicity, but no one wanted to pay near what the rig was worth.

drop the case it's to expensive and get a cheaper 100$ or less case, with a bigwater 745.
then swap the sandy for a 3800x2 and the x850xt for an x1800gto or xl. get rid of the 20Gb and the 120GB and run just the raptor. don't put in the sound blaster.
and sell it on amazon instead of ebay, you should get at least 1600$ for that rig.
3800x2
x1800gto/xl
dfi crossfire mobo
500 watt psu
plextor dvd
xp pro
2GB mem
decent case
bigwater 745.
these are hot items right now as the average enthusiest gamer believes dual cores are the king (whether ot not it's true), the x1800gto or xl will stand out as a performance beast to them as well (again whether or not it's true) case is all about looks, rather than functionality, 2Gb mem is good as the enthusiast gamer thinks that's the best as well (again whether or not it's true) bigwater will also be an enthusiast draw, dfi as well.

you need to make sure the cost of the rig is much lower than 1800$ (more like 1200) for you to build, and lower than 2000$ for them to buy (more like 1500-1600)

I really wish you would have put what you were planning up on the forum first before putting it on ebay, as I assure you no one on ebay will buy that rig and you like me will have to swallow the cost of selling (up to 55$ ). lol
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Your a retailer? What's your wholeseller, can you get me some hookups? lol
 
bikr692002 said:
I'm the seller, I forgot what brand the power supply is, but it is good... Also, this setup is like 1859 something so yeah, don't say I overpriced it....
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$1859 TOTAL??? What site are you getting all this stuff from? :D
 
zekrahminator said:
$1859 TOTAL??? What site are you getting all this stuff from? :D
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newegg
 
I must be a bad configurator then...I was configuring with newegg too and got that quote :laugh:...monitor was only $250, keyboard/mouse like $30, so yeah :o
 
*scratches head* wtf are you talking about?
 
Good Luck ;)

I think the "service" and component mix might have decent appeal
I would however point out a few things that might negatively influence someone bidding

"I will build" not "I have built" (3 to 4 weeks to take the money and run)
buyers have only 60 days from the end of an auction to file a "Item not recieved" dispute, your chewing most of that up.

only 1 successful purchase in your history and a busted deal with you as the seller

and of course an overclock is a crap shoot depending on the actual CPU
what they might "expect" as opposed to what you can actually manage potentially a real pain in the butt.
Not to mention the highest overclock you can manage at your ambient temperature (pressure, RH)
isnt necessarilly the environment its shipping to so you'd likely have to back it down a little for safety (or determine parity)

and think you should avoid images with a newegg watermark ;)

Id build up history first and show other examples of your work in a far more detailed "store" as well as cover your butt on the legalities
 
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I know... But my distributer is... idk if he's fradulent, he has been real busy and he does e-mail back and stuff and communicate and why would he communicate after he ripped me off (supposably). Well, I'm not buying from him agian until my first customer get's his part.

edit: (lol @ sig) you hack also? I'm just starting and learning C++, I hate people who use other peeps programs.
 
bikr692002 said:
*scratches head* wtf are you talking about?
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When I was configuring system as described, I got quote around $2300. You configured and got $1859. That's what I mean :p
 
man you guys are hitting bikr a lil hard calm down and whats this about a bust deal? give him a break do YOU know the story behind it?.........ok.........im just saying i feel hostility in this marked up? sure you can get the parts a lil cheaper but if you dont know jack about comps he's building it thats labor hes testing it hes buying it you cant bealive that he wont whant a lil profit ;)
 
nice second system solaris :p. Alright, I admit, we have been a little mean to bikr. I also admit that I can't quite think of the exact reason :laugh:. I suppose that we just got a little carried away after I got critical...lol. Well, I'd just like to say I'm sorry if I caused any trouble.
 
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