ebay bargain (no really) The most powerful & stylish computer available. Ever.

***Zardon*** · Nov 15, 2005, 07:15 PM

mmm yum I fancy one.

Anyone tell me how someone who is basically conning people out of a few thousand per system has such a high rating? ah the wonders of ebay.

niceguyrichy · Nov 15, 2005, 07:18 PM

bargain!!!

nuG · Nov 15, 2005, 07:24 PM

Wow. If anyone ever bought that their ass would be hurting the next morning for sure. Total rape.

***Zardon*** · Nov 15, 2005, 07:27 PM

yours for a touch under £4.000 (around $7,000 to you USA guys), state of the art system for (and I quote).

"For company directors,
computer enthusiasts, serious gamers,
graphics developers, and anyone
else who wants the best style
and performance money can buy"

- Bluelement Studios Newsletter 11/05

The bluelement studios newsletter? ah of course we all know them well, right?

lets see the hardware list
Monitor Apple Cinema 23" TFT = £1000 (why not a dell 2405?)
Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (£350)
Memory 2GB DDR400+ (£130)
Mainboard Asus A8N-SLI Premium (£100)
Graphics nVidia 6800GT Exp 256MB (£180)
DVD Drive LG DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (£50)
Hard Drives 2x 300GB SATA (600GB) (£220)
PSU Antec TC2 550W Quiet (£60)
Case Lian-Li PC-7 Plus (£150)
Speakers Creative Inspire 7.1 (£70)
Kybd & Mse Logitech diNovo Wireless (£100)
OS Included Windows XP Pro x64 (£150)

Total: £2560 (if this guy has connections A LOT less) - his markup on a worst case scenario would be around £1,500 (probably nearer £2000 ($3500 per system). say an average of 3 hours building time, £500 per hour, minus fedex (free **cough** delivery), £100.

Judas · Nov 15, 2005, 08:42 PM

brutal.....i only dumpped a little more then $1000 canadian into my new build of a rig, and i'm just shy of what he has atm.... (course maybe add another 1000 just to cover the monitors)

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 15, 2005, 11:07 PM

Rofl!

Drakon · Nov 15, 2005, 11:39 PM

I think it looks rather sexy!

SSXeon · Nov 16, 2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakon

I think it looks rather sexy!

yes I love apple monitors

**dj_stick** · Nov 16, 2005, 02:22 AM

i don't like the look of the case, but the rest of it looks nice

but that's a bit overpriced imo

***craig5320*** · Nov 16, 2005, 08:25 AM

Jus bought two! awesome system! wow, I'm gonna be 1337.

/back to reality

Just goes to show the idiots that are around. I wonder what the delivery is, probably buys the components once they've paid for the system, shame really.

**Vikingod** · Nov 16, 2005, 08:52 AM

wow, thats about the same system as mine, with a lesser video card and a bigger monitor, for THREE TIMES+ what I paid. But with "Earth Shattering" performance, who can argue.

Lowfat · Nov 16, 2005, 12:11 PM

I should start a new ebay job

Sandok · Nov 16, 2005, 12:16 PM

Hey, if people can sell toast for several thousand, selling a computer WAY more than what it's worth can't be impossible.

Honestly, you can become a millionaire with ebay

niceguyrichy · Nov 16, 2005, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandok

Honestly, you can become a millionaire with ebay

tell us how!!??

no wait, don't. cos you can sell that on ebay too

**dj_stick** · Nov 16, 2005, 03:28 PM

one of my dad's businesses is almost soled based on ebay

but he sells stuff far cheaper than others who sell the same

SFOSOK · Nov 16, 2005, 05:01 PM

You could build that with 2500 3000 easy. Even get a better graphics card lol.

Rasta Monsta · Nov 18, 2005, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopNotchComputer

Using a technology called RAID, we bind the two 300GB hard drives together so you get twice the data transmission speed. Effectively, it's like having one 600GB 15,000rpm hard drive.

Ahh, tell me more of this so-called RAID Technology!

rasta

swimtech · Nov 20, 2005, 01:11 AM

I just hate 'deals' like that...makes me want to call every one of those who bought to return it and let me design a better system for less, and I'd still make a fortune...

I can understand someone's quest for the almighty dollar and at least they're offering something for the $7000.00 (US), but I hate it - it's just not 'fair' to me. That individual or company knows what they're doing - and it is highway robbery.

I guess the Puritan work ethic must be ingrained in my psyche too deeply for me to appreciate those kinds of offers...

Apple's G5 Tower looks much cooler than that IMO. Now if someone would take the time to engineer that case and its awesome cooling system (noisy as it is...) with PC guts, that might be worth $7000.00.

TJ- · Nov 20, 2005, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

yours for a touch under £4.000 (around $7,000 to you USA guys), state of the art system for (and I quote).

"For company directors,
computer enthusiasts, serious gamers,
graphics developers, and anyone
else who wants the best style
and performance money can buy"

- Bluelement Studios Newsletter 11/05

The bluelement studios newsletter? ah of course we all know them well, right?

lets see the hardware list
Monitor Apple Cinema 23" TFT = £1000 (why not a dell 2405?)
Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (£350)
Memory 2GB DDR400+ (£130)
Mainboard Asus A8N-SLI Premium (£100)
Graphics nVidia 6800GT Exp 256MB (£180)
DVD Drive LG DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (£50)
Hard Drives 2x 300GB SATA (600GB) (£220)
PSU Antec TC2 550W Quiet (£60)
Case Lian-Li PC-7 Plus (£150)
Speakers Creative Inspire 7.1 (£70)
Kybd & Mse Logitech diNovo Wireless (£100)
OS Included Windows XP Pro x64 (£150)

Total: £2560 (if this guy has connections A LOT less) - his markup on a worst case scenario would be around £1,500 (probably nearer £2000 ($3500 per system). say an average of 3 hours building time, £500 per hour, minus fedex (free **cough** delivery), £100.

dont forget you are paying for this aswell... And not everyone knows how to build a computer Zardon

Each TopNotchComputer© is custom built and made to order, then tested thoroughly. Delivery is between 7-14 days depending on location.

Rasta Monsta · Nov 20, 2005, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [zi0n]aXe

dont forget you are paying for this aswell... And not everyone knows how to build a computer Zardon

Each TopNotchComputer© is custom built and made to order, then tested thoroughly. Delivery is between 7-14 days depending on location.

SSXeon · Nov 20, 2005, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rasta Monsta

Ahh, tell me more of this so-called RAID Technology!

rasta

Falstaff · Nov 20, 2005, 02:15 PM

People will pay lots of money to lots of people for a variety of reasons......
but how embarrassing....
really....
I went to Bestbuy to purchase PS elements 4.0...they wanted a hundred dollars..
Walmart price? twenty dollars less...

niceguyrichy · Nov 20, 2005, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimtech

I just hate 'deals' like that...makes me want to call every one of those who bought to return it and let me design a better system for less, and I'd still make a fortune..

i've emailed people bidding on things like games on ebay and told them about online shops that sell the things cheaper, with a warranty, and that don't ship 'from our supplier in singapore'.

I hate seeing people get ripped off so blatantly as happens on ebay.

I much prefer that I rip them off legit.