BEWARE NZXT BLD! Massive scam

[Cyber2B]

Edit: For those wondering why its a shopify link NZXT apparently uses it for transactions. Go try it yourself.

And it seems people are missing the point. What I am emphasizing is that you can get a better price/performance computer for the same price elsewhere then touching the BLD crap.


I just discovered NZXT offers a custom PC service from word of mouth and I checked it out and its such as massive scam. I cannot believe people think this is a "good product", it's as bad as alienware.

For their 'cheapest' custom PC it runs around $1823.91 and here are the parts:
https://letsbld-com.myshopify.com/19869305/checkouts/1cb60065ceb338bb3fd411d53a5459d9?locale=en

Now lets look at a much better prebuilt for approximately the same price ($1899.99): https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali463/p/N82E16883360048?Description=ABS&cm_re=ABS-_-83-360-048-_-Product

For anyone who does know a thing or two about tech, it self evident which is better for the money.

LinusTechTips and all the other TechTubers who endorsed this service as "great", "amazing", "Awesome value" have lost my respect.

Don't get me wrong, NZXT makes great products, but this isn't one of them.

[Cyber2B]

引用自 Mr. Gentlebot：

Well generally most of us advise not listening to LTT.
Anyway, this is the cost of labor and brand name mostly. As someone else pointed out you're not really comparing the same parts. IF you want the lowest cost, shop smart, and build it yourself.

Builders (build the PC for you sites) are for the not so tech inclined or potentially to damage their systems during a build, or for lazy people. If you want the best cost, shop around, get the best prices, put it together yourself unless someone can build the same for the same or less cost.

Your missing the point. The newegg computer has a better price/performance then the NZXT one for approx the same price.

[Mad Scientist]

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

引用自 Mr. Gentlebot：

Well generally most of us advise not listening to LTT.
Anyway, this is the cost of labor and brand name mostly. As someone else pointed out you're not really comparing the same parts. IF you want the lowest cost, shop smart, and build it yourself.

Builders (build the PC for you sites) are for the not so tech inclined or potentially to damage their systems during a build, or for lazy people. If you want the best cost, shop around, get the best prices, put it together yourself unless someone can build the same for the same or less cost.

Your missing the point. The newegg computer has a better price/performance then the NZXT one for approx the same price.

I'm not missing the point at all.
Re-read it. Slowly.

"this is the cost of labor and brand name mostly"
Cost: Putting it together
Cost: BRAND NAME.
It's like buying apple stuff; often you're paying significantly more, for significantly less performance.

[emoticorpse]

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

引用自 Mr. Gentlebot：

Well generally most of us advise not listening to LTT.
Anyway, this is the cost of labor and brand name mostly. As someone else pointed out you're not really comparing the same parts. IF you want the lowest cost, shop smart, and build it yourself.

Builders (build the PC for you sites) are for the not so tech inclined or potentially to damage their systems during a build, or for lazy people. If you want the best cost, shop around, get the best prices, put it together yourself unless someone can build the same for the same or less cost.

Your missing the point. The newegg computer has a better price/performance then the NZXT one for approx the same price.

You don't know what the performance is going to be until you actually run the computer. You can argue the CPU/GPU are stronger than the ones on the other pc but a computer is an entire system with multiple components that affect each other. It's not like you're running the CPU and GPU by themselves independently. The motherboard/cooler/memory/psu affect performance.

Most likely it will be stronger performance wise than the other one like you're saying. But I take other things into account when determining value (like the things mentioned in last paragraph). So if you want to ignore motherboard/cooler/memory/psu then definitely get it. You might luck out and have one that works for years.

[nullable]

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

Your missing the point.

I'm really not.

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

The newegg computer has a better price/performance then the NZXT one for approx the same price.

So? Buy the newegg computer.

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

Simply informing people isn't a bad thing.

No, it's not. But that's not really what you're doing. It's all theatrics and hyperbole. It's attention seeking nonsense. If you don't want to be criticized for those things, don't engage in those behaviors.

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

And the is just to catch your attention. Remember hook sentences, it catches peoples attention.

It's clickbait. And typically garbage content relies on it. And speak-O-the-devil.

[Mad Scientist]

引用自 Snakub Plissken：

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

Simply informing people isn't a bad thing.

No, it's not. But that's not really what you're doing. It's all theatrics and hyperbole. It's attention seeking nonsense. If you don't want to be criticized for those things, don't engage in those behaviors.

Ie, Clickbait. One of the most hated things out there.

People wanna put it together for the cheapest costs involved, multiple parts from multiple places? Ok, cool, that's preferable as economically valuable.
People want to have it built for them from a generic recognized store? Ok, cool.
People want to have it built for them from a place that assembles it in their HQ in the States? Brand name and labor will be a definite cost factor. Ok, go for it.

That should be the end of it for the OP. If people want to research before buying to get the best price, they can. They can also choose not to or to just throw money at it, at their will.

引用自 Snakub Plissken：

引用自 TenzoG™ - JD：

And the is just to catch your attention. Remember hook sentences, it catches peoples attention.

It's clickbait. And typically garbage content relies on it. And speak-O-the-devil.

[Tommy the Truck Tater Tot]

just wanted to let you know gamers nexus just made these scammers go viral. you where ahead of your time sir.

[DonMcK]

引用自 Tommy the Truck Tater Tot：

just wanted to let you know gamers nexus just made these scammers go viral. you where ahead of your time sir.

Watched the whole video, it's way worse than just not being value for money. Oddly enough, unlike the EK story, no one else seems to have picked it up.

[Steven]

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