My parents bought me this. My friend says they were ripped off.

[JuliaJuiceBox]

My parents got it for me for graduation and it was $2,200.00ish. Idk anything about PCs since this is my first one. Is he right?

Processor - Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF Processor (8X 3.20GHz + 16X 2.40GHz/36MB L3 Cache)

Video Card - GeForce RTX 5070 - 12GB GDDR7 (DLSS 4.0 – AI-Powered Performance)

Memory - 32GB [16GB x 2] DDR5-6000MHz RGB

Motherboard - MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI, WiFi 6E, Back Panel USB (1 Type-C, 7 Type-A)

Storage - 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Bit expensive but specs are decent enough. Could have probably got RTX 5070 Ti for this money if building yourself. Doesn`t seem to be any weak points or obvious traps.

[Beardface31]

Looks good to me.

Not ripped off.. Maybe a little on the expensive side.

[_I_]

for a prebuild 2200 is alot, but not a bad deal

basically a step better than this
https://www.microcenter.com/product/689961/powerspec-g453-gaming-pc

[Carlsberg]

Think its fair, factor in the case etc and the price is good imo. Builder has to make something for his time and effort.

[JuliaJuiceBox]

Thank you all!

[Monk]

Given the gpu shortages and the usual prebuilt mark up, id say it's a fair price, sure you could get the spec cheaper building yourself under normal availability, but it's not bad

[nullable]

Given your age methinks your friend is in the "build it yourself" camp, and any retail markup is a ripoff.

Eventually he'll be experienced enough to accept that most people ain't gonna build their own, and that means paying extra for a pre-built. Granted when you don't know anything it makes shopping around for the best deal tougher, but overpaying a little bit isn't really being ripped off either.

Some people underestimate the value of not having to think about it too much or do a lot of of work.

[JuliaJuiceBox]

Escrito originalmente por nullable:

Given your age methinks your friend is in the "build it yourself" camp, and any retail markup is a ripoff.

Eventually he'll be experienced enough to accept that most people ain't gonna build their own, and that means paying extra for a pre-built. Granted when you don't know anything it makes shopping around for the best deal tougher, but overpaying a little bit isn't really being ripped off either.

Some people underestimate the value of not having to think about it too much or do a lot of of work.

Yeah he def is, plus he just always thinks he knows better than everyone else. Kind of annoying loll I appreciate the input.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Yeah just like I thought, could have built it with RTX 5070 Ti for this money if doing it yourself:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/796FpK

[JuliaJuiceBox]

Escrito originalmente por Rumpelcrutchskin:

Yeah just like I thought, could have built it with RTX 5070 Ti for this money if doing it yourself:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/796FpK

I'll keep this in mind for my next one. I've always wanted to build one but it's kinda scary.

Out of curiosity, how much of a difference between the 5070 and 5070 ti?

[_I_]

+ ~15%
https://technical.city/en/video/GeForce-RTX-5070-vs-GeForce-RTX-5070-Ti

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Escrito originalmente por JuliaJuiceBox:

Escrito originalmente por Rumpelcrutchskin:

Yeah just like I thought, could have built it with RTX 5070 Ti for this money if doing it yourself:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/796FpK

I'll keep this in mind for my next one. I've always wanted to build one but it's kinda scary.

Out of curiosity, how much of a difference between the 5070 and 5070 ti?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwumF48km6M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZXl58IUxU

[Bad 💀 Motha]

The going rate for a Prebuild of Premium parts with that CPU + GPU + RAM + 2TB NVME SSD is going for around 2600-2800 $USD as we speak. So not bad at all really for 2200

[JuliaJuiceBox]

Interesting, more than I was expecting. Also, should I get a 4k monitor or is there something better for my build?

I have a 1080p right now, that my brother gave me. It's not super old or anything.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Better to get a decent 1440p 165-240Hz Monitor with both HDMI and DP. Use DP for the high refresh rate.

If you want 4K just use a TV panel