looks like even the the pc builders are scalping. Probably bumping the build price up by 750 quidSo I looked at the headline and I thought OK let's see. Then I saw it had a Nvidia 3060 for nearly £1800 and I thought "no way". So I had a look at the rest of the specs. The 10600kf is a very nice CPU, but its price has apparently come down. The cooling system is nice but again only costs about £150. It's probably overkill anyway. The rest of the specs are below average to average at best.
This is an overpriced, "understated" light show that even the inclusion of an overpriced (and not great) Nvidia card can justify. Unless the prices have gone up significantly in the last month or so, there is no way an Nvidia RTX-3060 based PC should be costing this much.
If I'm wrong then fine. But to me, this isn't Nvidia. This looks like an integrator behaving a little like a scalper.
Dunno how much has changed since I last built a PC (16 years), but I assume DIY building is still not the hardest thing in the world. Research on component matching is more involved I bet?looks like even the the pc builders are scalping. Probably bumping the build price up by 750 quid![]()
The issue is that since the new year it was definitely cheaper to buy a pre-built PC because of the very high GPU and (some) CPU prices. My pre-built PC "technically" cost about £150 quid more than a DIY build but in reality cost about £500 less because I have a 3060Ti which is currently being sold for up to £800Dunno how much has changed since I last built a PC (16 years), but I assume DIY building is still not the hardest thing in the world. Research on component matching is more involved I bet?
Gotcha.The issue is that since the new year it was definitely cheaper to buy a pre-built PC because of the very high GPU and (some) CPU prices. My pre-built PC "technically" cost about £150 quid more than a DIY build but in reality cost about £500 less because I have a 3060Ti which is currently being sold for up to £800
Now it looks like the worst of both. You can't get a GPU to build yourself, and the PC integrators are raising their prices due to the extra demand.
Exactly my point. I already noticed that the RTX-3060 systems were going for the same price RTX-3060Ti systems. Now it seems the they are being sold at RTX-3070 prices and above.And to think, only in November 2020 I bought a pre-built system with a Ryzen7 8 core with AIO on an ASUS X570-P, Corsair 1000W PSU, Firecuda 520 512GB m2 SSD, 2TB drive, 16GB RAM and a MSI 3080 Gamer X Trio for only £1899. (and of course Windows 10 plus 3 year warranty too.)
At that time it was only way top get a 3080.
This was a very hard PC to rate on the value terms.So I looked at the headline and I thought OK let's see. Then I saw it had a Nvidia 3060 for nearly £1800 and I thought "no way". So I had a look at the rest of the specs. The 10600kf is a nice CPU, but its price has apparently come down. The cooling system is nice but again only costs about £150. It's probably overkill anyway. The rest of the specs are below average to average at best.
This is an overpriced, "understated" light show that even the inclusion of an overpriced (and not great) Nvidia card can justify. Unless the prices have gone up significantly in the last month or so, there is no way an Nvidia RTX-3060 based PC should be costing this much.
If I'm wrong then fine. But to me, this isn't Nvidia. This looks like an integrator behaving a little like a scalper.
Somebody buy Greg a lens cloth![]()
Pay extra £150 for this instead AlphaSync RTX 3080 Core i7 10th Gen 16GB RAM 2TB HDD 500GB SSD Gaming Desktop PC
Yes I saw that quote which is why I said:Price the components in this system individually, then add the price you can buy a 3060 for and you won't be far off the price. I mentioned it in the review, I did it and I was only about £170 below the build price.
But here is a system with a better CPU, double the NVME size, decent mobo and cooling for £500 less. There's not £500 worth of components difference in the reviewed system when compared to this. Also as shown by other members, this is very close to the price of an RTX-3080 system.Unless the prices have gone up significantly in the last month or so,
I presume you have an old beige case then?Why does RGB lighting matter so much in a gaming PC? I guess it's just Nerd Bling because theoretically you are staring at the Screen not the PC while Gaming. Each to their own.
"Beige"? Sounds like you assume that anyone without RGB is some old boring old geezer stuck in his ways who still uses a typewriter & has flowered wallpaper. My Gaming PC has a black case that sits under the desk out of the way and out of site. It's not ugly, it's just functional. Anything that is in view I like to look nice, but I still wonder at how RGB has become such a deal with Computers. May as well have RGB on the Microwave, as you'll probably actually look at it more on any given day.I presume you have an old beige case then?
RGB doesn't bother me and it might even be fun to have some. But I agree with @Evinger, it's gone a bit mental. Even RAM sticks have RGB. I have a small almost shoebox sized black case which fits perfectly with my AV systemI presume you have an old beige case then?
I never assumed anything."Beige"? Sounds like you assume that anyone without RGB is some old boring old geezer stuck in his ways who still uses a typewriter & has flowered wallpaper. My Gaming PC has a black case that sits under the desk out of the way and out of site. It's not ugly, it's just functional. Anything that is in view I like to look nice, but I still wonder at how RGB has become such a deal with Computers. May as well have RGB on the Microwave, as you'll probably actually look at it more on any given day.
So why bother upgrading a case at all?I guess it's just Nerd Bling because theoretically you are staring at the Screen not the PC while Gaming
It isn't the scalping. It is the mining. You can earn £150 a month mining with a 3080. After 5 months an 3080 FE has paid for itself and you can still sell it on over RRP.but still have to wait for that upgrade once all the scalping dies down