| Danman27 said: Another question. Whose going to by from an australain and American website for a computer build? |
I would, because I am Australian? One has to assume if the Aussies are doing it, then other countries have similar avenues.
And as a consumer, you should always "Shop around" for the best possible price.
Ebay shouldn't be your last stop, they're over-priced on computer hardware, a quick look on Ebay Australia and they have a Core i7 3930K (Same as my CPU in my main machine) for $670 AUD, that's roughly $100 more than what I paid 2 years ago.
A second hand one is bidding at just over $400.
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I think that would be obvious, if not, contemplate on it a little longer.
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Well. You could buy a second hand Playstation 3 and try and run Playstation 4 games... Oh wait, you can't.
The PC you can and a Radeon 6950 2Gb can play a high majority of games fine at 1440P@30fps. - The Playstation 4 isn't capable of that.
It's fair because it's an option the consumer has.
And more "modern" doesn't mean it's faster.
A Phenom 2 of the equivalant core and clockspeed as the AMD FX series, which despite the FX being newer, is actually slower. - So much for progress, huh?
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It's a situation that can be replicated by many, if they "shopped around" and looked at alternate and thus by extension... cheaper avenues for purchases, I can't afford everything I own by buying everything at market prices can I?
I do admit, I am in a different situation than most as I have what is generally considered... High-end hardware coming out of every orifice.
But, it's an option and having an abundant amount of choice when it's something that's going to cost you money, can't be a bad thing.
| Danman27 said: So congrats, on those 6950's you've found. You've managed to find a bunch of people that hate making a proper amount of money on things, because the 6950 has a market value of about $200 used right now. |
Same could be said that you're willing to pay inflated over-the-top prices, but your money is your own, if you like to waste it, who am I to complain?
| Danman27 said: You're also failing to mention that with sony's non-free online, you're getting a ton of free games with it. Since I've gotten the ps4, I've gotten outlast, don't starve, resogun, contrast, and a warframe DLC for free. Those add up to more than a $50 value, and that's excluding the ps3 and vita game I get with it psplus as well. |
There are hundreds of free games on the PC, where you don't need to worry about a paywall.
But that's cheaper so it doesn't apply, right?
| Danman27 said: Also, show me how this build is possible with the websites provided. I would love to see someone use your weird forums (not even sure how a transaction would work tbh) in Australia, AND can also order parts from the American Ebay and Newegg. So good job, you've proven that you can build a PC for less than $400 that uses all used and outdated parts, and is weaker than a ps4, and that would only be possible if you can get parts from Australia and the US. You deserve a big round of applause. A solution that doesn't work for 99.9% of people isn't really a solution. |
You have access to the largest repository of information known to man-kind, you are currently utilising a forum, yet you are insinuating you're incapable of using another? Do your own research before criticising others, I posted the relevant information, the rest is your problem.
Also, Australians can't order from Newegg. Well. Not directly.
You need to use drop shipping, where you order the hardware off Newegg, then get it sent to a friend/relative's address in the USA then ship it to Australia, the reverse can work too.
As for being weaker than the PS4? Hardly, this is coming from someone who insisted that Core 2 processors HAD to use DDR2 Ram, then later suggested ECC Ram, I'll take whatever your opinion is in regards to hardware and performance with a several ton pile of salt and possibly a rubber chicken.
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