It cost less, but you get a lot less. Run the OCCT PSU test on an HP computer and watch the screen go black.
well, then it is not speced the same if I am getting a lot less.
I also disagree it costs less... unless its clearance of some ancient parts.
I just tried to make a machine somewhat similar to mine... 4GB RAM, i7 CPU, nice midrange GPU....
I couldn't, the only models they will let you order with an i7 are the XPS, comes with min 8GB of ram, and all crap GPUs
PROCESSORS Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English edit
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs edit
MONITOR 24.0" Dell ST2410 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable edit
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 edit
HARD DRIVE 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system) edit
KEYBOARD Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard edit
MOUSE Dell Studio Optical Mouse
$1,287.99
Lets say I was brain dead retarded and wanted to build such a system myself.
PROCESSORS Intel® Core™ i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-214-_-Product
290$
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-754-_-Product
100$
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 4 DIMMs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231253
2x82$
MONITOR 24.0" Dell ST2410 Full HD Monitor with VGA cable
ugh, VGA? disgusting... anyways, this exact model not available on newegg... but 300$ should more then cover a quality 24 inch monitor.
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5
What POS, but they don't have any good cards available...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-467-_-Product
100$
HARD DRIVE 1TB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...eId=1&name=1TB
70$
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive
25$
KEYBOARD Dell Studio Consumer Multimedia Keyboard edit
MOUSE Dell Studio Optical Mouse
Dell keyboard and mouse a crap, 20$ for BOTH.
Oh, and a case for another 30$
mobo for 100, PSU for 40.
grand total: 1240$
While only a little cheaper:
1. They force you to buy unnecessary stuff that you wouldn't otherwise. For example, you probably wouldn't get 8GB of ram right now.
2. They sell you CRAP components, the components I listed are much higher quality, all of them.
all that being said... the price, overall, was indeed cheaper. Not by a whole lot, but it was.
And I think I over estimated the cost of the monitor by about 100$
EDIT: Number 1 rated 24 inch LCD on newegg is 220$ shipped
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6049&cm_re=24_inch_lcd-_-24-236-049-_-Product