Built and shipped a $3000 PC for a friend was a success!

[Arctestoid]

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[Temp name]

Not to complain too much, but 3000 dollars for 3600/2070 super system is way overpaying..

But nice of you to build it for your friend

[TrollHunter3000]

That's like a $1200 computer stop ripping people off

[BigOrcWarriorMan123]

God DAMN $3,000.00 is a fucking rip off for that computer.

Should go get that steak dinner from the guy who fucked you over.

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That's like a $1200 computer stop ripping people off

Shit more like $850 on a good day

[Temp name]

Shit more like $850 on a good day

Considering the GPU and CPU together are ~800, nah.

[TrollHunter3000]

Considering the GPU and CPU together are ~800, nah.

Okay? Where did the other 2200 go?

[Temp name]

Okay? Where did the other 2200 go?

I'm not disagreeing that someone overpaid, just that it's an 850 dollar system.

[BigOrcWarriorMan123]

He must have filled it with some extra cash.

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It was an exaggeration but regardless his statement of it being a $3k pc hurt my brain.

[Temp name]

I think I found the system OP made:
PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($167.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula ATX AM4 Motherboard ($599.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-4800 CL18 Memory ($864.99 @ Corsair)
Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($449.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Palit GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB GameRock Video Card ($962.48 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT H700 Nuka-Cola ATX Mid Tower Case ($299.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Silverstone Strider Titanium 800 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($315.12 @ Amazon)
Total: $3659.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-05-29 03:40 EDT-0400

It's actually more than 3000. This fulfills everything OP said about the system, a 3600, a 2070 super, 16gb of RAM, 800w PSU (there's only 2 on PCPP) and an NZXT case.
Could get it more expensive too, since I took the cheapest 800w psu, 2nd most expensive RAM, 2nd most expensive GPU, and had to step down from a 900 dollar board to be able to fit it into an NZXT case

Oh, and it doesn't have a decent cooler, just the stock one.

[BlackBoss]

That motherboard gives me wet dreams...YOU SHALL BE MINE!

[willtron]

I didn't realise people actually bought those motherboards.

[Temp name]

That motherboard gives me wet dreams...YOU SHALL BE MINE!

Get yourself a Hero instead, same board pretty much just with heat sinks instead of waterblocks on the VRM.

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I didn't realise people actually bought those motherboards.

Pretty much no one does.

[Hoofey]

What the actual fuck...

I feel bad for your friend, I really do. If the build Temp name linked is the one you built.. I'm at a loss of words.
Pairing a 3600\2070S up with a 1500$ motherboard+ram kit. Just stupid.

Imagine calling yourself a hobby builder\sysadmin and then proceed to build that monstrosity for someone you call a friend.
I hope this is a troll. If its not, you should feel ashamed of yourself, ripping off a friend like that.
And to think he had to save up money for it as well..

Big oof

[Temp name]

What the actual fuck...

I feel bad for your friend, I really do. If the build Temp name linked is the one you built.. I'm at a loss of words.
Pairing a 3600\2070S up with a 1500$ motherboard+ram kit. Just stupid.

I mean, it likely isn't, but.. I have no idea where else he'd have spent that money. CPU+GPU should be the most expensive parts of your build. Maybe if you're super low-end the PSU is, but.. With ~7-800 dollars in the CPU+GPU, you need to seek out ridiculous things to spend the other 2200 dollars on.

*maybe* if OP meant he got the build and 2-3 1440p144hz monitors? But that's still only ~1800-2000, and with the shipping he said he paid that's 2000-2200, leaving another 800-1000 still lost somewhere in the aether.

[Agent Smith]

OP, on a serious note, did you not do your research fully? This seems excessive. I also live in California. Southern Cali to be exact. Newegg HQ is about 15 minutes away from me. Im in West Covina, CA. CyberPowerPC and iBuyPower are also about 8 minutes away. Could he have gotten something "better" or maybe the price difference ~1,000 less?

Do you have a parts list?

[Zig Zug]

Get yourself a Hero instead, same board pretty much just with heat sinks instead of waterblocks on the VRM.

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Pretty much no one does.

I was looking to get a Hero VIII for my first build (Ryzen 7 3700X, 2070 Super, 16gb Vengeance). I was curious why no one buys them? Overkill? I was getting it with the intention of upgrading processors the generation after next, but keeping the Mobo? Poor strategy?

[Linkedblade]

I'm just going to assume that a good portion of that was for packaging and shipping guys.

[Hoofey]

...leaving another 800-1000 still lost somewhere in the aether.

Lost in the aether, also known as OP's pockets.

[RoKPaNda]

I really want to see the actual parts list now, because yeah that seems excessive.

[BeepBoo]

I didn't realise people actually bought those motherboards.

Boutique PC building is just like boutique fashion, because that's essentially what it is for the people who go out and buy $3k PCs...

They want it to look as aesthetically pleasing as possible and be able to claim "I have the BESTORZ PC!" Ergo, just like how apple keeps re-releasing the same phone and charging arms and legs, and how people still flock to them, same thing happens with high-end PC parts.

Dropping 3x the cost of a normal tunable mobo is indeed stupid to me as well, though