Re: Serenity i7 Sandy Bridge PC, SPCR Edition, by Puget Comp
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:55 am
Interesting. My son called me and said he needs a new computer. Since he doesn't consider building a computer to be a fun hobby, I pointed him to the reviews of the Puget system. I told him there'd be a premium over building his own very similar system and buying the pre-built system. He'd also want a somewhat different configuration, but still have a quiet system. So, I went to Puget, brought up the SPCR system and modified it somewhat. This is a semi-cut-and-paste job of that configuration:
System Core
- Motherboard Asus P8P67-M Pro
- CPU Intel Core i7 2600K QUAD CORE 3.4GHz 95W
- Ram Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 (2x2GB)
- Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB
Storage
- Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6 Gb/s
- CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW Lightscribe SATA (black)
Case / Cooling
- Case Antec P183 V3 (Gunmetal Finish)
- Power Supply Antec CP-850 850W Power Supply
- CPU Cooling Gelid Tranquillo
- Additional Cooling Case Fans Upgrade Kit (quiet)
- Case Mods AcoustiPack Acoustic Composite Sheet Package
Software
- OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM
- Software: Security Microsoft Security Essentials [NO SUPPORT]
Accessories
- Services Warranty: Lifetime Labor, 1 Year Parts
That system is priced at $1,867.07. I then went to Newegg and priced components as close to that as I could figure out (not really possible since the P67 motherboards are all off the market for a while). I assumed the three Scythe Slipstreams were the SY1225SL12M versions, didn't include the AcoustiPack, and changed the OS from OEM to full. Of course, there's also the difference in labor, build quality, testing, tweaks, warranty, etc.. The price from Newegg for the components is $1,428.36. A difference of about $440. Now, this isn't the SPCR system. But, a $440 difference for what looks like a very nice, quiet computer seems very reasonable.
System Core
- Motherboard Asus P8P67-M Pro
- CPU Intel Core i7 2600K QUAD CORE 3.4GHz 95W
- Ram Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 (2x2GB)
- Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB
Storage
- Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6 Gb/s
- CD / DVD Asus 24x DVD-RW Lightscribe SATA (black)
Case / Cooling
- Case Antec P183 V3 (Gunmetal Finish)
- Power Supply Antec CP-850 850W Power Supply
- CPU Cooling Gelid Tranquillo
- Additional Cooling Case Fans Upgrade Kit (quiet)
- Case Mods AcoustiPack Acoustic Composite Sheet Package
Software
- OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OEM
- Software: Security Microsoft Security Essentials [NO SUPPORT]
Accessories
- Services Warranty: Lifetime Labor, 1 Year Parts
That system is priced at $1,867.07. I then went to Newegg and priced components as close to that as I could figure out (not really possible since the P67 motherboards are all off the market for a while). I assumed the three Scythe Slipstreams were the SY1225SL12M versions, didn't include the AcoustiPack, and changed the OS from OEM to full. Of course, there's also the difference in labor, build quality, testing, tweaks, warranty, etc.. The price from Newegg for the components is $1,428.36. A difference of about $440. Now, this isn't the SPCR system. But, a $440 difference for what looks like a very nice, quiet computer seems very reasonable.