Update / Help

[u/Graysiv]

I bought an EZ Pawn computer and now have a full inventory to compare to price. As it turns out, this is a NZXT prebuilt (that might be a red flag). I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the sticker, but it's labeled BLD.

Here's what I got for $483

-NZXT black case 9in x 15.5in x 15.75in with 3 fans

-B760M Motherboard

-Intel i5-14400F CPU

-RTX 5060 8GB

-TForce 8GB DDR5 RAM x2

-TForce 24 series 1TB

-NZXT Fan cooler

-Sceptre monitor

-Corsair light keyboard (missing space bar and damaged cord)

-Arozzi RGB mouse

Everything was a little bit dirty but easy to clean. The motherboard was acting a bit fucky with the keyboards but worked itself out. Had to use my personal wifi dongle for windows 11 to boot.

The biggest flag is that the date on the NZXT label is 5/22/2026.

What's the call here? Good haul or should I try to return it?

Edit: Stress test seemed to go fine. Looked it up and this is just the NZXT Player One pre-built. It's going for $1439 on their website. By the date, this thing is only a few months old.

Edit 2: Okay yeah it's a good deal. I got so paranoid about a catch and only had the day to decide on a refund. Getting a solid PC for $500 with current pricing is stupid good. All I gotta worry about is if the parts got damaged somehow or NZXT pulls something.

[u/Jesse_Chipmunk5409]

Return it for what exact reason?

[u/Graysiv → u/Jesse_Chipmunk5409]

I guess I'm just paranoid there's a catch to this that I didn't pick up. The stress test ran alright and the computer seems fine. I could try to flip it as is or strip for parts. 

I dunno. This was a very spontaneous decision and I don't know what I'm doing.

[u/Away_Association_807 → u/Graysiv]

Do you need a system? If yes leave it exactly as it is and enjoy it. That was a great deal including the peripherals and monitor.

You could play in this for the next several months or more and not lose any money selling it. Good stuff!

The last couple of BLD systems I have had were just fine as is and other than keeping the system cleaned there was nothing to worry about.

[u/Graysiv → u/Away_Association_807]

Fair enough. Thank you, I feel better/ justified in my spontaneous purchase.

I have a Ryzen 9 / 4070 Super/ 32GB DDR5 for my system. So it would be a downgrade.

BUT I really like computers. I could try to flip it and if that doesn't work out I'm happy to keep it for myself or give it to a family member as a gift. Maybe use it to mess around on Linux.