When he opened the $1,160 gaming computer he had purchased for his son, he discovered something unexpected.
It is crucial to confirm exactly what you are purchasing before delving into the specifics of a computer purchase. To prevent being sold something much worse than you had anticipated or a price that does not reflect reality at all, you must have a basic understanding of hardware. One Reddit user experienced exactly this, and he shared his story without hesitation.
In actuality, a lot of users are unaware of the components and how a computer operates. The marketing claim that this is a gaming computer deceives a lot of people, who purchase it without even inspecting it.
Reddit user Badger906 told this tale about a friend who wanted to give his son a surprise present. Since most children enjoy playing on computers, he thought a gaming PC would be ideal for him. Without hesitation, he spent $1,160 on it.
We could have inferred that the components must meet a certain standard based only on the price. The real shock, however, came when they opened the computer and discovered that the hardware was more than ten years old and already totally out of date. The $1,160 I spent on this computer was barely worth it.
A very old motherboard, an Intel i5 2500 processor, a GTX 1660 Ti graphics card, and out-of-date DDR 3 RAM. The CPU, which was introduced in 2011 and stopped receiving security updates in 2019, was by far the most unexpected. The only good thing about the computer is the graphics card, which is a more recent addition.
To make matters worse, the seller claimed that the computer was custom-built, which is why the price was a little higher. To put it succinctly, it was a comprehensive plan to exploit a person who had no prior computer experience, get rid of all the unnecessary hardware, and profit handsomely from it.
People in the same Reddit thread say they feel bad for the child who is currently using a 13-year-old CPU and advise the parent to do more research the next time. To find out if a piece of hardware is high-quality, there are numerous resources available, including ChatGPT.
It is obvious that the tech industry is full of scammers. Many of them concentrate on the ignorance that people might have when making equipment purchases.