ALDI’s Releasing Gaming Gear On The Cheap

20 responses to “ALDI’s Releasing Gaming Gear On The Cheap”

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   snoweee

   October 15, 2019 at 3:40 pm

   Can anyone with any experience tell me if that monitor is a worthy purchase? My current monitor isn’t even HDMI, so I’m overdue for an upgrade, just not sure what’s good.

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   1. 

      sielinth

      October 15, 2019 at 3:52 pm

      on paper it seems fine (I just clicked the link)

      might need to dig around to see if there’s some reviews or whatever

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   2. 

      skintox

      October 15, 2019 at 3:52 pm

      Not with 250 cd/m2.
      The screen is not bright enough colours wash out.
      Whites and blacks are terrible

      PC gamer just reviewed it
      https://www.pcgamer.com/au/medion-erazer-x52773-review/

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   3. 

      big thumb

      October 15, 2019 at 4:08 pm

      Good monitor but its not cheap and unless you have a graphics card that can support 4k, might as well just do 1080P and save around $150. But its not a bad monitor.

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   4. 

      zombiejesus

      October 15, 2019 at 4:15 pm

      This seems to be a review of the model Aldi is selling: https://www.pcgamer.com/au/medion-erazer-x52773-review/

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         snoweee

         October 15, 2019 at 4:17 pm

         Champion, thank you.

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      2. 

         Beayn

         October 19, 2019 at 1:32 pm

         Thanks, this review changed my mind about buying. The viewing angles are one thing, and it says movies look poor so I think I’ll pay a little extra and go with a better brand with a higher contrast.
         I also worry about buying cheap brands like this. It’s been a few years, but when 2k first started picking up steam, I did see some 144hz 2k screens that only did 144hz at 1080p and 2k was 60hz. I often wonder if some cheap brands will still do that.

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   5. 

      ctrlsaltdelete

      October 15, 2019 at 10:33 pm

      I love Aldi, but I wouldn’t put much trust in most, or really any, of their electronics more complicated than a torch. For one they’re actually not amazingly cheap if you look past the big brands, and then there’s just been a few QC issues I’ve seen / experienced that makes me think their stuff wouldn’t be worth the risk for the relatively small savings.

      Personally I’d try to look for a high-end used monitor – you’ll probably save more and get a much better product.

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      1. 

         skrybe

         October 19, 2019 at 1:13 pm

         The one thing I’ll say for Aldi is their return policy is super straight forward and easy. I bought a DVD+HD recorder that failed (as you say quality control issues) and I had zero problems getting money back. That said, if you a replacement rather than cash it’s a pain because they’re usually short term specials and they have zero stock.

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   6. 

      tastypaste

      October 16, 2019 at 10:29 am

      I would spend a few extra $ and get a Samsung CJG5

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   sielinth

   October 15, 2019 at 3:49 pm

   that gaming rig seems decent, wonder what the case is

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   1. 

      skintox

      October 15, 2019 at 3:53 pm

      Not really when you can buy the parts cheaper

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   2. 

      crepuscular

      October 15, 2019 at 4:20 pm

      it’s a In Win 301 Tempered Glass Micro-ATX

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   3. 

      djbear

      October 15, 2019 at 7:15 pm

      Id be wary.

      While the hardware seems decent these companies usually skimp out on the PSU which is a part of it that can kill the entire system if it goes wrong.

      If you do buy a system like this replace the PSU asap with a known brand.

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      1. 

         thearbiter117

         October 16, 2019 at 1:01 am

         You are usually very much right

         But I have/had the catalogue for this and it actually had a gold rated (seasonic? i think) PSU.
         So surprisingly actually seems like they went all out.

         Same goes for the motherboard it was an actual MSI something something. But not just the cheap ‘motherboard’ usually used.

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         1. 

            djbear

            October 16, 2019 at 2:05 am

            As long as its a reputable brand it should be fine then.

            Usually, the best way to tell is if they actually list the brand/capacity of the PSU.

            Usually, if they just list the capacity or don’t list it at all is usually means 99% of the time its a crappy Chinese one they got on the cheap, Because if it was a good brand they would have listed it.

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            1. 

               thearbiter117

               October 16, 2019 at 11:29 pm

               Oh yeah trust me i know, i’ve dealt with some shitty PC’s.
               So thats why i commented to tell you, because i was actually pretty happy with what ALDI had done, choosing good parts.

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            skrybe

            October 19, 2019 at 1:15 pm

            *shrugs* I wouldn’t necessarily call MSI a good brand anyway. I’ve had them fail on me because of their lousy cheap components. It could be a $100 MSI board not a $200 or $300 one.

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   4. 

      bondles

      October 16, 2019 at 10:50 am

      I’m kind of doing the maths to see if I could use it as a cheap way to get an RTX 2070. Swap it with my existing graphics card and if I can ebay the result for more than $1300 I’m beating retail on the graphics card.

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      1. 

         thearbiter117

         October 16, 2019 at 11:28 pm

         I would say thats unlikely.

         But overall your plan/idea isn’t a bad one. Keep an eye on ‘techfast’ on ozbargain. Far more likely to find a deal you can do this method on with that group (i can tell you from experience of having done exactly that).

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3. 

   feral

   October 15, 2019 at 4:27 pm

   Review of the PC: https://www.pcgamer.com/au/medion-erazer-x67127-review/
   Taken from: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/489175

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4. 

   crepuscular

   October 15, 2019 at 4:38 pm

   the worthiness of the rig really depends on the detail

   following are from MWave, raw components come to $1698

   In Win 301 Tempered Glass Micro-ATX Case = $95
   Intel i5 9400 = $299
   (?) Kinston HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 2400MHz = $119
   (?) Gigabyte H310M Micro ATX = $99
   MSI RTX 2070 AERO 8G, = $699
   (?) Intel 660P 512GB M.2 SSD = $95
   (?) WD 1TB Blue = $59
   (?) Corsair VS V2 550W 80Plus White = $69
   Windows 10 Home 64-bit = $164

   say throw in extra $150 for compensate for the price difference of the unpublished parts
   and 3 hours of labour @$30/hr

   Total comes to $1938, so it’s about right at market value (there are other places cheaper than MWave)

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5. 

   comment

   October 15, 2019 at 10:59 pm

   Genuine Bell Martianware computer?

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6. 

   Nixxon

   October 16, 2019 at 1:18 pm

   I did a cost comparison on the individual hardware components alone and it came to approximately $1600. Given that it includes some peripherals as well as the OS, it’s not a bad deal at all.

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7. 

   andy

   October 18, 2019 at 10:29 am

   No way would I do it. This https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/489761 is stupidly better.

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8. 

   jacka

   October 18, 2019 at 12:38 pm

   I picked up an ALDI gaming laptop a few years back. Was a good, solid machine and I had no problems with it.

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9. 

   drumrbaxj

   October 18, 2019 at 1:38 pm

   My ALDI 40″ screen has been working happily and well as my gaming monitor for about 5 years now. And was only $400. I trust ALDI implicitly.

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