Buying a used PC

Austin316 on 15/05/2013 - 16:21

Hi Guys,
Need your expertise again. A friend of mine is selling his PC (just the PC, no monitor) for $1200. Below are the specs:

Mainboard : Gigabyte X79-UD5
Chipset : Intel C600 Series
Processor : Intel Core i7 3930K @ 3200 MHz
Physical Memory : 16384 MBDDR3-SDRAM
Video Card : AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series
Hard Disk : Western Digital WD20 02FAEX-007BA0 SCSI Disk Device (2000GB)
DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NS90

Is it worth the money or could i get a better, brand new one for the money? Thanks in advance.

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Comments

  • Weezle on 15/05/2013 - 16:42
    +1

    Just looking at the specs, it looks overpriced. Its also second hand as well. You could easily put together a better system yourself. Have a look on MSY or PCCG to compare the price (some of these specs are discontinued).

  • _Bruce_ on 15/05/2013 - 16:55
    +3

    That CPU is the kind you buy when you walk into a store and say 'here is my credit card, shout everyone a round of drinks!' rather than something worth buying. Unless you have a very specific set of requirements this doesn't make a lot of sense. Also the details on the video card are quite vague.

    • issh on 15/05/2013 - 16:57
      +2

      GPU might be HD7970

  • scrimshaw on 15/05/2013 - 18:41
    +3

    Not worth buying. Tell your friend to sell it on Gumtree.

  • Austin316 on 16/05/2013 - 08:00

    The graphics card is ATI 7970 3GB.
    Thanks, I will pass on this one.

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