How Much Is My Gaming PC Worth?

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  cypher67 on 08/09/2016 - 19:41

  Wow that ram is massive overkill. Maybe $2-300 if you get lucky

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    bigcajones on 08/09/2016 - 19:48

    Yes I know, got this built by a friend back when i wasn't very computer savvy. My next build will only have 16Gb. My brother just sold his on gumtree for $400 and his specs were lower than mine GTX660ti 8GB RAM without a radiator etc. Maybe just a stupid buyer that didnt know anything about PC's.

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  niner on 08/09/2016 - 19:51

  +2

  YOu might be able to get more money if you sell the parts separately.

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  broncosven on 08/09/2016 - 19:53

  what state are you in ?

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    bigcajones on 08/09/2016 - 19:54

    Adelaide, SA

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      broncosven on 08/09/2016 - 19:54

      sorry … in different state

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  nephilim on 08/09/2016 - 20:00

  +2

  Its a nice PC, let me know if u do sell it? :p
  Honestly maybe 500 if lucky

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  scrimshaw on 08/09/2016 - 20:09

  +9

  similar so I can upgrade to new gaming beast

  Is your new gaming beast going to be a Core i7-6700k?

  If so, don't bother, because that's only going to be a very marginal 10~15 percent improvement. To see a big enough improvement you'd need to drop $800 bucks on the processor alone to get a 6-core i7-5930K!

  your GTX 670 is what's holding you back really, just sell it off on OCAU forums and then spend your big bucks on a GTX 1070 or GTX 1080. These two cards will give you enough performance to run 4K @ 30FPS (for GTX 1070) or 45 FPS (1080)

  TLDR — Your processor is still ready to rock — But your graphics card isn't.

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    bigcajones on 08/09/2016 - 20:16

    i7-6700 or the 6700k. Do you think i should just upgrade my graphics card, will it take a GTX 1060 upwards?

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      scrimshaw on 08/09/2016 - 20:18

      +1

      will it take a GTX 1060 upwards?

      Yeah you have enough power for that. But it's a gigantic waste to put a 1060 into your rig.

      I have a GTX 1060 and while it is powerful to run games at 1080p @ 100FPS, if you want to play at even greater resolutions and refresh rates (or want to try multi-monitor gaming), you should budget about $600~700 dollars for a much better GPU.

      up to you though — if you have a standard 1080p LCD display that only runs at 60hz, that's really an 'experience bottleneck' and having a super-fast GPU might not be that beneficial. You'd have to upgrade the screen first before even considering an enthusiast grade card

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        bigcajones on 08/09/2016 - 20:47

        If i get a new killer screen to get the full "1070/1080 experience" what would i need, specs and price wise?

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        scrimshaw on 08/09/2016 - 21:06

        +1

        @bigcajones:

        Depends on what features you want.

        Sizes range from 24" to 27" to 30" inch. Do you want big or small? you go big, you pay big!

        Some have adjustable stands which can not only tilt, but pivot and height adjust. Some have USB ports
        Maybe you don't care about adjustable stands. Maybe you do.

        Refresh rates from standard 60hz to 144hz. Obviously, the more, the better. But to take advantage of a 144hz LCD, you need a fast video card that can keep up and actually pump out 144 frames a second.
        144hz panels are expensive — expect a 24" panel to be $399 minimum, and a 27" panel to be $500 minimum

        Different types of technologies can also alter the price VERY significantly.

        There's IPS displays (which offer good colours and wide viewing angles). But, there's a premium price tag and it's not always the best type of technology either.

        TN displays are cheap, fast, but do not offer super-accurate colour reproduction and may shift colours when you view them from a different angle. But gamers are Ok with it, since colours are not so important for gaming. Viewing angles, not so important either, unless you want to sit on a couch and game, a person sitting directly in front on a monitor on a desk does not need to worry.

        And Gsync or Freesync?
        They are hardware level features that synchronizes the video card to the refresh rate of your monitor, and it prevents 'screen-tearing' in gaming and makes the action look more smoother and more natural.

        G-Sync is a Nvidia proprietary tech and is expensive (min $400 dollars), while FreeSync only works with AMD cards but is cheap (minimum $180 dollars for a LCD to have this feature)

        Gotta do your own research. Maybe you should read some computer magazines and reviews.
        http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-monitors,453…
        http://au.pcmag.com/monitors/11150/guide/the-10-best-gaming-…

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        bigcajones on 08/09/2016 - 21:12

        Will definitely look into this, thanks for posting

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        theHMASfriendship on 09/09/2016 - 08:52

        @bigcajones:

        Solid advices from Scrimmers, you'll have a beast with an graphics card upgrade and a new screen. Maybe throw in a bigger, newer SSD for a slight performance benefit and more game storage - you can get a 500gb Samsung etc for under $200.

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  Zylam Marex on 08/09/2016 - 20:22

  +4

  Yup like Scrim just posted, you have decent specs expect for the graphics card. If you build the same PC with today's same level stuff it would cost you a lot and you'd only get 10-15 percent better performance.

  Just get yourself a 1060 or 70 and you are good.

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  toristo on 08/09/2016 - 20:54

  +14

  claps

  This is why I love Ozbargain. The community has just saved someone wads of cash, given a clear path forward to refreshing his machine into a kickass toy and got nothing for it besides the satisfaction of being a decent human being. I really love this place. If I were a parent I'd let you all stay up late or eat shit food as a reward.

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  Kangal on 08/09/2016 - 20:54

  +5

  • DDR3 is still very competitive against DDR4 RAM.

  • Even an old and cheap SSD is "competitive enough" against the best SSD of today.
    (Plus most games don't benefit that much unless lots of textures/4K)

  • Windows 7, Your PSU, Your Motherboard aren't the latest but won't really hold you back.

  …there's only two things that will hold you back:
  - Internal Thermals
  - Your GPU, look into getting a cheap GTX 980, RX 480, or a GTX 1070.
  (Then you'll be able to run every game out there at max graphics, at +60fps, at 1080p (or higher)).

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  Just to give you a clue on how your GPU compares:
  nVidia's GPU family runs from "Integrated", GTX x50, x60, x70, x80, x80Ti.
  Each category has a decent spacing there, so much so, that a top of the line/bin and OC'd GTX x60 can't match the performance of the lowest bin GTX x70.
  Unlike AMD's petering offerings. So it makes it much easier to understand.

  Also, nVidia's GPUs really became impressive with the GTX 600-class.
  A GTX 680 was the first announced released model, and a great card.
  Two years later the GTX 700-class was released, it didn't progress that much.
  New class cards were only a "half-a-class" better than their predecessors.
  As such; the GTX 680 was in between a GTX 770 and GTX 780 in performance.

  Two more years later the GTX 900-class was released, and progressed quite decently.
  The new class cards were now a "full-one-class" better than their predecessors.
  As such, the GTX 780 was only competing against the GTX 970.
  The GTX 680 was now in-line with the GTX 960 in terms of performance.

  Now two years further is the GTX 1000-class, and its a big progress.
  The new class cards are now a "full-two-classes" better than their predecessors.
  As such, the GTX 980 is only competing against the GTX 1060.
  The GTX 680 is going to be outclassed by the lowest GTX 1050.
  GTX 680 will only be in-line performance with the GTX 1040 or whatever nVidia names the successor the GTX 750Ti from 2014.

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  So yeah, upgrade your GPU first and foremost.

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    Diji1 on 09/09/2016 - 01:22

    Internal Thermals

    I don't think that's going to "hold him back" if all he's doing is replacing a videocard.

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  nomoneynoproblems on 08/09/2016 - 23:15

  To answer your question I'd give you $500 max for rig. But like others have said upgrade your gpu! It's the only thing holding it back. I'm still rocking my 2500k from 2011. I put a new ssd and 980 gtx last year and it breathed new life into it.

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  Brouw3r on 09/09/2016 - 11:34

  Just upgrade the video card for now, MOBO/CPU/RAM at a later stage if required. Not sure what the CPU cooler and OC MOBO are for when you don't have an unlocked CPU.

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    alvian on 10/09/2016 - 02:16

    He does have an unlocked CPU, albeit partially. The 3820 is a Sandy Bridge E, LGA2011 chip and it can overclock to 4.75GHz easily. At stock speed it is slightly faster than a stock 2700K.

    His friend has built an excellent PC with the technology available at the time at a reasonable price.

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/5276/intel-core-i7-3820-review…