Hey Guys,
So, I have been looking at buying a used desktop PC for a little while now as I want to have a desktop at home simply for ease of use as Its not very comfortable for me to sit at a desk for hours with a laptop.
Today I came across a refurbished build on a site that deals with ex corporate and used computers.
The build I saw had:
Intel i7 2600k
ASUS P8Z-68 Motherboard
16gb Corsair RAM (doesn't specify frequency)
1TB Hard Drive
750w Corsair Power Supply
ATI Radeon 3600 series GPU
Genuine Windows 7 64 BIT
now I'm not too worried about the Hard drive or GPU as I am likely to upgrade to an SSD for the boot drive and maybe a 650ti later down the line.
The thing that surprised me was the price, they only want £150 excluding any peripherals, now I think this is an ASTOUNDING price for what you get but am a bit worried about the 2600k being somewhat "outdated".
The pc will only be used for office, dreamweaver, Photoshop, multitasking, having ALOT of tabs open in my browser and a bit of light gaming, minecraft, skyrim, etc.
Do you guys have any advice regarding the machines capabilities, futureproofness (not a real word) and the I7 2600k in general?.
Do you think it's worth a punt for £150?
Cheers
John
So, I have been looking at buying a used desktop PC for a little while now as I want to have a desktop at home simply for ease of use as Its not very comfortable for me to sit at a desk for hours with a laptop.
Today I came across a refurbished build on a site that deals with ex corporate and used computers.
The build I saw had:
Intel i7 2600k
ASUS P8Z-68 Motherboard
16gb Corsair RAM (doesn't specify frequency)
1TB Hard Drive
750w Corsair Power Supply
ATI Radeon 3600 series GPU
Genuine Windows 7 64 BIT
now I'm not too worried about the Hard drive or GPU as I am likely to upgrade to an SSD for the boot drive and maybe a 650ti later down the line.
The thing that surprised me was the price, they only want £150 excluding any peripherals, now I think this is an ASTOUNDING price for what you get but am a bit worried about the 2600k being somewhat "outdated".
The pc will only be used for office, dreamweaver, Photoshop, multitasking, having ALOT of tabs open in my browser and a bit of light gaming, minecraft, skyrim, etc.
Do you guys have any advice regarding the machines capabilities, futureproofness (not a real word) and the I7 2600k in general?.
Do you think it's worth a punt for £150?
Cheers
John