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New computer build need some help
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Here's a new one for $160 (after $20 rebate): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127844&cm_re=gtx_960-_-14-127-844-_-Product
Looks like the EVGA is still covered by Newegg's standard return policy. I'd go with it. Stock core speed is significantly faster.
Looks like the EVGA is still covered by Newegg's standard return policy. I'd go with it. Stock core speed is significantly faster.
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC Mate LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU: OVERCLOCKED Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor
Video Card: AMD XFX R7 370 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
RAM: 4 GB Ballistx SPORT 1600 MHz module
HDD: 500 GB Seagate Green drive 5200RPM
Power supply: ULTRA 550w silent power supply
Case: ULTRA XBLASTER MID-TOWER CASE V2
OS: Windows 10 Pro
What's your opinion on that build? For sale in my town actually claims 2 months old. Needs more ram and an ssd from what I can see but otherwise looks like a halfway decent started and I can probably get it for like 250-300 cash
CPU: OVERCLOCKED Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor
Video Card: AMD XFX R7 370 2 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
RAM: 4 GB Ballistx SPORT 1600 MHz module
HDD: 500 GB Seagate Green drive 5200RPM
Power supply: ULTRA 550w silent power supply
Case: ULTRA XBLASTER MID-TOWER CASE V2
OS: Windows 10 Pro
What's your opinion on that build? For sale in my town actually claims 2 months old. Needs more ram and an ssd from what I can see but otherwise looks like a halfway decent started and I can probably get it for like 250-300 cash
You'd be wasting money.
Motherboard is bottom end Z97.
The G3258, we discussed a bit earlier. It's only decent in games if you overclock it to around 4.5. And even then, it won't feel anything like an i5 (or even an i3), especially outside of games, where thread count matters.
The R7 370 is about 20% below the GTX 960, which, considering it costs 2/3 as much, really isn't bad, but it won't perform very well at 1080P. You'll be playing things on low.
Ram is probably ok if it's a single 4GB module since you could just add another, but if it's 2x2, then you're stuck with a max of 8...
That HDD is probably old. I wouldn't trust a used spinning disk.
Ultra PSU and case, yuck.
Windows is probably an illegitimate copy.
The mobo and CPU are worth maybe $80-90 together. The GPU, $100. Ram, $15, maybe. The rest, is just a waste of your time/space in your trash can.
Where do you live? I can look on craigslist for you
PM me if you're more comfortable sharing there.
The build we put together is pretty solid for your budget with NEW parts.
Now, if you're willing to go used, that's a completely different story (and one that I'm honestly a little more familiar with).
----- Bottom line -------
No, don't buy that PC.
Motherboard is bottom end Z97.
The G3258, we discussed a bit earlier. It's only decent in games if you overclock it to around 4.5. And even then, it won't feel anything like an i5 (or even an i3), especially outside of games, where thread count matters.
The R7 370 is about 20% below the GTX 960, which, considering it costs 2/3 as much, really isn't bad, but it won't perform very well at 1080P. You'll be playing things on low.
Ram is probably ok if it's a single 4GB module since you could just add another, but if it's 2x2, then you're stuck with a max of 8...
That HDD is probably old. I wouldn't trust a used spinning disk.
Ultra PSU and case, yuck.
Windows is probably an illegitimate copy.
The mobo and CPU are worth maybe $80-90 together. The GPU, $100. Ram, $15, maybe. The rest, is just a waste of your time/space in your trash can.
Where do you live? I can look on craigslist for you
PM me if you're more comfortable sharing there.The build we put together is pretty solid for your budget with NEW parts.
Now, if you're willing to go used, that's a completely different story (and one that I'm honestly a little more familiar with
).----- Bottom line -------
No, don't buy that PC.
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man on a budget/ multi purpose rig just avoid fx all together, I love my big, hot running fx rigs but the msi board will fail so fast it'll hurt.
go ahead and go z97 but bear in mind it is a dead socket now and the cpu's on the market are what you will get.
go ahead and go z97 but bear in mind it is a dead socket now and the cpu's on the market are what you will get.
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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H (rev. 3.0) LGA 1150 Intel B85 HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E show contact info
CORSAIR CX series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E show contact info
Antec GX500 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129191
XFX R9-280X-TDFD Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Double Dissipation Edition Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E show contact info
Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TLD38G1600HC9DC01
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313355
Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST1000DM003)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRNW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54570
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TA4I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7TE120BW)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W15P0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That ones got Me pretty interested. Don't care for the motherboard but it'll work for now 1 year old can get it for like 400ish maybe a little less
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E show contact info
CORSAIR CX series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E show contact info
Antec GX500 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129191
XFX R9-280X-TDFD Radeon R9 280X 3GB 384-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Double Dissipation Edition Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E show contact info
Team Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model TLD38G1600HC9DC01
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313355
Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive (ST1000DM003)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRNW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54570
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TA4I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD (MZ-7TE120BW)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E3W15P0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
That ones got Me pretty interested. Don't care for the motherboard but it'll work for now 1 year old can get it for like 400ish maybe a little less
Could have just been a bad pic. I would definitely clean it out, but it's probably ok. That case has dust filters on the front and bottom intakes, so maybe the current owner changed the fan configuration or ran without the side panel on?
I think that sounds like a good deal. Used 280x would be 125-150, locked Haswell i5 would be 150. The rest would be more than 100, so 400 is a good price.
The motherboard is definitely on the low end, but you won't be overclocking anyway, so it'll do fine.
280X should be about 10-20% better than a GTX 960, so I think it's a good place to start.
I think that sounds like a good deal. Used 280x would be 125-150, locked Haswell i5 would be 150. The rest would be more than 100, so 400 is a good price.
The motherboard is definitely on the low end, but you won't be overclocking anyway, so it'll do fine.
280X should be about 10-20% better than a GTX 960, so I think it's a good place to start.
good findI would try to test it out first. Bring a benchmarking application with you on an external HDD maybe?
As for the dust, depends on how OCD you are. I'd probably tear it all down and clean each part. As long as it isn't gunking up the heatsinks, it should be fine tho.
Definitely reinstall Windows fresh once you get it home. Get the Windows key.
As for the dust, depends on how OCD you are. I'd probably tear it all down and clean each part. As long as it isn't gunking up the heatsinks, it should be fine tho.
Definitely reinstall Windows fresh once you get it home. Get the Windows key.
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Ok not sure if they would have it is a girl who's ex boyfriend built it then left her and left it there. She said I can test it she used it still from time to time says it all works. The dust isn't heavy enough to gunk it up just a decent layer inside on some parts and the cable management is **** poor so I'd most likely tear it down and redo it anyways. Is there a big added befit to reinstalling windows? I was planning to just whip the drives of basically everything but the os
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That's the inside you can see what I'm talking about
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That's the inside you can see what I'm talking about
Good ol' craigslist sob stories
Sounds good then. Just check the components to make sure they're as described and that they show up in Windows.
I would reinstall. It's a very fast process and let's you start fresh. You don't have any data on the PC to backup so that makes it even easier. Who knows what is installed on there at the moment, slowing it down. I see no reason not to start clean.
Sounds good then. Just check the components to make sure they're as described and that they show up in Windows.
I would reinstall. It's a very fast process and let's you start fresh. You don't have any data on the PC to backup so that makes it even easier. Who knows what is installed on there at the moment, slowing it down. I see no reason not to start clean.
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Ok I'll see if the windows key is something they have I'm guessing probably not sadly but we will see. There's another one with a gtx970 and z87 mobo but he's 250 more so I'm kinda leaning towards this one
So that dust isn't bad enough to have really messed with anything?
So that dust isn't bad enough to have really messed with anything?
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Definitely not. Have you ever looked inside of an 8 year old Dell? That's spotless in comparison.
If it was an upgrade to Windows 10, you won't need that key. However, you should see about getting the key for the original OS (7/8/8.1).
As long as Windows 10 is activated, you will be able to fresh-install it by just clicking "skip" when prompted for the key. Once booted and connected to the internet, it should automatically activate.
If it was an upgrade to Windows 10, you won't need that key. However, you should see about getting the key for the original OS (7/8/8.1).
As long as Windows 10 is activated, you will be able to fresh-install it by just clicking "skip" when prompted for the key. Once booted and connected to the internet, it should automatically activate.
Interesting. Is it hardware-linked? Does that work if you change hardware later?
What are the full specs on that one?
