Should i buy this used PC?

Hvale2k5 · Jul 26, 2010

Alright just added the cosair 650w, is there anything else i need with my build? still not sure with the mobo cuz i never heard of Asrock before.

AlienIsGOD · Jul 26, 2010

+1 for Corsair PSU. Very good build quality and reliable. Good choice on the GFX Card too!!

Hvale2k5 · Jul 26, 2010

Last question i promise! window xp 64bit or 7?

mdsx1950 · Jul 26, 2010

I'd get that rig for about $300. Add another 2GB Ram and later on upgrade to a HD 5770.

CDdude55 · Jul 26, 2010

Total Cost: $689.94

brandonwh64 · Jul 26, 2010

ASRock have stepped up there game in motherboards and offer some great solid boards

JrRacinFan · Jul 26, 2010

Here's my take on it:

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blu3flannel · Jul 26, 2010

brandonwh64 said:
yes they are! i had a gigabyte version close to the one in the OPs first post and it wouldnt OC for CRAP!

Could you be talking about the GA-EP43-UD3L? I'm using it ATM and can't get my E7400 over 3.6GHz. It'll boot at 3.8, but once you even think about clicking on Prime it shuts down. It's depressing.

Deleted member 74752 · Jul 26, 2010

mdsx1950 said:
I'd get that rig for about $300. Add another 2GB Ram and later on upgrade to a HD 5770.

^ +1 to that...no one is going to build anything near that cheap for $300, and it's a running pc. You could use it for a bit and turn around and sell it without loss whenever.

AlienIsGOD · Jul 26, 2010

Hvale2k5 said:
Last question i promise! window xp 64bit or 7?

Easy Choice... Win 7. XP is a dinosaur and Win 7 is overall a faster, better OS

IronRuler · Jul 26, 2010

brandonwh64 said:
i wouldnt give 400 for it. maybe 300$

For the same you could probly build a I5

The system is about 350 after taking out a couple dollars here and there for them being pre-owned. OP see if you can lowball him or go with a PII rig. I5 wouldn't leave you with enough money for graphics and other essential parts. Unless you have other tasks to complete besides gaming you won't be crying over the measly 4-5 frames.

I put this together the last couple of days.

$70 AMD Phenom II 720BE
$53 http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=M3A790GXH/128M
$70 Cooler Master GX-750 ( has 4 pci-e connectors so I won't have to get another PSU for a while) NEW
$40 Seagate 7200.12 500GB (These are the fastest 7200RPM drives out there right now) NEW
$45 Thermaltake V3 Case (I liked it but there are so many choices for cases under $50 on newegg) NEW
$15 Samsung 22X DVD/RW SATA Drive SH-S223C/BEBE (Black) (A steal brand new on Amazon for 14.99) NEW

So my total for everything: $293 and everything has free shipping.

I still have to buy a video card and memory and I plan on spending another 160 bucks between those two. So my total will end up being about $450 when that is all said and done. Everything is new besides the board and CPU. I have warranty on everything except the board.

Hvale2k5 · Jul 26, 2010

Thx every1 for your effort and i bought this Combo last night.

Btw the Ram that i bought was DDR3 1600 can fit pefectly fine in this mobo?
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AlienIsGOD · Jul 26, 2010

Its not listed specifically on the websites QVL for the board, but other GSkills are. They most likely should work. I personally have never went by a boards QVL and havent ran into problems yet.

BTW....Good choices u made, hope u will be happy with ur new rig :toast:

IronRuler · Jul 27, 2010

Why didn't you get the 720BE for 5$ more. A moderate increase in performance.

Kantastic · Jul 27, 2010

Hvale2k5 said:
Ok guys here is my final cart.
http://i29.tinypic.com/302pbas.jpg
Total is $688.93 with some promotion.
Still one question if my BFG GS series 450w atx2v22 PS can handle all of it?
Let me know if i can twist anything to this build that would make it cheaper or better product would be nice

RAM speeds don't really matter so I'd go for a cheaper option.

If you're going to drop $193 for a motherboard + CPU combo I'd suggest this for $7 more. The i3 will overclock better (if you ever decide to) and with HyperThreading it'll be quicker in multicore applications.

Why don't you knock off another $1 off the HDD by going for this one instead, it's faster, sucks a little less power, and runs cooler. I just bought one of these for $40 off the Egg, the sale ended like an hour and a half ago.

EDIT: OH DAMN I didn't see that you bought the stuff already. Oh well!

System Name	Fist gaming system
Processor	AMD Phenom II x2 BE 555(unlocked x3 OC at 3.5 stable)
Motherboard	Asrock 880 GXH/3.0USB
Cooling	Zalman 9500a
Memory	4GB G.skill DRR3 (PC1600) 9-9-9-25
Video Card(s)	ATI Radeon HD5770
Storage	WDC (500)
Display(s)	Viewsonic LCD 22inch
Case	Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply	Cosair 650w
Software	Window 7 Ultimate

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Processor	Ryzen R5 5600 \| Ryzen R5 3600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite (F61 BIOS) \| B450 matx
Cooling	DeepCool Castle EX V2 240mm AIO\| stock for now
Memory	8GB X 2 DDR4 3000mhz Team Group Vulcan \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 8GB \| GTX 1650 4GB
Storage	Adata XPG 8200 PRO 512GB SSD OS / 240 SSD + 2TB M.2 SSD Games / 1000 GB Data \| SSD + HDD
Display(s)	Acer ED273 27" VA 144hz Freesync \|TCL 32" 1080P w/ HDR
Case	NZXT H500 Black \| HP Omen Obelisk
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek \| Onboard Realtek
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650w 80+ Gold \| 500w
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 500 15 button mouse w/ Razor Goliathus Chroma XL mousemat \| Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G910 Orion Spark RGB w/ Romer G tactile keys \| Logitech G513 Carbon w/ Romer G tactile keys
Software	Windows 10 Pro \| Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Fist gaming system
Processor	AMD Phenom II x2 BE 555(unlocked x3 OC at 3.5 stable)
Motherboard	Asrock 880 GXH/3.0USB
Cooling	Zalman 9500a
Memory	4GB G.skill DRR3 (PC1600) 9-9-9-25
Video Card(s)	ATI Radeon HD5770
Storage	WDC (500)
Display(s)	Viewsonic LCD 22inch
Case	Rosewill Challenger ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply	Cosair 650w
Software	Window 7 Ultimate

System Name	Knight-X
Processor	Intel Core i7-980X [4.2Ghz]
Motherboard	ASUS P6T7 WS
Cooling	CORSAIR Hydro H70 + 2x CM 2000RPM 120mm LED Fans
Memory	Corsair DOMINATOR-GT 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 2000MHz
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon HD6970 2GB CrossFire [PhysX - EVGA GTX260(216SP) 896MB]
Storage	2x Corsair Perf. 512GB \| OCZ Colossus 1TB \| 2xOCZ Agilities 120GB SSDs
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp™ 3008WFP [2560x1600]
Case	Cooler Master HAF-X + NZXT Temp LCD
Audio Device(s)	ASUS Xonar D2X \| ONKYO HTS9100THX 7.1
Power Supply	Silverstone ST1500 1500W [80 PLUS Silver]
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate X64 (Build 7600)
Benchmark Scores	Heaven 2.0 with Extreme Tessellation at 1080p - 96FPS

System Name	CDdude's Rig!
Processor	AMD Athlon II X4 620
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Cooling	Corsair H70
Memory	8GB Corsair Vengence @1600mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX HD 6970 2GB
Storage	OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD/WD Velociraptor 300GB
Display(s)	ASUS VH232H 23" 1920x1080
Case	Cooler Master CM690 (w/ side window)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard (It sounds fine)
Power Supply	Corsair 850TX
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit SP1

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Cooling	Custom Water 1x420 : Stock
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas : 16GB Dominator Platinums
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
Storage	20+ TB
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Case	Custom White Painted Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2
Audio Device(s)	Onboard : Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Hyperx Origins 65
Software	Windows 10

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Motherboard	Asus Z97I-PLUS
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	16GB Kingston HyperX FURY DDR3 1600MHz @ CL10
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Cooling	Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2
Memory	4GB DDR3.
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Storage	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB
Display(s)	AOC 21.5 1920x1080
Case	Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	Coolermaster GX-750W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

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Motherboard	Asus B550I Aorus Pro WiFi AX
Cooling	Alpenfohn Black Ridge V2 w/ Noctua NF-A9x14
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