Is this used computer worth it?

Matt G

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Jul 1, 2013
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*UPDATE* Looks like the seller pulled the auction for whatever reason, he declined all bids and there was still time left. Not sure what happened but maybe he'll repost it.

Hi there.

I've been looking around for a decent budget gaming pc. I was poking around eBay today and found what I think to be a pretty good one for $399. It is a "heavily upgraded" Dell Studio XPS 435T. Here are the specs:

CPU - Intel I7 920 (Quad Core 2.66Ghz)
Motherboard - EVGA X58 SLI LE
Ram - Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 (Tri Channel)
Hard Drive - 500GB 7200RPM (New)
Graphics - EVGA Nvidia GTX 260 768MB
Windows 7 Home Premium
Aftermarket Noctua Heatsink


The only issue is that it is missing the I/O shield for the mobo. Not sure what PSU it has either, I might contact the seller for that.

I know the video card may be a bit outdated, but I think if I bought a better one new/used and put it in there I would have a decent gaming computer (I'm not looking for a next-gen-running rig, basically the height of my aspirations is like Skyrim on mid-high lol). So what do you guys think? Good or bad deal?