Does this look like a good deal?

t3chn00b · Oct 15, 2013

Someone in my classifieds posted a $750 pc for sale. I want to buy it, but Idk if it's a good idea.
This is what he said (long post) :

So, I just built this about two months ago. Had planned on moving but no longer have the capabilities to do so. $750 Cash only, or if you wish to buy the monitor and everything else as well I'll sell the whole package for $950. Feel free to do your own research on parts and etc, but for the price you can't get anything better.

Links to every component below :

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

AMD FX 8350: This processor is comparable to an i5-3570k. the 3570k only slightly outperforms it in single-threaded applications. The 8350 is better for multi-threaded. Gaming wise, they are the same. Especially because you can overclock the 8350 much higher than the 3570k will allow. This will not bottleneck GPU's whatsoever for anything current or upcoming.

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131877
It's an ASUS Sabertooth, enough said there.

RAM: 16GB of Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz

GPU's: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130809

They're actually Nvidia's, not EVGA's, but its the same exact card. That's just a reference link. These two are in SLI, and are actually faster than a single 680 by about 25%-30%. There is also another slot available on the MOBO, so you could SLI a 3rd card if you so wished. That would put you above a 690 in terms of performance. The only downside to these cards is the low memory bandwith, so you would be better off with a single higher end card if you were running extreme resolutions. A triple monitor setup for example. These two cards can absolutely handle that, but you will get increased performance with a card that has higher memory.

CPU Cooler: Antec Kuhler 620 Water Cooling

SSD: Kingston Hyper X 120gb

Incredibly fast, boots up to desktop within 15 seconds, ready to go and launch any program.

OS: Windows 8 Pro

Case: Corsair Vengeance C70

Misc Things:

I also have a 24" Asus Monitor, perfect condition.

Razer Black Widow Keyboard

Razer Naga Hex Mouse

c3h8 · Oct 15, 2013

There definitely seems to be some mark-up here.
I'm not an AMD fan (Disclaimer), look at some benchmarks to make a fair assessment.

Tradesman1 · Oct 15, 2013

Looks good if all work, etc, the 660TIs go $250-300 ea, CPU about 2, mobo close to 2, check it out, but Yes, price is very good

roguecatfish · Oct 15, 2013

Short answer, yes. If everything on that list works perfectly (I assume it's used), that is an amazing value. I would get the guy to send you proof that he has it and then I would definitely go for it. Does the monitor and keyboard/mouse come with it?

fcabanski · Oct 15, 2013

The listing is not honest. That person has posted the same build on multiple sites. I saw the same ad on craigslist.

t3chn00b · Oct 15, 2013

roguecatfish :

the periphals come for $200 extra bucks

fcabanski :

Can you provide me some proof? Have you tried to buy it? If so what happened?

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