Is buying from Ebay a good idea? ($500) build

AceOfDiamonds · Nov 24, 2013

I haven't seen any good black friday deals or previews, so i decided to get my own "doorbuster deals" from ebay. Do you suggest that I buy these parts? And yes, I picked sellers with good feedback. I have a used HDD and PSU from ebay, with a refurbished SSD. The processor bundles with the motherboard at Microcenter. Am I good to go with this build? Should I change anything?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($60.00 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($51.00 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($30.80 @ Ebay)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7790 1GB Video Card ($115.00 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.01 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($40.00 @ Ebay)
Total: $495.79
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-24 20:38 EST-0500)

huskersforever · Nov 24, 2013

ebay is fine, just be prepare for more hassle, sometimes significantly, if the part needs to be returned. I normally buy my computer parts through amazon or newegg. Moreso Amazon now, because Amazon has better return policy practices.

AceOfDiamonds · Nov 25, 2013

Do you have any alternatives to reduce "hassle"?

huskersforever · Nov 25, 2013

AceOfDiamonds :

If buying on ebay, just make sure you're buying exactly what you want and from a reputable seller. Read the item's description very carefully.

I like Amazon, because they are very good about returns and exchanges.

AceOfDiamonds · Nov 25, 2013

Ok then, thanks for the advice! This may be off topic but do you know somewhere else where I may be able to get more deals on the rest of the parts on another site or maybe BlackFriday/CyberMonday?

sora · Nov 25, 2013

Yes, BF/CM will have good deals on many parts.

chrisinmo2 · Nov 25, 2013

Not sure if this interests you but Microcenter has the FX 8320 for $99 right now. You could step up to an 8 Core processor and save $10.

AceOfDiamonds · Nov 26, 2013

Wow thanks! I didn't even see that. If you ever find any more good deals that could improve my build please feel free to update me.

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