Need help? (1st time PC buyer) is the below setup ok for gaming and how much should I pay (second hand).

needhelpquickly · Feb 6, 2015

Hi Guys.

Considering buying a PC (I will want to use it for gaming) a friend of mine is selling the below setup:

Dual Monitors: - 21.5" Hanns G LCD and 13" Dell LCD

Windows 7 Professional (64bit)
Intel i5 3.3GHz
1TB HDD
4GB Ram (space for up to 16GB)
DVD Drive

I want to know what this kind of thing is worth second hand if I was to buy it. I would need to buy a good graphics card but that's about all I know.

Is it worth buying and what kind of price point?

PizzaTheHutt · Feb 6, 2015

Do you have the complete specs like the model of the motherboard or PSU wattage? What is your budget and what are you considering paying for this?

Gracodana · Feb 6, 2015

Depending on the games you play if this doesn't have a gpu then it really wont be worth it.

needhelpquickly · Feb 6, 2015

PizzaTheHutt :

I'm trying to find out and will update shortly, in terms of price I'm thinking of offering maybe £200 and seeing what he says, I know I'll need to spend maybe 100 on a graphics card and maybe more RAM? Judging from what people have said to me, don't really know much myself...

Gracodana · Feb 6, 2015

200 isn't bad for the parts you will get you will probably need to add about the same if you want a decent machine but you can go a bit lower if you wanted to.

needhelpquickly · Feb 6, 2015

Gracodana :

I'm told PSU is 430 and it's a gigabyte motherboard. If I can get it for 200 what would you recommend I purchase additionally to bring it up to scratch. I want to be able to play most games without having to worry but I'm not expecting to be able to play everything on max settings or anything.

Gracodana · Feb 6, 2015

needhelpquickly :

Maybe the 960 would be good and get another 4gb of ram, usually I wouldn't recommend the 960 but the psu is a little small and it's still a good car.

needhelpquickly · Feb 6, 2015

Gracodana :

Thanks for the help, I've managed to get it for £200 and I will take your recommendation on the 960, are there any places I can get one fairly cheap I'm seeing £179 most places I'm looking like Amazon etc also with regards to adding RAM how do I go about it?

Gracodana · Feb 6, 2015

needhelpquickly :

Gracodana :

Thanks for the help, I've managed to get it for £200 and I will take your recommendation on the 960, are there any places I can get one fairly cheap I'm seeing £179 most places I'm looking like Amazon etc also with regards to adding RAM how do I go about it?

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/zotac-video-card-zt9030110m

This is £160 from aria if your interested and for the ram I suggest another 4gb.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10f4

although if you know the type of ram in the pc it would be good to keep it the same.

sora · Feb 6, 2015

needhelpquickly :

Gracodana :

I'm told PSU is 430 and it's a gigabyte motherboard. If I can get it for 200 what would you recommend I purchase additionally to bring it up to scratch. I want to be able to play most games without having to worry but I'm not expecting to be able to play everything on max settings or anything.

Get an XFX 550W or Seasonic 520W power supply.

Gracodana · Feb 7, 2015

sora :

With his budget I would say that although it wouldd be a nice upgrade it wont get any more performance in the pc. The 960 is very power effiecent and it shouldn't put much pressure on the psu.

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