Building a PC
So just to make it clear right at the start, I am no good with the know-how of computer building and anyone here would probably be able to convince to buy about anything, also I am Dutch. Now that the formality is out of the way, let's get to it. I have been saving up lately and have managed to collect about 763.94500 USD, but I'll probably be able to get that to 770 USD. I've been wanting a new pc for a long time and have been told that building a pc is far better when looking at price/quality.
Point however is, as my last system was a laptop, I do not own a monitor or a keyboard, so that cuts into the budget severely. I have a few friends who can help me build the computer if I have the parts but I am not entirely sure if there's a big risk to doing that, as I am not experienced.
Another one
Alternatively, a friend of mine offered me his old system including a free (non-highest res) monitor for the price of that 763.94500 USD.
That system is 1 year old and has the following specs:
Processor
AMD FX FX-8350 Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
Graphic (?) card
Gigabyte GV-R928XOC-3GD
Internal Hard drive
WD Blue WD10EZEX, 1TB
Casing
Cooler Master N300 (Closed)
Water cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V
Internal Memory
G.Skill N Q F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ
Power Supply
Corsair VS650 80plus
SSD
Crucial BX200 240GB
This all comes out on a grand total of about 877 USD + a monitor and windows 10, according to my calculations. However, I am pretty sure there is no warranty so I am a little hesitant about taking him up on his offer.
Games
I would mostly use my system for playing games such as CS:GO, Skyrim, LoL and any MMORPG. Of course I would also ofcourse like to be able to use Word, Google Chrome and skype etc. in the background.
Conclusion
I would like help in deciding if it's benifical to build a pc rather than buy a factory new one, or buy the second-hand pc my friend offered me for the same price.
I hope anyone can help me and I will try to respond as quickly as possible when someone needs more information.
Thanks in advance.
TL : DR
Budget: 770USD (No keyboard/monitor)
Or buy one in the store (Slightly higher budget probably)
Or buy my friends (specs above)
I am Dutch and a noob at this
So just to make it clear right at the start, I am no good with the know-how of computer building and anyone here would probably be able to convince to buy about anything, also I am Dutch. Now that the formality is out of the way, let's get to it. I have been saving up lately and have managed to collect about 763.94500 USD, but I'll probably be able to get that to 770 USD. I've been wanting a new pc for a long time and have been told that building a pc is far better when looking at price/quality.
Point however is, as my last system was a laptop, I do not own a monitor or a keyboard, so that cuts into the budget severely. I have a few friends who can help me build the computer if I have the parts but I am not entirely sure if there's a big risk to doing that, as I am not experienced.
Another one
Alternatively, a friend of mine offered me his old system including a free (non-highest res) monitor for the price of that 763.94500 USD.
That system is 1 year old and has the following specs:
Processor
AMD FX FX-8350 Black Edition
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
Graphic (?) card
Gigabyte GV-R928XOC-3GD
Internal Hard drive
WD Blue WD10EZEX, 1TB
Casing
Cooler Master N300 (Closed)
Water cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V
Internal Memory
G.Skill N Q F3-10666CL9T-6GBNQ
Power Supply
Corsair VS650 80plus
SSD
Crucial BX200 240GB
This all comes out on a grand total of about 877 USD + a monitor and windows 10, according to my calculations. However, I am pretty sure there is no warranty so I am a little hesitant about taking him up on his offer.
Games
I would mostly use my system for playing games such as CS:GO, Skyrim, LoL and any MMORPG. Of course I would also ofcourse like to be able to use Word, Google Chrome and skype etc. in the background.
Conclusion
I would like help in deciding if it's benifical to build a pc rather than buy a factory new one, or buy the second-hand pc my friend offered me for the same price.
I hope anyone can help me and I will try to respond as quickly as possible when someone needs more information.
Thanks in advance.
TL : DR
Budget: 770USD (No keyboard/monitor)
Or buy one in the store (Slightly higher budget probably)
Or buy my friends (specs above)
I am Dutch and a noob at this
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