Im buying a used gaming pc. Is it okay?

Joongi Baek

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I've saw that there is an used pc that has i5 4690, gtx 960, 1x8gb 8gb ram, and a 120g ssd+ 1tb hdd for ₩620,000(I live in south korea). Should I get used parts sepratly or just buy used? i can't afford non used prices.
 

Joongi Baek

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Samsung 8gb 1x8 ram
Gigabyte h81m mobo
Adata 120g ssd
Seagate barracuda 1tb(option added)
Non 80+ supply(in korea most of the people use non 80 cause everything else is expensive)
Also, non used cost ₩760,000
Wtf?
 
bronze gold platinum titanium, it doesn't matter it said nothing about the build quality or voltage stability, even some titanium units suck .
verify the story ask him to play 1 hour a game on his pc.
- and add 1 stick of the exactly same ram, dual channel game gives u a really good performance boost.
- reduces lag, stutter and a 10% fps boost.
 
It is the quality of the psu, not the efficiency rating that is most important.
A cheap PSU will be made of substandard components. It will not have safety and overload protections.
If it fails under load, it can destroy anything it is connected to.
It will deliver advertised power only at room temperatures, not at higher temperatures found when installed in a case.
The wattage will be delivered on the 3 and 5v rails, not on the 12v rails where modern parts
like the CPU and Graphics cards need it. What power is delivered may fluctuate and cause instability
issues that are hard to diagnose.
The fan will need to spin up higher to cool it, making it noisy.
A cheap PSU can become very expensive. Do not buy one.

The cpu and gpu are appropriate. A GTX960 needs about a 430w psu.
Again, it is not the wattage that is important, but the 12v amps.

Since the pc you are considering is already working, I see no big problem.

If building one from scratch, I would have used a 2 x 4gb kit of ram to get faster dual channel operation.

I think 120gb is too small today for windows. I would have used 240 or even 500gb ssd and omitted the hard drive.

You could consider building based on used parts.
If you have access to ebay, look for your parts in used condition. Filter on completed auctions and in green, you will see what they actually sold for.

As to the value of the proposed purchase, I think you are not getting a sufficient discount for used. Used parts will sell for 50-70% of new.
I think you can drive a better bargain if you are willing to walk away.
 

Inkiad

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If new system costs ₩760,000, for used part ₩620,000 is not a good deal at all. See if you can get it for ₩450,000 or less. Then it will be a deal.
 

Joongi Baek

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Good news: If I build it myself using the used parts, it costs ₩508,000. Which costs $508 compared to the built used pc.
Please note I changed the ram to an samsung 2x8 8gb ram, hdd only, and i5 4560.