Is this a god price for a used PC?

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sethwilliam

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Was about to build a kaby lake gaming build (budget)
but I got an offer for an old
Dell XPS 8500 model
i7 3770
8gb ram (will upgrade to 16)
upgaded corsair CX750M PSU
gtx 750
1 tb 7200rpm HDD

for $275

I would probably uprade the gpu and ram maybe the case too

EDIT:
Kaby lake build was gonna be around $500 not including graphics card, but would have an I3 most likely.
This computers i7 3770 is what is catching my attention as it usually cost around $100 by itself
 
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That is actually a really good price for that build. However you most likely can't change cases due to the motherboard and cooler setup with most dell desktops. Still great deal I would get it and sell the 750 and throw in a gtx 1060 or something like that.
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That is actually a really good price for that build. However you most likely can't change cases due to the motherboard and cooler setup with most dell desktops. Still great deal I would get it and sell the 750 and throw in a gtx 1060 or something like that.
 
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^^What he said. Dell has OEM custom built motherboards and cooling solutions for the CPU. They generally will not fit in a new ATX case very well. And the ones that I have worked on do not have mounting holes for an inexpensive aftermarket cooler on the motherboards.

In addition to that, you need to be careful on the RAM compatibility too. Dell uses different OEM types of memory and it is not set for any type of PC. Depending on date of manufacture, one XPS may have Crucial memory, and another may have Samsung memory. Don't even trust what the manual says on RAM upgrading because I've found errors in there as well on specs.

Pull a RAM module out and look up the model# and see if you can find that exact same for sale in a kit (pairs of 2). If not, then try and find the exact same specs for another brand (usually Corsair and G.Skill "get along" the best in my experience when upgrading different brands of memory. And by specs, I'm referring to speed, CAS latency, timings, and voltage (example: Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600, CL12, 9-9-9-24, 1.35V). Finally, you will likely have to find low profile memory (memory that doesn't have a tall heat sink design on it).
 
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