Did I make a mistake buying this second hand system unit?

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Hi everyone, new to the community here.
I would like to ask you guys if I did not make a mistake buying this second hand pc. Originally, it is the dell XPS 8900 Special edition. Since I don't really know that much about computer, I don't know if I made the right decision.
The spec as follows are :
-i7 6700k
-mobo came from the dell, I guess it is a Z170, not sure.
-gtx 960 2gb
-no hdd nor sdd
-the psu that came with the bundle.
-8 gb of ram 2400 mhz from what I remember.

thats all that came from it.
I paid for almost 30 000 php, equivalent to 567 us dollars (estimated roughly). Did I made a sure deal or nope deal? Tell me your thoughts guys :D
 
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To have to buy a HDD/SSD and a Windows licence makes this look expensive in my view. Depends what you want to use it for though, for gaming the 960 is weak compared to the cpu. To upgrade the gpu its most likely going to need a new psu however Dell often lock down what GPU's can be used with a restriction in the BIOS so upgrade options might be limited.
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specify the psu make and model, do you mean its the stock psu?

if it came from dell it will not be a nice z170 mobo either

no hdd of any kind, means you will need to buy one and windows as well


... Does it even turn on and get to the bios?
 
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Tell you the truth, the pc is not yet here (coming this sunday) and I was told that it is stock psu. I bought a 1 tb wd blue hdd and kingston 120 gb sdd. The seller told me that it is working fine. He took the hdd as he told me that it was his personal storage.
 
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It's a good purchase but buying preowned is always a risk, especially with GPU and PSU. New parts have 3 year warranty, while these can brake after 1-2 years and you will have to pay for repairs or even get a new pricy one.

If you wonder as to the potential of this build, if you're going to play games, I should say you will play any game made before 2017 on mid-high settings up to 60 fps. Fo some games GPU is week and 8Gb RAM is not enough to run on high-ultra graphics settings.
 
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To have to buy a HDD/SSD and a Windows licence makes this look expensive in my view. Depends what you want to use it for though, for gaming the 960 is weak compared to the cpu. To upgrade the gpu its most likely going to need a new psu however Dell often lock down what GPU's can be used with a restriction in the BIOS so upgrade options might be limited.
 
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