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i gave an offer to buy this setup for $1300. From what I can see...it is WELL worth it. here's the setup, all parts were ordered on newegg back in july so warranties still apply. here is the list:


Intel Core i7-920 Bloomfield 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
EVGA 141-BL-E757-TR LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX X58 SLI LE Intel Motherboard
EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI
OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Voltage Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G1600LV6GK
KINGWIN Mach 1 ABT-1000MA1S 1000W ATX / BTX SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
HT | OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
Rosewill R5604-BK 0.8mm Japanese Cold Rolled Steel Dual 120mm Fans Screw-Less design ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Sony Optiarc 24X DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Black SATA Model AD-7240S-0B

it's never really been used, it was built and turned on for testing but not used.

thoughts for $1300?

P.S.
i am in need of a gaming machine primarily, no need for 3d modeling, etc. just gaming and websurfing, etc.

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Homebuilt system Authority

Parts wise, it sounds like a really solid machine. I would lean to say ~1300 is probably about fair, although one could probably find a better deal if he looked. I think the most important thing when it comes to buying used PC's is if you know the seller or not.
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It's not a bad machine, and probably fairly priced for already being built and tested.

That said, if you're buying a new computer, $1300 can get you a lot more than that if you build it yourself. There's a lot of wasted money in that build (such as the 1000W PSU, VelociRaptor, sound card) and some lower quality/performance parts (PSU, case, GPU).

I'd take a shot and compare what you can get for you're actual budget to this build...
Homebuilt system Authority

Mad is right there, it was early this morning and newegg didn't have any CPU+Mobo deals up for some reason, so I couldn't beat prices. I'm not too keen on PSU's, but I'd have to agree that PSU does seem iffy. Really though, that's a very solid machine if you're not ready to build your own. Hell, my 2007 rig runs every game at max with playable framerates ;) 
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