$600 pc used

[Guest]

Hey all. I've been looking for the cheapest prices here in Canada to build my own PC. I stumbled across this:

CASE - Antec 900 (2 years old)
Motherboard - Asus P5E (2years old)
RAM - 8 Gigs (2x4) of Corsair CM2X2048-8500CSD (2 years old)
HD - 500GIG (2 years old)
Video Card - Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 TI (9months old)
CPU - E8400 @ 3.00 GHz (2 years old)
CD/DVD drive (2 years old)

This Rig has been reformatted and cleaned right out. Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit has been installed for your benefit! Runs like New. Reason for selling is that i simply bought a new one.

-It's 2nd hand, and the person is asking $600 for it. Do you think I should keep looking for cheaper parts to build my own?

 

[zooted]

You could build a much better system for $600

 

[songorocosongo]

The $501 build for this quarter was better
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-pc-overclocking-pc-building,3273.html
Just add win7 and the total is $601 plus a little shipping.

Also, since you are 13 years old you should try to get help when in the process of an actual build. Like a parent or someone with experience

 

[dasaybz]

Might even be able to get a Windows 7 discount since you are a student.

 

[JKatwyopc]

+1 You could build a much better system for $600

Case in point!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($27.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($16.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($91.04 @ Amazon)
Total: $621.96
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-27 16:07 EDT-0400)

 

[Guest]

Hmmm. Thank you. First of all I'm 21 yearsold? Not 13 lol. And I live in Canada, and everything here is more expensive it seems.

 

[JKatwyopc]

Oops, sorry, missed the part about you being in canada. Here's the same build using Canadian merchants. It adds about $45 canadian. You could probably trim that down closer to $600 by getting slightly cheaper items or maybe a little less memory (4GB instead of 8GB).

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (64-bit) ($98.99 @ Computer Valley)
Total: $667.90
(Prices include shipping and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-08-27 16:24 EDT-0400)

 

[FinneousPJ]

Just get a cheaper mobo that's ridiculous.

 

[Guest]

Ohh, no worries . I have it down to three builds (2 from this thread, 1 from another).
Here is the one I found: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/fMgo
Here is the one by songorocosongo (with Canadian prices): http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/fP5e
And the one by JKatwyopc above this post.
NOTE: I'm told I can use Ubuntu and an application to get the games to work. This way, I can save on OS.

I have a few questions:
1. Out of the three, which build is "better" for gaming?
2. Out of the three, which build is most "upgradeable" in the future?
3. Out of the three, would I need cooling fans?

-Thank you all for your time. I really appreciate it.

 

[Guest]

Update: The first build I listed comes to: $606.59 no OS, and the second build ends up coming to $659.99 no OS