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Hi. I am getting a deal for the following used laptop with less than a year of use and is in perfect working condition: HP ELITE BOOK 850 G8 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7 @ 2.60GHz 16 GB RAM 512 GB SSD Touchscreen Display with 10 touchpoints 15,6" diagonal FHD display Intel Iris Xe Graphics On the HP website, it starts from $2000. On Amazon.com, it is available at $1,150. It is being offered to me for $500. Is it a good deal for 2023? will I get 2-3 years of life out of it? I will primarily use it for sales work and a little Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. I was considering MSI Prestige 16 Evo. It will cost me $1641. I was eyeing it for its stellar battery backup. According to Notebookcheck, HP ELITE BOOK 850 G8 is getting around 8 Hrs of web browsing at 150 nits. I could settle for that amount but if it's accurate. The Elitebooks are workstations so I worry whether I will get that much battery backup.
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Hi! So I'm looking to buy a second hand gaming PC, but of course I'm a little worried about paying a large sum of money only to get home and find something broken. Do you have a good go-to method to verify that a second hand computer is working as expected, before you buy it? My first thought is to ask the seller to run a benchmark, but I'm not sure which free benchmark would be the best to test the entire system (CPU, RAM, GPU). Any ideas would be much appreciated!
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Hello there! tl;dr: What's a good place / resource to start learning about rack-mounted hardware? For my work (as a media/film composer) I need a lot of computing power on a daily basis and it's common (in this business) to use slave machines for this purpose. In my country (the netherlands) however, there are lot of second-hand HP Proliant (or alike) servers systems for sale which seem quite affordable for the computing power/amounts of ram they offer. Now I'm quite familiar with the standard pc hardware routine. But the thing that I'm a bit scared of is that a lot of these 2nd hand servers are rack-mounted solutions. Especially since I know that they can make a lot of noise and I don't really have a space in my housing where I can stuff a server rack in a closet (which wouldn't be a great idea cooling-wise anyway). Now my question is threefold: 1. What are the basics I have to know about rack-mounted hardware formats? (Would it be possible to adapt a rack mounted system into a 'standard' case? Or are there rack mounted chassis that allow for more silent cooling?) Where would be a good place / good resources to learn about this stuff? 2. Is there a reason why this is either a very good or very bad idea that I perhaps haven't considered? 3. If this is a feasible idea I might also want to use this slave as a host for a future website / nas. I suppose it would be possible to run a machine like this for multiple purposes simultaniously (considering I know some friends who are comfortable enough around this kind of software setup.), or am I overlooking something? As is probably evident from my post I'm not very familiar with this side of computing, so even very basic information/yourtube channels/forums/articles/books/etc... are welcome! Thanks very much in advance!
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Budget (including currency): €500-750 Country: The Netherlands Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Lockheed Martin Prepar3D V5, wanting to play MS Flight Sim 2020 Other details: Mostly trying second hand, but I'm okay with good value new parts. I got an amazing Redditor willing to gift his 27" 1080p 144hz TN monitor and Ryzen 5600X completely free of charge. This is such a massive help already! My 77-year old neighbour has been using flight simulators for almost 30 years now, where he meets up with people on Teamspeak and fly routes together. Here he is (he doesn't mind me posting): https://imgur.com/lkcgjlC His hardware is pretty outdated, and he's a tad upset that he can't join his fellow mates in MS Flight Simulator 2020 - he mainly plays Lockheed Martin Prepar3D V5. He's genuinely one of the nicest people I've met, but the guy doesn't have a ton to spend unfortunately. He did mention planning on buying a larger monitor this year, but that a completely new PC is out of reach. That's why I want to gift him something nice, without absolutely breaking the bank. I was planning on getting something second hand, around €600,- or so (The Netherlands - $1 is pretty much equal to €1). I'm not in a hurry and don't mind waiting for some deals, but just wanted to gather some opinions on what to look out for. I'm pretty experienced building PCs, but I've almost never used the 2nd hand market. So any advice on what to look out for or skip is super appreciated! Here's my first draft, but I'm open to change anything: https://imgur.com/NFoc3Y9 Ryzen 5600X (€0) B450 Tomahawk Max (€50) 16GB 3200Mhz RAM (new €44) 1TB Kingston NV1 (new €54) - he downloads a ton of maps and assets, so I'm hesitant on 2nd hand storage and him losing his data Corsair RM550x (€30) AMD RX 6700XT (€280) Total €498
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What happened to this gpu? It's an EVGA FTW GTX 1080. I saw it on my country's equivalent to Craigslist and it's listed as faulty and for repair or spare parts. What happened to it? I'm not really planning to buy it but I'm really curious about the issue it might have. My guess is burnt vrms or something similar.
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Hello people c: , So I recently bought a pre-built office pc with a Core i5 2400 8gb of ddr3 ram windows 10 pro and a 400 HDD, this PC has a Micro Star ms 7707 motherboard and had a GT 210 installed in it which I swapped out for a AMD Radeon HD 6950 but the card only shows it booting and loading windows and then it just gives weird output flashing screen and so on , this happened/started while installing the drivers for the card and went on after that, so unistalling them should fix it right ? Wrong I tried that and I still got this weird screen flashing . If I put the gt 210 back in it it just works fine . At this point am a bit lost and not exactly sure what to do, so help would be greatly appreciated ! c: I am building this pc for my little sister because she wants to play roblox and minecraft. Following is a Video of the screen flashing ! Weirdpc.mp4
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I currently have a Dell Optiplex 980 for my private Minecraft server. I want a power efficient server which is not too loud. Should I continue buying more Dell Optiplex computers or should I switch to a cheaper alternative?
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I would ask this on a website from my country. but there aren't any, so i am just gonna hope some of you guys know what i'm talking about. So I am looking to build a new pc and i stumbled upon some great deals on a sh site(only does business within my country) that had brand new SEALED components, with no warranty unfortunate, for damn cheap. At least when talking about motherboards. Does anyone know if there is a catch? The guys who usually sell those kind of stuff have lots of offers, like 5-10 type of boards(both for am4 and 1151) and every cpu that launched recently(all ryzen chips + all 8th & 9th gen intel). Not even gonna start on gpus. The thing is they are all "sealed, brand new" but without warranty. I live in Europe, Romania if that matters.
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Anyone else ever try to buy parts from auctions? Picked up a 24 inch Acer V243HL for around $35 USD 2 years ago, came from a company selling their old IT equipment. It also came with a garbage keyboard and mice, which I threw into the trash. It's now with my parents and used pretty much all day, definitely a good purchase. More recently I picked up an Intel NVMe 256 GB M.2 SSD less than a year old for around $20 USD, with a few 256 GB 2.5inches Samsung SSDs that were around 2 years old for the $20 each. The Samsungs were probably fair prices second hand compared to the bargain that was the Intel. Given the model numbers and another auction on the same site, I believe they came from Lenovo laptops which were put up in a separate auction. Given the volume I assume it came from a Lenovo distributor, but I don't have clear info on that. Currently waiting on delivery for those. Update: all the drives work fine. Great addition to my new build
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Good day guys Here again asking for something on a tight budget. I want a old laptop with a GPU for under $750.00. Doesn't need to be new at all and it sure as f$ck won't be at that price. IF at all possible just some name recommendations on what i can have. Going to buy locally here in South Africa but hope I can get something. will of course upgrade where possible if possible with ram and SSD. But a reasonable GPU would be awesome. Thanks Vincent
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Hey everyone! So me and a few friends are trying to build a cheap gaming PC each for £180 as a bit of a competition to see who can make the best performing gaming PC. I have a GTX 960 2GB (for a crazy cheap price) and a 550W PSU and a random SSHD (lol). I have around £120 left for my CPU (and cheap cooler), mobo, RAM and case. Of course I’m looking to buy second hand, but I’m wondering which CPU would be best to work decently with my 960 and be pretty cheap second hand. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks! Games we will be testing: Overwatch, Doom (2016), Battlefield 1. We will also run 3D mark Firestrike as our benchmark.
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Rig Nvidia GTX 1070 G1 Gigabyte 8GB 32GB DDr3 Crucial Ram 1600mhz 4 Sticks i7-4790 Stock Speeds 2 x Samsung 850 Evo 250GB 3 TB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache H50i Single Rad Corsair Water Cooler CPU Cooler Master Master 5 Case 6 - 120mm Fan MSI PC Mate z97 Motherboard EVGA Super Nova 750Wat Platnium PSU Acer x223w Monitor Logitech G403 Gaming Mouse Wired/Wireless Microsoft 800 Keyboard.
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Hello guys! I found a pretty good deal but i don't know if it worth buying. An RX580 4GB (Sapphire Nitro+) for 130 dollars. The only problem is that the guy selling it used it for mining for 6 months. He has the receipt and the warranty is valid until February 2020. In my country this GPU costs arround 290 dollars (new). Should I get it?
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Hi, I’m buying the second hand gpu. My question is: how should I test the gpu?
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Hello, I want to buy a new second hand gpu (1080ti) and I'm afraid of lifetime of that gpu. I want to ask if the second hand gpu is a good deal, or if its better to buy a new one for high price. I can personally try that card. thx Paul
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Hello Guys, So need some advice... My friend is selling his gaming PC. And I want to know if it is worth it. He bought it last year (2017) December. Specs: Seagate 1Tb 7200rpb HDD Corsair Vengence LPX 2x8GB (DDR-4 2400) Asus GeForce GTX 1060 ROG Strix OC Edition Asus ROG Strix z270H Gaming Core i5-7600K Cooler Master MasterCase MC600P Corsair vs 650 PSU Cooler Master MAsterAir Maker 8 Age: All Parts bought December 2017 Price: Just Under $600 (Converted from local currancy) Notes: All packaging and receipts Included Warranties intact
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I am planning to buy graphic card in summer break while I go back to Taiwan. I am confusing of buying a graphic card which is new or second hand. Because in same price such as GT 1030, I can get GTX 770, but it doesn't have warranty. I want to play game such as Fortnite, pubg... Also for some game develop. I only have about 4000 NTD (about like 130 US dollar) My Red envelope , so... should I use second hand instead of new one???
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Evening all, Use: 1440p 60Hz, no rendering or streaming, RTS games mostly. Here's my build: [PCPartPicker part list](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hRVPV6) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/hRVPV6/by_merchant/) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Mr2rxr/intel-core-i5-8600k-36ghz-6-core-processor-bx80684i58600k) | £199.99 @ Aria PC **CPU Cooler** | [be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9bFPxr/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk019) | £63.53 @ CCL Computers **Motherboard** | [ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Vys8TW/asrock-z370m-pro4-micro-atx-lga1151-motherboard-z370m-pro4) | £99.84 @ More Computers **Memory** | [G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/D6RFf7/gskill-memory-f43200c16d8gvkb) | £100.63 @ Amazon UK **Storage** | [Crucial - MX500 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/4mkj4D/crucial-mx500-250gb-25-solid-state-drive-ct250mx500ssd1) | £58.97 @ Amazon UK **Storage** | [Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £34.79 @ Aria PC **Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1) | £58.67 @ Amazon UK **Other** | [EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX1070Ti SC ACX3 8G 8 GB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card - Black](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/LL22FT/evga-nvidia-geforce-gtx1070ti-sc-acx3-8g-8-gb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-black) | £470.47 @ Amazon UK **Other** | [Cooler Master MasterBox Q300L Midi-Tower Black computer case - computer cases (Midi-Tower, PC, Plastic, Steel, Micro-ATX,Mini-ITX, Black, 15.7 cm)](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/7xgzK8/cooler-master-masterbox-q300l-midi-tower-black-computer-case-computer-cases-midi-tower-pc-plastic-steel-micro-atxmini-itx-black-157-cm) | £39.97 @ AWD-IT | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **£1126.86** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-05-01 18:28 BST+0100 | And here's the second hand build 6 months old asking £1200 for it: [PCPartPicker part list](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ktWLP3) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/ktWLP3/by_merchant/) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [Intel - Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/dQM323/intel-core-i5-7600k-38ghz-quad-core-processor-bx80677i57600k) | £177.59 @ Aria PC **CPU Cooler** | [Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/F2rmP6/corsair-h60-2018-572-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060036-ww) | £64.75 @ Aria PC **Motherboard** | [Gigabyte - GA-Z270N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/YbQRsY/gigabyte-ga-z270n-gaming-5-mini-itx-lga1151-motherboard-ga-z270n-gaming-5) | £135.68 @ Box Limited **Memory** | [Corsair - Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/XxcMnQ/corsair-memory-cmd16gx4m2b3200c16) | £205.98 @ Amazon UK **Storage** | [Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/FrH48d/samsung-internal-hard-drive-mz75e500bam) | £102.95 @ Aria PC **Storage** | [Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/MwW9TW/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | £34.79 @ Aria PC **Video Card** | [EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW2 Gaming iCX Video Card](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/fGDzK8/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-8gb-ftw2-gaming-icx-video-card-08g-p4-6686-kr) |- **Case** | [BitFenix - Nova ATX Mid Tower Case](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/vk98TW/bitfenix-case-bfxnov100kkwskrp) | £29.94 @ Aria PC **Power Supply** | [EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply](https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1) | £58.67 @ Amazon UK **Other**| EVGA Geforce GTX 1080 FTW2 11GB| £720.00 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* | | **Total** | **£1530.35** | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2018-05-01 18:40 BST+0100 | I've discussed this before but feel its a good deal not sure, if I go my build I've extra £200 for a better 1440p Screen, just good deal I think not sure. Thoughts?
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I have a tough time choosing between these three cards, all of them I can only find on the second hand market, and I heard they perform pretty similarly. However, here's the pros and cons of each of them For the HD 7850, what is very enticing is the price, being the cheapest of all three of them, however it does not have a warranty, unlike the other two. For the R7 370, I can buy it from a second hand store that offers a 6 month warranty on it, but it comes in as the second most expensive card. Then there's the R7 270x, which I found to be the most expensive of the bunch (almost as much as a new RX 560), but it still is in warranty until November 2020!! Considering my choices, should I just get a new 460 / 560 since I don't risk anything? Or should I go for a second hand one from the list above? I know computer stuff is more durable than it seems, and that the risk of second hand is worth it but I'm still kinda reluctant and need further assurance second hand is ok.
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I just recently bought a second hand custom built gaming pc with AMD Radeon R9 Series GPU and I ran an old game I had on my laptop called 'Feed And Grow: Fish', the game started at 27 FPS on the home screen but when I pressed play it went straight down to 8. Just wondering if anyone knows anything I could try to fix this problem, I have looked around on the internet but nothing I've tried seems to work. I'd appreciate any replies that might help. Thanks in advance!
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Hi I'd like to build a budget mining rig from an old Dell I had in my basement. But I'm not sure how many GPUs I can run on it? How many risers or special stuff do I need? I know I will have to buy a new power supply. I'd like to run GTX 1070s in aedition to the 960 already installed. I'll also take any advice you wish to throw at me! Here are some pics of the PC
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Relatively new to PC building, saw this advertised online and am wondering if £750 is a reasonable price for this.? Case: Corsair 750D full tower CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k 3.5Ghz Motherboard: ASUS Maximus VII Hero RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance Red 1866MHz (8x2) Watercooling: Corsair H100i GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980Ti 6GB (reference model) PSU: Corsair RM850w HDD: Western Digital Purple 1TB OS: Windows 10 Home Premium
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So i made my decision to buy a 2nd hand PC and wait for 2018 to see what new hardware comes up to build my ultimate PC.. I finally found a great deal, here is the main specs: - MSI Armor 1060 6 G.B - I5 6400 - 16 G.b Ram Ddr4 2400mhz Aegis - MSI H11m Mobo - 1 T.b HDD - Thermalteck 630W smart Se Power supply So im meeting up with the seller tmw or after at his place to test the PC, and i wanna make sure that the main hardware are working (CPU, VGA, RAm, HDD). And can't stay at a stranger's home for hours obviously, so what kind of tests should i run to test the CPU, VGA, RAM and HDD without staying more than an hour there ?! Health tests, stress test, Benchmarks, Temps monitoring.. etc... I heard about all this but dnw what is the most trustable tests to run in a short period of time wothout regretting and wasting my money.. Hope you guys can help me.. Thanks.
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