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I'm looking at used 1080 ti's and I think the best route would be to get a cheap pcb and slap on the Arctic Accelero IV since it should outperform the more expensive ones and turns out cheaper overall. The cheapest cards tend to be gainward or inno3d ones. From what I've gathered they use reference PCBs. Is there anything I'm really sacrifing by going for those? Will I run into issues when overclocking (not hardcore)?
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Dude was selling an Aorus 1080ti for a good price. I offered a lower one just in case and he immediately replied and accepted. Was a bit sketched out so I sent him userbenchmark.com http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/1104429 I was like lmao nice try kid. Turns out the page formatting on mobile cut out the final digit in the link. Guess who's the stupid one now. http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11044299 Anyways is this a good score for the Aorus card?
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Should I buy a mining GPU that was used for 3 months?
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Hey, I was wondering if its relatively safe to buy a GPU used for mining for 3 months. The buyer claims it was used 12h a day and on temps below 80, I've been reading about it and I do think it is not a bad idea, however Im still not sure. Thanks. -
Hi, I recently made a pc with used and new parts. It is mainly for editing and light gaming. Soon after the completion of the build, it started deadlocking randomly. Whenever I play a game or when my files are exporting. These are the parts: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/b74TpG The CPU, Motherboard and the cooler are used I bought them for $170. I thought it was because of the heat, so I opened the side panel and also blew a fan towards it but it still deadlocks. I just bought an 8350 to test whether its a CPU problem. Kindly help me to solve this. It's so frustrating cause I have been trying for years to make money and make this PC.
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I'm looking for a decent laptop that can play double a and triple a titles at around 60fps or slightly below I'm looking particularly for a older gen laptop or a newer one for under 1000$ new or used. Does not have to have any gamer Aesthetics rgb ect. I just want something that can get me to 60fps in games
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Hello guys. I was wondering if I should buy an used i7 6700 for 155€. The seller bought it 2 years ago. He doesn't have the warranty nor the bill. I'm currently using a G4400. I don't want to waste so much more money on a new i5 7500 (196€) when I can get the i7 for only 155€. How do I trust the seller? Thanks.
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I am thinking of buying a used external hard drive for storing my coding project backups. Why used? Because it is cheaper and currently I do not want to spend too much on a backup system. If it is 'worth' it to buy a hard drive what procedures should I take to inspect that it is still in use able condition. Thank you!
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Both are Used Gtx = 125$ HD = 80$ But the gtx doesn't need a PCI cable And I need to buy a PSU (40$) if I want the HD ..... What should i get ? I'm confused
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Hey guys, I hope this post is in the right topic at first. So as the title already says I'm thinking of buying a used router. I'm just curious if they can be "hacked/manipulated" or unsafe in some kind of way? Thanks in advance!!
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Hey all. So i've now built out a handful of HP Z400 based gaming rigs for a few people and with the market the way it is right now, especially for graphics cards, i decided to do something a little different with this build and make it somewhat of a guide showing that $300 or less can net you something surprisingly solid for the money. And while some people might recommend builds utilizing the consumer end era Xeons and i5s and i7s of 1st gen core-i series, the x58 platform is just on another level. CPU overclocking, for the most part, is locked out with this though I've seen reports that Throttlestop and Intel XTU have been made to work on unlocked CPUs on this system (for the Xeons, that is W3680 and W3690). The fastest quad core of the 1st gen Core-I series/uArch also resides with socket 1366, that being the Xeon X5687 with a 3.6ghz base and a 3.86ghz turbo, you can also get decently fast 6-core/12-thread CPUs as well like the X5680/X5690 for decent prices on ebay. Anyways, you start with an HP Z400 motherboard which can be found for $30-$50+ all over ebay. Some with CPUs, some with RAM, some with both. I've scored two with CPUs + ram (one with 12gb, one with 8gb) for around $100 ($80 for one, $110 for the other) each and both had Xeon W3550s (i7-950). If you find one without a CPU, the Xeon w3565 (i7-960) isn't much on ebay ($8). This board will line up with most holes in an ATX case, all but two. The top right, and the middle standoffs will need to be removed if you dont want the board to short and fail to post (and i think the middle top standoff, but you'd just have to use your eyes so its pretty easy). But every other hole lines up so it mounts up fine. The biggest issue people have is that the 24-pin connector for power is NOT standard ATX. Two pins where standard ATX feeds 3.3v actually need 12v with this board and while i soldered my own adapter out of $5 ATX 24 pin extensions, Moddiy has made this easy with this adapter of their own for $15: https://www.moddiy.com/products/ATX-to-HP-Z400-24%2dPin-Non%2dStandard-ATX-Pinout-Main-Power-Adapter-Cable.html Quick note: don't buy the 4-dimm Z400 motherboard version. its doesn't support nearly as many CPUs. The 6-dimm version is the good one. And while there are pinouts that you can follow to get things like activity LEDs working, i personally find that unnecessary with a build like this. The power switch front panel connector is most important, and it works fine. Then you just have to place a jumper over the sense pin on the yellow USB 2.0 header, and that takes care of that: And by "jumper these pins" it just means connect them, and the easiest way is with these uh...jumpers lol. https://www.amazon.com/Gikfun-Micro-Jumper-Arduino-EK1025/dp/B00R17Y8M6/ref=sr_1_31?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1527720510&sr=8-31&keywords=header+jumper&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011 The rear fan header is a PWM header and will need a PWM fan, so thats easy enough. Make sure there is PWM case fan plugged into that header or it'll throw a boot error. The front fan/front chassis header is also a PWM header but it doesn't need a PWM fan if you dont want to, it just wants ANY fan plugged into it. Then lastly, so you dont get a boot error about a low power CPU cooler, you just place a "jumper wire" or basically just snip off an unused front panel connector that goes to a single pin (get as much length as you can), strip the end you snipped at, slide it over the 5th pin on the CPU fan header, route the cable to the back of the case, and screw it into any bare metal hole (grounding the wire). You might still get a boot error about other front headers, but you can go into BIOS device security, find that device throwing the error, and mark it as a hidden and the BIOS will cruise on by. All this might sound complicated, but its all very quick and the results are great! i've attached some pictures of my builds i've done with this, with the black/red one being my latest and the black windowless build being my first one. These Z400 boards can take any regular DDR3, OR unbuffered ECC RAM which can be had for cheap (you'll see these listed on ebay ending with an E, for example PC3-8500E). You CANNOT use Registered DDR3 ("buffered" memory) with these gen Xeons. Just regular DDR3, or ECC unbuffered/unregistered DDR3. Here are specs/prices of the black/red build that has a GTX 960 i got on craigslist for $70. Specs and Price Breakdown: -GTX 960 2gb $70 (craigslist) -CPU: Xeon w3565 $7.50 (ebay) -Mobo: HP Z400 6-Dimm $36.99 (ebay) -Red LED Strip $5.24 (ebay) -2gb DDR3 1066 PC3-8500E x6 =12gb $35.70 (ebay) -Thermaltake Smart 500w 80+ PSU $34.99 (Amazon) -SIENOC USB 3.0 to 2.0 header adapter $4.88 (Amazon) -Corsair Carbide SPEC-02 case $49.99 (Amazon) -Deepcool TF120 red led PWM fan $9.99 (Amazon) -Toshiba 2tb 7200rpm HDD $62.99 (Amazon) -Z400 ATX PSU adapter $14.99 (Moddiy) https://goo.gl/zoJmmS -Deepcool GAMMAX 300 cooler $14.89 (OutletPC) -Inland Professional 120gb SSD $25.99 (Amazon) **Total with 2TB HDD + SSD is $304.14 **Total with 500GB HDD + SSD is $261.15 **Total with 500GB HDD alone is $235.16 and some people can get a cheaper case or hand me down case, or cheaper/used PSU from here and drive the price even lower! Anyways, there is more info over on the Overclockers forums at this link if any of y'all wanted to give this build a try. I'd be happy to help any way i could! http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/772976-HP-Z400-Workstation-to-Gaming-PC I've also got a video on doing this as a repeatable build here, WITH BENCHMARKS using a reference-style 2gb GTX 960:
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Specs: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti Strix OC 2GB Intel Core i5 2320 3GHz Quad-Core Corsair VENGEANCE 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz 1 TB HDD (It also had 2 disk reader things, one for dvd and one for blue ray) Peripherals: Mouse: Logitech G403 Keyboard: Xtrfy k2-rgb Headset: HyperX Cloud II
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So recently i decided to buy a new pc, and i found this, is it a good deal? And how good will it perform with modern today games, like Fortnite, GTA V pubg and others. Specs: i7 2.8ghz 4 cores 500gb hdd 8gb ram 2gb video, not sure about the full name. ALL OF THAT FOR 175EURO OR 200 US DOLLARS OR ................................. And i might add an 120gb ssd, i think that will increase the performance. Please help, because i don't have a lot of time to think should i get the pc. THANKS ALOT KISSES.
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Hey fellow forum members, I am looking to upgrade my current build since the tasks I am performing require more RAM and cores/threads, such as 3D modelling, virtualization, rendering, and of course some gaming etc. Currently my i5-6600K and 16GB ram is just not cutting it. Buying used parts has really caught my attention, inspired by Tech YES City and of course the LTT used server builds ($150 & $650) I am looking at getting dual E5-2670 CPUS in an Enhanced EATX board, with 80GB of RAM. (buying 64GB, already have 4 4GB ECC stix) Any parts listed as "Purchased" are already somewhere in my collection. Also, does anyone know if E-EATX boards fit in EATX cases? My budget for this is about $750, and the unused parts from my current rig will be repurposed into my collection and eventually into some other build. Here is the current list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/devincat/saved/wbNKZL
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So I am Selling my mobo and 7600k to a friend of mine to upgrade to a coffee lake processor. My windows 10 pro is activated under a digital license. What will I have to do to make this upgrade in terms of reinstalling windows on new mobo and removing form the old
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Hi guys! Looking for some advice about a good laptop I can pick up used/refurbished on ebay or similar for fairly cheap (around £300-£400 hopefully). I've been using a chromebook for the last year or so and it's been pretty great but I need to be able to use a few applications that you just cant get on chrome and also be able to store a little more on it so I'm looking to pick up a fairly basic laptop to take to uni/on the train etc. (I have a desktop which I use for most work but sometimes you gotta be portable) Battery life and build quality are top priority for me - it doesn't need to be a powerhouse (most intensive thing I'll be doing on it is probably photo editing) as long as it is not a pain to use on a daily basis and doesn't sound like a jet engine/melt my lap. My chromebook has a 14" screen which I really like, but I know it's not that common, so I think I'd be looking for a 15" screen with the smallest bezel possible as I want as much screen as I can get but still be able to sling it in a backpack nice and easily. If anyone has a laptop they like they bought a few years ago that they think might be cheap to pick up now, or just has any laptops they think are worth looking out for let me know! I was also wondering if getting an old macbook pro might be a good shout, as they are built pretty well and have good battery life but I don't know if anyone has any experience with how well they work after quite a few years or if they are still far too expensive. Cheers!
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Hey folks!! I fried my pc and have an insane amount of stuff to buy for house, family, business etc this year so on a very tight budget... this is my plan. Just wondering if this will be a decent setup to last a year until I can build my dream Used build https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/fY4jyX Any parts priced at zero are part I already have. Thanks
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I need your advice on buying a used msi gs63 7rf laptop. It has i7 7700hq,gtx 1060 6gb, 16gb 2400mhz ram, 256gb nvme ssd + 1tb hdd 5400. It is 1100$, i made a deal to pay 700$ and get the laptop, then pay the rest the following month. My questions are: Do msi laptops age well? Are they good quality? Is there anything wrong with them that i need to know? What tests can i run before buying it? (i will have short time to test it before buying it) I have read some reviews on this laptop but i still dont know if it is worth it for the money. The attached pics are actual photos from the laptop. Thanks for your help!
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I'm planning a new build but before I do I'm selling my old rig to my brother and wanted some feedback on what I should ask for it. The Build. I was thinking $1000. Is that too high? Should I ask for more? I also upgraded the SSD to 500GB.
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Is this worth 450 CAD For 1080p game i5-2500k running @3.9ghz Hyper 212 evo 16GB ram running @1866mhz MSI GTX 970 4gb 256GB SLC SSD Corsair 650w 80+ Gold
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So I'm doing a budget build soon and I was wondering what GPU I could get for $140. I was thinking of a GTX 1050Ti if I was able to snag one off craigslist, letgo, or ebay for that cheap but I was wondering if there are any better options like older generations of gpus. The rest of the build includes a Ryzen 3 1200, 8gb ddr4, 1tb HDD, and the ASRock Pro 4 (micro atx) motherboard. Help would be very much appreciated. Also in case anyone is wondering I'm rocking a GTX 750 1gb so I'm in dire need of an upgrade
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With the current state of the GPU market, I was beginning to wonder how a card used for mining would fair compared to one not used for mining. Linus already made a video about performance degradation, but the circumstances are a little different with mining. I was wondering if anyone has bought a mined card and how did it do/ how is it doing?
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Hi, i'm about to buy a second hand mouse, to be exact, the Corsair Scimitar pro. What keyfactors do i look for, i know, if its fluid enough, does scroll respond good enough, no glitching, all buttons working, let me know what i am supposed to look most after for Thanks anyway
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I've been planning on upgrading my PC, but before I could press "buy" the price hurt my heart, which made me wonder how reliable buying used parts is. In this specific case I'm talking about Amazon Warehouse, but this can go for any seller. I was able to find a decent AM4 board for 25% off (Some were up to 40%, but they aren't backed by Amazon). How do you guys feel about buying used parts. With every day products I would be less skeptical, but the fact that a product could be damaged without being able to see it worries me. With Amazon I feel more safe since I can reliably send it back. I'm sure they check for any visible damages, but I highly doubt they do any tests. What do you guys think? There's a good chance that nothing will be wrong, but when I'm spending $100+ I want to make sure nothing will go wrong. Maybe its lifespan will just shorten who knows? Let me know how you all feel.
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I live in the Asheville NC area and I was wondering if there are any places nearby for me to get used computer components at a significant discount. Would I be better off looking on eBay?
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i am getting a deal for 400CAD is it decently priced ?? i want to use it for 1080p gaming Alienware X51 (2013)8GB DDR3 RAMNvidia GTX 760 1TB SATA HardDrive Windows 7 Home Edition 330 Watt Power supply (can support GTX 1060/1070 video card, 1080 too much for this PWS)DW1506 802.11 b/g/n wifi card Fourth Generation Intel Core i7 -4770 processor (8MB cacche, up to 3.9 GHz w/Turbo Boost technology) 27 Inch LG Ultra Widescreen Monitor included