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So my buddy is looking into joining the PC Master Race!!!!!

 

He's found a rig online that he likes and the guys is asking $600, of course I'll check it out depending on what he decides. 

So what do you guys think of this build, is it worth the $600?

 

Pc part list:
CPU: AMD FX 6300
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
Motherboard: MSI 970 Gaming
Memory: G.Skill Rigjaws X Series 16GB 1866
Storage: PNY 120GB SSD , Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Video Card: MSI 290x Twin Frozr
Case: BitFenix Ronin
Power Supplies: Thermaltake 850W 80+ Gold Semi Modular
Optical Drive: Lite-on Dvd/Cd Writer ( not installed but still with system )
OS: 8.1 64bit

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Not bad, but not sure about that CPU, might be a handicap.

 

Still, will definitely put any console to absolute shame.

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Not bad, but not sure about that CPU

They are junk, I told him that. I've got an old 8350 lying around I plan on giving him. 

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Seems like it is worth it for 600 dollars...But the cpu is meh...But since you stated that you got a 8350 lying around..Then yes go for it..Just don't get ripped off :)

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They are junk, I told him that. I've got an old 8350 lying around I plan on giving him. 

Oh, well then what are you waiting for? :P

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For $600 that's not bad, certainly.

 

If you're upgrading him to an 8350 then go for it, that'll be a solid rig then.

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Storage is something that should never be bought used because the drives may have viruses or be damaged

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Storage is something that should never be bought used because the drives may have viruses or be damaged

That's why you go to a viewing of the item to make sure it all works, and watch the drives being wiped and having windows re-installed. 

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Storage is something that should never be bought used because the drives may have viruses or be damaged

Crystal Disk my friend

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They are junk, I told him that. I've got an old 8350 lying around I plan on giving him. 

NICE SAVE! i facepalmed when my friend came home with a 6300fx, i even told him he could have called me and i would have gave him the extra like 60 bucks to get an 8350, NOPE. oh well. i tried to warn him. Keep that 6300 around, may buy it off you in the future for this mobo im replacing.

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My sig pc costed 600 Euros.

 

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NICE SAVE! i facepalmed when my friend came home with a 6300fx, i even told him he could have called me and i would have gave him the extra like 60 bucks to get an 8350, NOPE. oh well. i tried to warn him. Keep that 6300 around, may buy it off you in the future for this mobo im replacing.

You could just have it lol, you have to pay for shipping though 

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You could just have it lol, you have to pay for shipping though 

Oh man, if i could, that would be so awesome. xD Not my lucky days, but whoever gets it, i hope he will enjoy it.. 

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You could just have it lol, you have to pay for shipping though

Depends how much shipping would be...

Also $600 that's a steal.

 

 

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Man not that much of a steal considering that my config - SSD and HDD (I had them laying around) - costed 600€.

 

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with a AIO and Twin Frozer 290X, that is cheap.. like really. CHEAP...

 

almost so cheap i would be a little worried for the state of his hardware.... did the current owner OC really hard? is the GPU overvolted, and now artifacting?

Current setup

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Storage is something that should never be bought used because the drives may have viruses or be damaged

Or sold... you never know if the ones who buy it will do a recovery on your disc to dig through your dirt... Which could get you sued or arrested, or both, depending on what you had on there.

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Depends how much shipping would be...

Also $600 that's a steal.

a few bucks using fedex as long as your continental us lol

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Or sold... you never know if the ones who buy it will do a recovery on your disc to dig through your dirt... Which could get you sued or arrested, or both, depending on what you had on there.

Definately going to waste my time recovering data, my friend doesn't know how...... I do enough of that shit at work why would I want to bring my work home lol

CPU: i7-4770k @4.8ghz---Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth z97---Ram 32gb Corsair Vengeance---GPU: 2 EVGA GTX 980 4gb way sli---Case: Corsair 600T White---Storage: 500gb 850 Pro & WD Black 4tb---PSU: Corsair RM1000

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with a AIO and Twin Frozer 290X, that is cheap.. like really. CHEAP...

 

almost so cheap i would be a little worried for the state of his hardware.... did the current owner OC really hard? is the GPU overvolted, and now artifacting?

It's got logs going back several months and no out of date or missing logs... a few failed updates but other than that nothing.  

I ran PassMark and none of the temperatures rose, excluding cpu but I'm throwing an 8350 in it today.

CPU: i7-4770k @4.8ghz---Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth z97---Ram 32gb Corsair Vengeance---GPU: 2 EVGA GTX 980 4gb way sli---Case: Corsair 600T White---Storage: 500gb 850 Pro & WD Black 4tb---PSU: Corsair RM1000

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