Second hand PC building rant

[MVPernula]

2 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

hes taking the system to 10 years hands down, it still kicks ass for what he does day to day and gaming wise

I believe you, the i7's from almost ANY generation still kicks a surprising amount of ass.

[Mooshi]

^

This is true. I expect Ryzen hex and octocore chips to do the same.

[IntMD]

I gave my friend my old Evga x79 sli board with a sandybridge (I think it was probaly a 3930k) and 8gb RAM (I think - it might have been 16gb but I can't imagine I bothered about 16gb back then) and my old 670 a month ago for free. No point in it just laying around my house unused and it is a nice enough upgrade from the Q6600 he was using (also mine... lol).

[You_are_a_cunt]

59 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Damn bro.. Where do you live? I can't image the second hand market being THAT bad?

Oh, the second hand market is utter crap.

Anything slightly modern that isn't produced goes for more than it did new. GTX 6xx cards go for more than 1050s

[MVPernula]

3 minutes ago, revsilverspine said:

Oh, the second hand market is utter crap.

Anything slightly modern that isn't produced goes for more than it did new. GTX 6xx cards go for more than 1050s

Wtf.. ._.

 

[You_are_a_cunt]

1 minute ago, MVPernula said:

Wtf.. ._.

 

Yep. Most people can't afford buying new gear or aren't informed. This is still a developing country in my books (I live in Romania) and we've still got a helluva way to go in therms of economy.

I've seen P4 systems go for $100. A PENTIUM 4 SYSTEM!

 

We have a Craigslist-style website that I constantly lurk around on hunting and I usually score cool shit (Like my Engineering Sample SS4200 w/ 2x500 gig drives for $60). Hoping to find a decent GPU but the market is pretty dry right now thanks to everyone opting to get a cheaper old card while they wait for miners to stop hogging RX and 1060 cards

[MVPernula]

1 hour ago, revsilverspine said:

Yep. Most people can't afford buying new gear or aren't informed. This is still a developing country in my books (I live in Romania) and we've still got a helluva way to go in therms of economy.

I've seen P4 systems go for $100. A PENTIUM 4 SYSTEM!

 

We have a Craigslist-style website that I constantly lurk around on hunting and I usually score cool shit (Like my Engineering Sample SS4200 w/ 2x500 gig drives for $60). Hoping to find a decent GPU but the market is pretty dry right now thanks to everyone opting to get a cheaper old card while they wait for miners to stop hogging RX and 1060 cards

Dude that can be beneficial for me, I should sell my old E4700 builds to romania

I feel bad for you dude, *hugs*

[You_are_a_cunt]

1 minute ago, MVPernula said:

Dude that can be beneficial for me, I should sell my old E4700 builds to romania

I feel bad for you dude, *hugs*

Not THAT old.

An E4700 system is $40-60. The CPU itself is like $10

The $100 P4 was just an example of how retarded prices can get

[MVPernula]

18 minutes ago, revsilverspine said:

Not THAT old.

An E4700 system is $40-60. The CPU itself is like $10

The $100 P4 was just an example of how retarded prices can get

The But E4700 (LGA 775) is the successor of P4? It's more recent!

[You_are_a_cunt]

Just now, MVPernula said:

The But E4700 (LGA 775) is the successor of P4? It's more recent!

You're looking for logic where logic has no business being

[MVPernula]

Just now, revsilverspine said:

You're looking for logic where logic has no business being

But I'm really confused, I feel like you..-

-When you said "not THAT old" I thought you meant that the P4 was more recent than the 775's.

 

Nvm

[You_are_a_cunt]

Just now, MVPernula said:

But I'm really confused, I feel like you..-

-When you said "not THAT old" I thought you meant that the P4 was more recent than the 775's.

 

Nvm

I meant people are buying older components but not THAT old. 775 is deader than a dodo. Only reason to even run a 775 system is for something like an arcade cabinet or a retro box. Which gives me an idea.

Brb, need to dig out some old crap and see if I can make myself a Win 95-2000 box out of a Q6600 system (IF I can get the mobo working again)

[MVPernula]

1 minute ago, revsilverspine said:

I meant people are buying older components but not THAT old. 775 is deader than a dodo. Only reason to even run a 775 system is for something like an arcade cabinet or a retro box. Which gives me an idea.

Brb, need to dig out some old crap and see if I can make myself a Win 95-2000 box out of a Q6600 system (IF I can get the mobo working again)

GOOD LUCK TELL ME HOW IT WENT

[You_are_a_cunt]

Just now, MVPernula said:

GOOD LUCK TELL ME HOW IT WENT

I need to send out an order for new caps and I think I need to replace a VRM first.

That means moving first, so might have to do it sometime next month or just before winter hits.

I suspect I'm missing an Intel heatsink though (Might have to ghetto mod an AMD one on, since I think I just threw out the ratshit infested box of heatsinks)

[Brennan Price]

I once had something similar but not at the level of components you have there 

 

Guy paid me in parts he had lying around, was a 400w PSU and an AGP HD 4670 1GB version which is actually still running

[Gaurav S Rao]

6 hours ago, MVPernula said:

Waddup forums!

 

So I'm having a good time. People around me know that I'm good at building PC's and picking parts to whatever they'll use them for, so I have some "business" going on there.

There's this one guy, Robin, he's got a boner for mITX and he loooves just buying hardware. More harware than he can use, honestly.

Yesterday I was at his place, building his 4th (5th coming next week) mITX PC becuase "Nah the 1060 isn't good enough as a secondary PC GPU y'know, so I bought an entire new system".

 

So I sigh loudly, ask him in a friendly way if it's really necessary, he sort of agrees that it's not but you know how some bonheads can be!

Anyhow; I finish it up, install windows so all he has left is the drivers. Our deal is that he pays me per PC, one build is around 40$ (some may argue that this is too expensive, meet me in comments)

But this time he proposed another deal, a deal which meant that I'd get some of his parts that, right now, is doing nothing but collect dust.

I was intrigued and said "Sure why the hell not, whatcha got?" Since I LOVE just having parts to build and play around with.

 

He gives me an Asus Z97 Pro Gamer 1150 MOBO, 8GB RAM DDR3 LP Crucial with a VS 550w PSU mounted in a Fractal Design R5 Black Pearl with a windowed panel.

 

So I'm standing there like "What the fuck is going on here", and ask him if he's entirely sure. I told him that this is worth WAY more than the cash I usually get for helping him, and getting payed is something he insists on doing (I suggested to begin with to do it for free, but as mentioned he's quite stubborn). He says something like "Yeah I really don't mind, I don't have any LGA 1150 CPU's laying around and I was planning on selling it but I dont have any boxes so it's just collecting dust now. If you want it - take it."

.. So I did.

 

Let me tell you;
The R5 is in MINT condition, he won the parts in a competition (was a complete PC) and stripped it to upgrade his former rig. IT WAS NEVER USED. The plastic is still on the window!!! My plan for the longest time has been to build a PC for my girlfriend when she moves into her apartment (that happens to be today, July 14) and I have! I made it from parts I got second hand, and the CPU just so happens to be a G3258, perfectly fitting the MOBO until she upgrades.

 

Here's the list of her PC (Bold will be upgraded):
CPU: G3258, clocked at 4.7Ghz

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH D14

Mobo: Asus Z97 Pro Gamer

GPU: GTX 660 ti

PSU: Corsair VS 550w

SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB (OS)

HDD: 3TB WD Blue

Case: Fractal Design R5 Black Pearl Windowed

RAM: Corsair LPX 2x4GB Black (getting 2 more)

 

And man.. I'm just a happy lil' nerd right now.

Everything fired up fine, windows runs smooth as balls.

(Also miiight have bought her the Masterkeys Lite RGB Combo)

 

Thanks if you stuck with me throught the post!

What do you think of the build?

 

EDIT:
I want to clarify that Robin is THE MAN, he might be stubborn and boneheaded but man he is the nicest guy.
In case someone misunderstood

Wow,amazing deal,by the way,what did you pay for the G3258? And the combo of the barebones (sorta) and the G3258,if under $100,I will be stunned,since Z97 is still a solid platform,but the GTX 660 TI should be replaced since it's old and the G3258 can handle a much better GPU than a 660TI,Get a 750TI/GT 1030 or maybe 1050/TI (if you don't plan to upgrade the CPU later...)

 

and lol

6 hours ago, MVPernula said:

Everything fired up fine, windows runs smooth as balls.

Even my laptop with a T7300 1 GB Ram and a 120 GB SSD runs Windows Vista smooth as balls  

[Gaurav S Rao]

1 hour ago, revsilverspine said:

Not THAT old.

An E4700 system is $40-60. The CPU itself is like $10

The $100 P4 was just an example of how retarded prices can get

a P4 system for gaming is worth trash,fine for basic web,etc,but holy balls that's overpricing even for highest pricing.Sort of same in India,its like $2.5 (150 INR,sorry my laptop uses US keyboard  ) for a P4 521 (And ffs these used AND new market prices are sh*t here,like literaly ... oh wait,it's improved,from around $450 (converted) to around $400,nice,but still some mentally retarded people put a Dell LGA 775 motherboard for $100,and like almost $300 for a Celeron 420 blaze it combo,like wtf) means used prices are fine,but compare it to US prices and INR is literaly Dust! a Q6600 goes for $50 on ebay,wtf.

 

E4700 worth like $1,since the E8600 is going for $10

 

Ohhh yeeeaaah!

 

4 hours ago, MVPernula said:

I believe you, the i7's from almost ANY generation still kicks a surprising amount of ass.

Yeah,and some are cheap,some 4770k's going for around $150 on ebay

 

and just look prices at us.webuy.com,my favorite place for looking up cheap hardware (but stuff's out of stock a lot  )

[Gaurav S Rao]

1 hour ago, Brennan_Price said:

I once had something similar but not at the level of components you have there 

 

Guy paid me in parts he had lying around, was a 400w PSU and an AGP HD 4670 1GB version which is actually still running

lol

[Gaurav S Rao]

Oh,the 4670 was the last AGP card,xD

[Droidbot]

28 minutes ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

Wow,amazing deal,by the way,what did you pay for the G3258? And the combo of the barebones (sorta) and the G3258,if under $100,I will be stunned,since Z97 is still a solid platform,but the GTX 660 TI should be replaced since it's old and the G3258 can handle a much better GPU than a 660TI,Get a 750TI/GT 1030 or maybe 1050/TI (if you don't plan to upgrade the CPU later...)

Uhhhhhh, 660Ti is faster than 750Ti and 1030. 

[ArduinoBen]

I know lots of people like that.....

 

BTW, does your gf game, or are you just giveing her a really OP system for Google Chrome and office?   :-)

[Brennan Price]

7 hours ago, Gaurav S Rao said:

Oh,the 4670 was the last AGP card,xD

Aha yeah, is a great card for free lmao. Even if it does perform similar to a 9600 GT 

[Gaurav S Rao]

14 hours ago, Droidbot said:

Uhhhhhh, 660Ti is faster than 750Ti and 1030. 

Oh jeez,i'm blind i guess  Maybe 1050/1050ti?

[Gaurav S Rao]

7 hours ago, Brennan_Price said:

Aha yeah, is a great card for free lmao. Even if it does perform similar to a 9600 GT 

Still better than what i have lmao 

[Gaurav S Rao]

14 hours ago, ArduinoBen said:

I know lots of people like that.....

 

BTW, does your gf game, or are you just giveing her a really OP system for Google Chrome and office?   :-)

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