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I don't know if this is the right place to post but today I just got super lucky on a parts hunt. I got my hand on a PC that is one of those mythical "this PC was given to me by my uncle so I just wanna sell it". It started on a post on Facebook, it was a PC that was so out of place for 400 bucks (287usd when converted). It only stated that it has an i5 4690k and a GTX 970 with a blurry photo of the insides. But then I saw the case and knew it was something special. I contacted the seller and oh my god with I open it. It. Was. So freaking. DIRTY. But while I was cleaning, I slow uncovered surprise after surprise. It dawn to me that I just bought what seem to be a near high end PC from 2015 or 2016. Inside it was actually a i5 4690k, 8GB (2x4) 2400mhz ripjaw x, an AsRock Z97 anniversary motherboard, a Leadtek GTX 970 and a beefy 600w semi modular PSU. I was so excited and the PC turn out really good after a fresh windows installation on a new SSD. Was thinking to change the case but then I found out that the case but I don't know. The cooler master storm scout 2 kinda looks dope at.

 

PS: it took me the entire freaking day to clean everything. Yes, it was that dirty

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i got ryzen 5 1600x, gtx 1060 6gb, 16 gigs of ram, case, 500w corsair cx psu and 500gig ssd for 200 dollars. but i have hunted for 2-3 years every day so sometimes i find good deals.

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Main PC:

Spoiler

|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

Spoiler

| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

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| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

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Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

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Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

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Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

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Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

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Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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1 minute ago, SavageNeo said:

 

 

i got ryzen 5 1600x, gtx 1060 6gb, 16 gigs of ram, case, 500w corsair cx psu and 500gig ssd for 200 dollars. but i have hunted for 2-3 years every day so sometimes i find good deals.

sweet bro. haha really wish the second hand market here is as good as the us and australia. here in borneo, there are hardly any parts that arent over priced so to me this deal as a one is a life time thing. xD

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Just now, AxelDed said:

sweet bro. haha really wish the second hand market here is as good as the us and australia. here in borneo, there are hardly any parts that arent over priced so to me this deal as a one is a life time thing. xD

im from Finland where you can find horrible and really good deals. just found 3 fan rx 570 for 50 dollars.

QUOTE ME  FOR ANSWER.

 

Main PC:

Spoiler

|Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || 

Test Rig.

Spoiler

| Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb ||

Just Sold

Spoiler

| i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb ||

 

Tier lists for building a PC.

 

Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid.

(Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler)

Spoiler

 

Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid.

( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D)

Spoiler

 

Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid.

(RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units)

Spoiler

 

Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money!

Spoiler

 

Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/  OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good.

(With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself)

Spoiler

 

Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done!

Ask me anything :)

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Just now, SavageNeo said:

im from Finland where you can find horrible and really good deals. just found 3 fan rx 570 for 50 dollars.

haha damn, here people are selling rx 570 for roughly 145 usd. GPUs are the toughest to get here. but my current main rig I got a near new RX 5700 XT for 430 usd. that was a steal since its was a beefy triple fan Gigabyte Aorus. the person recently bought it but got frustrated with the driver issues and went for an Nvidia GPU

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21 minutes ago, AxelDed said:

entire freaking day to clean everything. Yes, it was that dirty

Great find, nicely done.

You should have posted pics of "before" and then the "after" pics

NOTE: I no longer frequent this site. If you really need help, PM/DM me and my e.mail will alert me. 

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4 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Great find, nicely done.

You should have posted pics of "before" and then the "after" pics

haha sadly i wasnt thinking at the time and just started cleaning the thing but oh boi. it was like opening an ancient tomb. I try blowing on the gpu and a plume of dust just spew out of it 

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