$800 Budget PC

[DoesNotMatter]

My friend has a used Alienware R6 with 17 7700k , 32 gb ram, 512gb SSD and 1080 ti for $800 - 1000

The case is damaged and dirty, is it better than getting a completely new PC?

[Bombastinator]

33 minutes ago, DoesNotMatter said:

My friend has a used Alienware R6 with 17 7700k , 32 gb ram, 512gb SSD and 1080 ti for $800 - 1000

The case is damaged and dirty, is it better than getting a completely new PC?

800-1000 is a pretty big range.  Used to be I’d say for $800 hell no. A better machine could be built for less That 7700k is about as fast as a 3300x which is a $134 chip and unlike an am4 motherboard if all of a sudden 4/8 won’t cut it you’d be hosed.  The 1080ti competes speed wise with cards costing $400.  The problem is that number is likely to go down in a week or two.   Used to be you could build a better new machine for less money.  Parts are hard to get these days though.  Today You could build a 3300x system brand new for around $800 or a bit less. Just as fast or faster with a potentially much longer lifespan.  It would be parts of course. 
 

you want to spend a grand do this instead better machine than his and brand new to boot

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($199.99 @ Best Buy) 
Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($114.99 @ Best Buy) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory  ($81.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($69.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB CHALLENGER D OC Video Card  ($359.00 @ Amazon) 
Case: NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Best Buy) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Total: $995.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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