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rkunati
By rkunati
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Hey Guys,

 

I need a workstation for college (SQL, Python, Excel, Access). I found a workstation near me for sale and was wondering if it was a good deal. The specs are:

 

●  Intel Core i5-7400 Processor ( 6M Cache , 3.0GHz )
●  Windows 10 Pro 64
 
●  Tower 85% Power 210W
●  32GB （ 16 + 16 ） DDR4 2400 UDIMM
●  NVIDIA Geforce GT730 2GB DDR5 64bit DP High Profile
●  1TB Hard Drive, 7200 RPM, 3.5", SATA3
●  Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
●  Intel 8265 2x2AC+Bluetooth Version Non-vPro

●  7 in 1 Card Reader

 

They are asking for around $500 USD, located in Northern VA. They say they bought it for $800 dollars in 2018 from Lenovo, so this is a good deal. What do you guys think?

 

 

I just saw the i5-7400, 32 GB of ram, 1 TB storage and figured those 3 combined, just by themselves, are worth at least $400 plus the Windows 10 Pro ($100) would make it worth it. Thank You all for the replies, I will stick to buying new from best buy.

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Very mediocre price. I wouldn't buy that.

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SPECS:

CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones:  Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds

 

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Probably not a good choice. PSU seems not great, and the GPU is terrible.

 

Maybe a couple upgrades would make it worth it...

Specs:

- Motherboard: P8Z68-V LX

- CPU: i7-2600k (4.3ghz)

- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB 1600mhz C9 (XMP enabled)

- GPU: MSI RX 570 ARMOR OC (1300mhz@1020mv core)

- HDD: WD Blue 1TB (2012) (WD10EZEX) (Arch Linux)

- SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 250GB (Windows 10)

- PSU: Some Rosewill 750w

- WiFi Card: TP-Link TX50E

- Monitor 1: Dell U2415 (1920x1200 60hz)

- Monitor 2: LG 22EA53 (1920x1080 60hz)

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500$ for that crappy system? Damn that is worse than something you could go buy right now in a local store for 500$.

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1 minute ago, Satyrn said:

Probably not a good choice. PSU seems not great, and the GPU is terrible.

 

Maybe a couple upgrades would make it worth it...

Never worth it when the price of this system + upgrades would basically mean it's more expensive and worse than a newer better system

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I just saw the i5-7400, 32 GB of ram, 1 TB storage and figured those 3 combined, just by themselves, are worth at least $400 plus the Windows 10 Pro ($100) would make it worth it. Thank You all for the replies, I will stick to buying new from best buy.

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