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Buying a 2nd-hand computer. which tests to run and what to look out for?

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This may be a repost, but in 30 mins i will buy a 2nd hand computer. I need to know which programs to install and what to look out for. It would be nice if the list is in bullet point form so that i can easily have a good overview and install the programs quickly abd i may misread something if in paragraph form.

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-screen turns on

-gpuz shows that it is the correct gpu

-cpuz shows that it is the correct cpu

-sound works

-case buttons work

-fans spin

-no overheating issues

-everything is clocked correctly

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FORMERLY FANBOY OF: A-Data, Corsair, Nvidia

DEVELOPING FANBOY OF: AMD (GPUS), Intel (CPUs), ASRock

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Make sure the harddrives aren't making loud noises. 

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download prime95/burnin test and hwmonitor and make sure temps are good and that everything works well. 

 

If its a gaming computer, I'd also recommend downloading a game and seeing what kind of performance you get. 

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Download Intel Burn Test and let it run on Maximum for 10 passes. if it passes and the specs are as advertised, go for it.

 

 

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Download Intel Burn Test and let it run on Maximum for 10 passes. if it passes and the specs are as advertised, go for it.

 

Download Intel Burn Test and let it run on Maximum for 10 passes. if it passes and the specs are as advertised, go for it.

 

Make the harddrives aren't making loud noises. 

Better late than never :P

I bought it yesterday and i just set it up yesterday night. Ran prime95 and aida64 for cpu (and aida64 for GPU as well), unigine valley + heaven (for GPU) and memtest for the memory.

Everything is running fine and there are no issues :)

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Better late than never :P

I bought it yesterday and i just set it up yesterday night. Ran prime95 and aida64 for cpu (and aida64 for GPU as well), unigine valley + heaven (for GPU) and memtest for the memory.

Everything is running fine and there are no issues :)

Specs?

Expectations?

Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz

 

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Specs?

Expectations?

Here you go:

Asus Crosshair V Formula Z Gamer Edition

AMD FX 8350 

RAM, DDR3-1600, CL9 - 4x 4 GB

Seagate ST1000DM003 interne Festplatte (8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), 7200rpm, - 1 TB

Enermax EPM600AWT Platimax 80Plus Platinum PC-Netzteil 600 Watt

Corsair Hydro Series H80i

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC, 4GB GDDR5

 

Software:

Windows 8 Pro. x64

Office 2013 Pro.

 

Games:

Watch Dogs

Assassins Creed IV Black Flag

Far Cry 3

Hitman Absolution

Battlefield 4

Call of duty Ghost

Devil May Cry

Lost Planet 3

Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja strom 3

 

FOR 1000 EUROS (not $)

 

Not sure what you mean by expectations. It's rather slow / unresponsive. I have ordered a 512GB SSD already and that should be coming in the next few days (and i'll upgrade to 16GB of RAM).

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SSd should make up for the most of it IMO, responsive in Windows as well as all things happening in the background you cannot see while doing intensive things :)

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SSd should make up for the most of it IMO, responsive in Windows as well as all things happening in the background you cannot see while doing intensive things :)

Just bought the mx100 512GB variant :)

I'll be transferring most of my games + OS to it. May get another SSD in time once they are cheaper.

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 i'll upgrade to 16GB of RAM).

w...why?

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w...why?

Idk. I want to :)

I use more than 8 some times

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Idk. I want to :)

I use more than 8 some times

 

Hm. What with? Just wondering.


 

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Idk. I want to :)

I use more than 8 some times

Using more than 8gb with only 8gb in your pc is impressive! ;)

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Using more than 8gb with only 8gb in your pc is impressive! ;)

Oh right, i forgot to mention i have a 4GB stick which i found at home that i stuck in there, but turns out its from my mums PC so i have to give it back. I was using around 10-11GB.

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Is this the one off of eBay or a different one?

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Is this the one off of eBay or a different one?

Different one. Was found on willhaben.at

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Different one. Was found on willhaben.at

Ah right on, how much were you able to pick it up for if you don't mind me asking. And how does it run?

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Ah right on, how much were you able to pick it up for if you don't mind me asking. And how does it run?

It has the specs mentioned above:

Asus Crosshair V Formula Z Gamer Edition

AMD FX 8350 

RAM, DDR3-1600, CL9 - 2x 4 GB

Seagate ST1000DM003 interne Festplatte (8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), 7200rpm, - 1 TB

Enermax EPM600AWT Platimax 80Plus Platinum PC-Netzteil 600 Watt

Corsair Hydro Series H80i

Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-X OC, 4GB GDDR5

Bitfenix Colossus

 

Software:

Windows 8 Pro. x64

Office 2013 Pro.

 

Games:

quite many recent ones

 

It runs very well. My room gets a little hot but the computer stays cool and quiet even after 8hrs of gaming.

I am happz with it so far :)

I got it for 1000 euros. He also gave me a xbox 360 wireless controller for the PC for free, i don't use it but it's a nice add on and i may just use it or sell it off cheaply to a friend.

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