Was it worth it?

[Seabosz]

so i buyed a used pc for $70

and i just wanted to know was it worth that money or nah

Specs:

CPU:intel core 2 duo 2.33 e6550

GPU:pny nvidia gt 630 1gb

Ram: 4gb

MOBOasus p5k

HDD:120GB 7200RP

2ND GPU: asus eax1600pro silent

soundcard: XFI SOUNDBLASTER FATAL1TY

case: a ugly ass case

 

[ZetZet]

What will you do with it.

[Guest]

Awesome man, i'd say so.

 

First upgrade i'd make is to buy a GTX 750Ti @Seabosz

 

Don't invest more than around $100 though as the socket is completely dead end. 

[Fgtfv567]

Awesome man, i'd say so.

 

First upgrade i'd make is to buy a GTX 750Ti @Seabosz

 

Don't invest more than around $100 though as the socket is completely dead end. 

I completely second this. Whatever socket the Core 2 is on is completely useless by Haswell and Skylake standards. It'd make more sense to buy a new PC rather than upgrading as you COULD spend more money, and you'd be doing a hell of a lot more work than just building one. The 750 Ti will be able to hold out on plenty of games until you can afford a nice machine

[Seabosz]

What will you do with it.

i wanna do some basic gaming (minecraft,unturned,fnaf,tf2,kf,csgo)

music listening/editing (i thought the soundcard was sick for the prize)

video editing (if possible)

[Seabosz]

I completely second this. Whatever socket the Core 2 is on is completely useless by Haswell and Skylake standards. It'd make more sense to buy a new PC rather than upgrading as you COULD spend more money, and you'd be doing a hell of a lot more work than just building one. The 750 Ti will be able to hold out on plenty of games until you can afford a nice machine

yeah but i dont realy like that ''new' stuff i like upgrading and getting the best out of old hardware

and i already have a nice gaming machine

[KemoKa]

I completely second this. Whatever socket the Core 2 is on is completely useless by Haswell and Skylake standards. It'd make more sense to buy a new PC rather than upgrading as you COULD spend more money, and you'd be doing a hell of a lot more work than just building one. The 750 Ti will be able to hold out on plenty of games until you can afford a nice machine

Thirded, although you can grab a Q6600 for not a lot of money at all (I got one for about $30) and that'll get you a pretty hefty performance boost with your graphics card. i.e. scrapyard wars.

[Fgtfv567]

i wanna do some basic gaming (minecraft,unturned,fnaf,tf2,kf,csgo)

music listening/editing (i thought the soundcard was sick for the prize)

video editing (if possible)

Video editing?! HA! I bet it'll take like 10 mins to render for 1-2 mins of footage!

[Guest]

Video editing?! HA! I bet it'll take like 10 mins to render for 1-2 mins of footage!

Rendering a fairly basic 1080p 30fps video with some effects e.t.c 

 

180seconds = Render time (25mins) 

 

Just a guess though

[mrswagbhinav]

meh deal imo

[Seabosz]

i was thinking to throw a core 2 quad inside

[Sir Asvald]

Awesome man, i'd say so.

 

First upgrade i'd make is to buy a GTX 750Ti @Seabosz

 

Don't invest more than around $100 though as the socket is completely dead end. 

Supports core 2 quad. If OP can find a cheap Q6600, then Add hand second hand GPU.

[Guest]

Supports core 2 quad. If OP can find a cheap Q6600, then Add hand second hand GPU.

Not worth it at all, unless he gets the Core 2 Quad for dirt cheap!

 

Pentium G and Z97 is the best option by far. Maybe even look for a used bundle. 

Plenty of Pentium G's used for sale.

[Sir Asvald]

Not worth it at all, unless he gets the Core 2 Quad for dirt cheap!

 

Pentium G and Z97 is the best option by far. Maybe even look for a used bundle. 

Plenty of Pentium G's used for sale.

Selling around $30-40 on ebay

[Guest]

Selling around $30-40 on ebay

I'd still save for a Z97 and Pentium!

[Sir Asvald]

I'd still save for a Z97 and Pentium!

Up to you.  

[Seabosz]

so what do i upgrade i dont want my pc to have a intel core 2 duo and a gtx 980ti or some smug gpu.

i want this to be a pc that can do some good stuff for the money (ps. its for my little brother)