Is this a good build

[TAHIRMIA]

Edit:I have decided to not to get this build..

My friend is offering me his build and before I buy it I wanted to know is this a good build and should I buy it and if so how much should I pay maximum for this build.

CPU: intel core i7 4770k

Motherboard: Msi z87 Mpower SLI Crossfire M.2 Sata 6GB/s - designed for overclocking! (Custom painted black and red)

Ram: Avexir core red led strobe lighting 16GB 2400MHz ram - 4 x 4GB Sticks

GPU: Not included but will buy my own maybe a 970

Boot drive: 2 x Samsung 850 evo 120GB ssd in RAID 0 for virtually doule the speeds - Total 240GB ssd which is 2 x faster

Storage drive 1: WD Green 4TB - 2 Weeks old

Storage drive 2: WD Green 3 TB - 4 Weeks old

Cables: Custom black and red braided cable extensions

Case: Fractal Define S Windowed with full Carbon fibre vinyl applied myself on to the case! Looks amazing

PSU: Evga 1300w G2 80+ gold efficiency fully modular

LED: Custom LED Lights in white applied to the entire inner edges of the caase to give a nice presentable and clean PC Build.

[salecar3]

Price?

[samcool55]

Go i7 4790k

Get a cheaper motherboard, about 100 bucks, anything from asus, msi, gigabyte, all good, and check if it's Z97, not Z87

Get 700w psu, more than enough, even for SLI later

Get 1 240gb-480gb ssd, no need to do raid, 1 ssd is fast enough.

[IanDrexP]

My friend is offering me his build and before I buy it I wanted to know is this a good build and should I buy it and if so how much should I pay maximum for this build.

CPU: intel core i7 4770k

Motherboard: Msi z87 Mpower SLI Crossfire M.2 Sata 6GB/s - designed for overclocking! (Custom painted black and red)

Ram: Avexir core red led strobe lighting 16GB 2400MHz ram - 4 x 4GB Sticks

GPU: Not included but will buy my own maybe a 970

Boot drive: 2 x Samsung 850 evo 120GB ssd in RAID 0 for virtually doule the speeds - Total 240GB ssd which is 2 x faster

Storage drive 1: WD Green 4TB - 2 Weeks old

Storage drive 2: WD Green 3 TB - 4 Weeks old

Cables: Custom black and red braided cable extensions

Case: Fractal Define S Windowed with full Carbon fibre vinyl applied myself on to the case! Looks amazing

PSU: Evga 1300w G2 80+ gold efficiency fully modular

LED: Custom LED Lights in white applied to the entire inner edges of the caase to give a nice presentable and clean PC Build.

PSU is EXTREMELY OVERKILL

[Codymm03]

First go up to z97 for overclocking and don't paint it I recommend this motherboard http://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z97A-GAMING-9-ACK.html#hero-overview . Also go to the 4790k. And it also seems to be you are spending extra on area's and  not putting a graphics card.

[ArataMaou]

My friend is offering me his build and before I buy it I wanted to know is this a good build and should I buy it and if so how much should I pay maximum for this build.

CPU: intel core i7 4770k

Motherboard: Msi z87 Mpower SLI Crossfire M.2 Sata 6GB/s - designed for overclocking! (Custom painted black and red)

Ram: Avexir core red led strobe lighting 16GB 2400MHz ram - 4 x 4GB Sticks

GPU: Not included but will buy my own maybe a 970

Boot drive: 2 x Samsung 850 evo 120GB ssd in RAID 0 for virtually doule the speeds - Total 240GB ssd which is 2 x faster

Storage drive 1: WD Green 4TB - 2 Weeks old

Storage drive 2: WD Green 3 TB - 4 Weeks old

Cables: Custom black and red braided cable extensions

Case: Fractal Define S Windowed with full Carbon fibre vinyl applied myself on to the case! Looks amazing

PSU: Evga 1300w G2 80+ gold efficiency fully modular

LED: Custom LED Lights in white applied to the entire inner edges of the caase to give a nice presentable and clean PC Build.

get a z97 to save the hassle. 

also ... why greens? 

anyways it looks good. might want a REALLY good gpu to utilize your PSU

[LIGISTX]

I mean, if it is already built, that isn't a bad build at all. Not sure I would have picked some of those, but its not bad.

 

I have never heard of that RAM, and that PSU is WAY overkill. But, I don't know, maybe 800 bucks? Used stuff is hard, because there is no warranty unless he will for sure help you out if something brakes. You will need HIM to send the parts in and RMA them.

[TAHIRMIA]

Price?

he has asked me to give him a price

[salecar3]

he has asked me to give him a price

I will try to calculate price, do you get os and optical drive

[SPG]

start low at $600 and work your way up to $800

dont give him a high number off the bat

[TAHIRMIA]

First go up to z97 for overclocking and don't paint it I recommend this motherboard http://us.msi.com/product/motherboard/Z97A-GAMING-9-ACK.html#hero-overview . Also go to the 4790k. And it also seems to be you are spending extra on area's and not putting a graphics card.

this has been already built

[Codymm03]

get a z97 to save the hassle. 

also ... why greens? 

anyways it looks good. might want a REALLY good gpu to utilize your PSU

I fully agree

[Curufinwe_wins]

600 dollars is about what I would pay for it being used.

 

Everyone else seems to have missed the point of this. It's a pre-built. 

 

Straight up agree with @SPG

[Codymm03]

this has been already built

I  know that at first my brain didn't realise

[Codymm03]

700 dollars - 600 dollars

but start with 500 dollars and go up

[salecar3]

he has asked me to give him a price

Around 600/700$

[TAHIRMIA]

I will try to calculate price, do you get os and optical drive

OS doesn`t matter to me as I already have a licence of windows 7. I didn`t think that the define s has space for an optical drive

[Curufinwe_wins]

OS doesn`t matter to me as I already have a licence of windows 7. I didn`t think that the define s has space for an optical drive

It doesn't

[BigDay]

if i were you, i would just save my money and build a brand new rig from scratch. you'll be more satisfied with it. there's a reason your friend is selling it.

[Ajr.86]

Never buy a used mouse keyboard or computer chair

[TAHIRMIA]

if i were you, i would just save my money and build a brand new rig from scratch. you'll be more satisfied with it. there's a reason your friend is selling it.

I have asked him but he is a very good have known him for a long time so not much worry there

[TAHIRMIA]

I have decided not to buy it as my friend wanted £1000 and I can build a better one.

[Captain_WD]

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Hey TAHIRMIA,

 

Just a small note from me:

If you are reusing old storage drives (regardless of the brand or if they are SSDs, HDDs, etc.) I would strongly suggest to check their health with a diagnostic utility provided by the manufacturer just to be on the safe side and ensure the safety of your data. For the WD Green drives that would be WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic tool. I'd suggest to run both the quick and the extended tests in order the check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive as well as for any bad sectors that might have occurred. Here's a link to the tool: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=xZJXy9

 

Feel free to ask if you happen to have any questions that I might be able to help you with

 

Captain_WD.