Buying a PC off Ebay

[Marksman]

Let's see if it's a scam or not in a few weeks!

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181459282008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spoiler

Entitled to a refund by AU Law Anyway

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Its not a really great deal and a gtx 750 isnt' that good or a card these days.

[mikat]

doesn't look like a great deal so probably not a scam haha

[Marksman]

1 minute ago, mikat said:

doesn't look like a great deal so probably not a scam haha

[Droidbot]

This isn't a deal at all

 

At ALL. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/ppnmyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/ppnmyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($262.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($179.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $707.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 17:53 AEDT+1100

 

 

$100 less, 750Ti, REAL CASE FROM REAL MANUFACTURER.

 

[Marksman]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

This isn't a deal at all

 

At ALL. 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/ppnmyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/ppnmyc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($262.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: Asus H81M-K Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($74.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: G.Skill Value 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($48.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Toshiba  1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($179.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $707.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 17:53 AEDT+1100

 

 

$100 less, 750Ti, REAL CASE FROM REAL MANUFACTURER.

 

And a mb without 3.0 headers

[Droidbot]

Just now, Marksman said:

And a mb without 3.0 headers

Same MB as the machine you bought buddy

[Marksman]

Oh dear

[mikat]

8 minutes ago, Marksman said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($262.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($50.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($179.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $751.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 18:02 AEDT+1100

the 750 is impossible to find in australia

[Droidbot]

Just now, mikat said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($262.00 @ IJK) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($50.00 @ IJK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($179.00 @ Umart) 
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($45.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($77.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $751.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 18:02 AEDT+1100

the 750 is impossible to find in australia

 

just realised I'm a complete mong 

 

forgot the PSU 

[mikat]

Just now, Droidbot said:

just realised I'm a complete mong 

 

forgot the PSU 

yeah lol, just realised that

[Marksman]

Just putting this out

 

It's a upgrade from my geforce 315 512mb

and pentium R dual-core e5700 @3.0ghz

[ShadowCaptain]

37 minutes ago, Marksman said:

Just putting this out

 

It's a upgrade from my geforce 315 512mb

and pentium R dual-core e5700 @3.0ghz

 

It might be a big upgrade but that doesnt mean its a great deal

 

should always compare the parts in prebuilts to what you can buy the parts off the shelf for

[Marksman]

Back to plan A

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WMHfYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/WMHfYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($262.00 @ IJK)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($86.00 @ IJK)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($49.00 @ IJK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($69.00 @ Centre Com)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 950 2GB SSC ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($259.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT BF ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator Gaming Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse  ($44.00 @ Umart)
Other: XFX Pro 550W ($79.00)
Other: 60*30cm Extra Large Gaming Mouse Pad Mat for CS CF WOW Laptop Computer Black AU ($7.99)
Other: Fire steel                  ($1.20)
Total: $907.18
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-31 19:43 AEDT+1100