Hit the Craigslist Jackpot?

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Hey guys, I'm buying this computer off Craigslist for $500, what do you think?

 

Yes, it is coming with everything listed.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/nXdTM8

 

Edit:

Conclusion was reached. I bought it!

Check for pictures in the thread.

[JHY]

Do you mean $1500?

Edit: I get it.

[Ashiella]

The fuck is that deal, Jesus that's good. Get itttttt.  But there may be problems, like the CPU or gpu may be bricked, the monitor may have dead pixels, or the worst backlight bleed in the world, or something... Idk.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Just now, PCNoobie said:

Do you mean $1500?

Nope, no typos.

[Coombzy]

$500... yup pretty sure that is a trap.

[DogeOfTech]

It seems reeeeeeeeally fishy, I'd be careful and ask a lot of questions, doesn't hurt to be prepared for the worst!

 

Also, how the F*** did you stumble across this and why are they selling so low?

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Just now, Ashiella said:

The fuck is that deal, Jesus that's good. Get itttttt.  But there may be problems, like the CPU or gpu may be bricked, the monitor may have dead pixels, or the worst backlight bleed in the world, or something... Idk.

Yea, I'm going to try and give it a good go over before I buy it. So we'll see.

[JHY]

That is dirty cheap! I would consider if there is any problem with that pc.

[PlayStation 2]

whoever built that is a fucking idiot, who throws an almost $500 high end motherboard with a $230 cpu of that kind, with a shitty psu to top it off

 

Might as well, you could easily get your cash back on it.

[why_]

If you really are getting everything there for 500$ the seller is insane. I'd check that CPU cooler before powering on but even if that and a couple of the other components are dead holy shit nice find.

[Guest]

Holy shit a 400 dollar mobo that cost almost as my 500 pre built

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

whoever built that is a fucking idiot, who throws an almost $500 motherboard with a $230 cpu of that kind, with a shitty psu to top it off

 

Might as well, you could easily get your cash back on it.

The Z97 Sabertooth boards retailed for about/less than half what the price is there. If the seller bought the PC when they were at their normal price, it would mean it was about $250 - $300 cheaper than the PCPP suggests. 

[PlayStation 2]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

The Z97 Sabertooth boards retailed for about/less than half what the price is there. If the seller bought the PC when they were at their normal price, it would mean it was about $250 - $300 cheaper than the PCPP suggests. 

Oh, okay then. My point about the PSU still stands lol

[vSyNd1c4t3]

2 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

whoever built that is a fucking idiot, who throws an almost $500 motherboard with a $230 cpu of that kind, with a shitty psu to top it off

 

Might as well, you could easily get your cash back on it.

Well, whenever they built it, the motherboard probably didnt cost that much at the time. Prices on z97 has gone up recently.

1 minute ago, why_ said:

If you really are getting everything there for 500$ the seller is insane. I'd check that CPU cooler before powering on but even if that and a couple of the other components are dead holy shit nice find.

Yea, I'll probably only get about 30 mins to look it over. Local Starbucks, will be setting up the whole thing there. Fun times.

[2FA]

3 minutes ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

whoever built that is a fucking idiot, who throws an almost $500 motherboard with a $230 cpu of that kind, with a shitty psu to top it off

 

Might as well, you could easily get your cash back on it.

That motherboard cost at most $300 brand new, it's just the Amazon listing inflating the price of a discontinued item.

[Mikensan]

Did the sell actually list the parts out that specifically? Certainly a good find, you'd spend about $700-800 in used parts trying to put it together.

[PlayStation 2]

5 minutes ago, vSyNd1c4t3 said:

Well, whenever they built it, the motherboard probably didnt cost that much at the time. Prices on z97 has gone up recently.

Yea, I'll probably only get about 30 mins to look it over. Local Starbucks, will be setting up the whole thing there. Fun times.

 

4 minutes ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

That motherboard cost at most $300 brand new, it's just the Amazon listing inflating the price of a discontinued item.

I realize that lol

[vSyNd1c4t3]

I was originally just looking for a Monitor, this showed up, the guy said he'd sell the monitor for $150, and that's all I was going to get. When I told him I was semi interested in the Tower, he offered full package for $500.

 

I know to be skeptical, probably give it a good 30 min go over.

[ThinkWithPortals]

2 minutes ago, vSyNd1c4t3 said:

I was originally just looking for a Monitor, this showed up, the guy said he'd sell the monitor for $150, and that's all I was going to get. When I told him I was semi interested in the Tower, he offered full package for $500.

 

I know to be skeptical, probably give it a good 30 min go over.

Make sure everything works before you buy. Run stress tests, benchmarks, etc.

If everything works that's the deal of the century.

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Just now, ThinkWithPortals said:

Make sure everything works before you buy. Run stress tests, benchmarks, etc.

If everything works that's the deal of the century.

Making a flash drive now with all the programs I'll need to do that.

[Ctown0812]

I've always been skeptical about buying stuff off craigslist. However, I bought several parts for my current rig off craigslist, Including an i5-4690k for $140 and an MSI R9 270 for $60, and they've all worked flawlessly.  Either I'm Really lucky, or PC enthusiasts are just more trustworthy than most.  IDK, hope it works out for you

[vSyNd1c4t3]

1 minute ago, Ctown0812 said:

I've always been skeptical about buying stuff off craigslist. However, I bought several parts for my current rig off craigslist, Including an i5-4690k for $140 and an MSI R9 270 for $60, and they've all worked flawlessly.  Either I'm Really lucky, or PC enthusiasts are just more trustworthy than most.  IDK, hope it works out for you

Yea I buy many things off Craigslist. Already talked to this guy over the phone, seemed like a standup guy.

 

The rig isn't actually going to be for me, it's going to be for my son. I already have what's in my sig.

 

 

[WkdPaul]

I remember a thread about someone paying $20 or $25 for a whole PC with a 3rd gen unlocked i5 at a garage sale or something ... so yeah, those types of deals exists, but are extremely rare!

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Alright got some programs downloaded and on a flash drive, should be good to test it out when I get my hands on it.

 

Nvidia Inspector, Cinebench, Unigine Heaven, CPU-Z, HWMonitor, and Geforce Experience.

 

Anything else you guys would add to this?

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Alright guys, I'm back with a conclusion!

 

These are my spoils.

 

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