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I am planning to buy a computer of this guy I know and I was wondering if the computer being DDR3 that it would be bad, the specs are as follows. 

i7 4790k
480 GB pny ssd 
Corsair case 
Gigabyte gtx extreme gaming gtx 1070 does 2.1 GHz 
32 GB of ballistix sport xt ram ddr3 1866
750 watt power supply
After market CPU cooler 
Asus z97 AR motherboard
 

Any help would be appreciated! 

 

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Nothing is wrong with ddr3. What might be wrong is how much he may charge you. 

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5 minutes ago, Spectrumm said:

I am planning to buy a computer of this guy I know and I was wondering if the computer being DDR3 that it would be bad, the specs are as follows. 

i7 4790k
480 GB pny ssd 
Corsair case 
Gigabyte gtx extreme gaming gtx 1070 does 2.1 GHz 
32 GB of ballistix sport xt ram ddr3 1866
750 watt power supply
After market CPU cooler 
Asus z97 AR motherboard
 

Any help would be appreciated! 

 

Pretty Nice Computer its only DDR3 because the 4790k and its motherboard cant use DDR4 it will be of minimal Difference But always price he is charging is the biggest questions and the CPU Cooler and Power Supply Models along with no HDD? only the SSD?

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why say after market cpu cooler, be more specific.

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Ddr3 doesnt make a pc bad, people will say that buying a 2 generation old cpu , or getting last gen parts for a new pc is bad, but then again it isnt like there has been neckbreaking great lot of improvements in the last cauple of years. I would say it looks just fine if you arent paying current gen price for those parts, also why 32gig of ram, just wondering

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8 minutes ago, malon said:

Ddr3 doesnt make a pc bad, people will say that buying a 2 generation old cpu , or getting last gen parts for a new pc is bad, but then again it isnt like there has been neckbreaking great lot of improvements in the last cauple of years. I would say it looks just fine if you arent paying current gen price for those parts, also why 32gig of ram, just wondering

I am buying it used so that is what he put on it, and we are paying 1100$ USD

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Just now, Spectrumm said:

He doesn't specificly state what aftermarket cooler it is.

That is very shady

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13 minutes ago, michaelocarroll007 said:

Pretty Nice Computer its only DDR3 because the 4790k and its motherboard cant use DDR4 it will be of minimal Difference But always price he is charging is the biggest questions and the CPU Cooler and Power Supply Models along with no HDD? only the SSD?

He is originally charging 1300$ but we have negotiated on 1100$ USD.

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13 minutes ago, Superspeed07 said:

if you are gaming you could build a new computer for that price and get about the same stuff.

I already did and the pc I would have built would have a 1060 and 16gb of ram for like 75$ more, so I like to think I am getting a better deal.

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No way that is worth $1100.

 

 

Here is a rough spec for a similar price. Brand new parts and the latest cpu.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($24.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($95.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($93.99 @ Jet) 
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($115.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card  ($364.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($55.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1138.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-29 10:14 EST-0500

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27 minutes ago, Spectrumm said:

I am planning to buy a computer of this guy I know and I was wondering if the computer being DDR3 that it would be bad, the specs are as follows. 

i7 4790k
480 GB pny ssd 
Corsair case 
Gigabyte gtx extreme gaming gtx 1070 does 2.1 GHz 
32 GB of ballistix sport xt ram ddr3 1866
750 watt power supply
After market CPU cooler 
Asus z97 AR motherboard
 

Any help would be appreciated! 

 

 

9 minutes ago, Spectrumm said:

He is originally charging 1300$ but we have negotiated on 1100$ USD.

I don't consider it a very good deal. In fact I would consider it less than fair.

 

What is the model of psu? 750W is way over required capacity. Almost double in fact. But is the psu any good is the real question.

 

Given the claimed speed on the gpu, the system has been overclocked. Which raises questions as to how much life, if any remains on the components.

 

Corsair makes some great cases. They also may some pretty low-end stuff. What model case?

 

1 minute ago, Spectrumm said:

I already did and the pc I would have built would have a 1060 and 16gb of ram for like 75$ more, so I like to think I am getting a better deal.

But it would have been all new components. Which makes it worth at least 50% more.

 

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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5 minutes ago, Spectrumm said:

He is originally charging 1300$ but we have negotiated on 1100$ USD.

Not the Worst Price But he Doesnt again State the 

Corsair case 
750 watt power supply
After market CPU cooler 
 

Which could Affect price by probably 0-200 dollars you can probably build a New Build on the New processor  6700k and getting DDR4 for a similar price so probably not worth buying this unless you really have no intrest in trying to build your own  

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