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23 minutes ago, PrithviRV said:

I got a offer for an i7-950,DX58SO Mboard,2GB ram,amd r7 240(2GB),i ball power supply, 500gb SATA HDD, LG optical drive, cooller master elite310 case   

It's a second hand system and the guy is offering a prize of 53.38$ (he doesn't know anything abt PC  he got this one for some auction or something .....)    I checked the PC externally its good  I installed win7 (64bit)  works fine       Is it a best buy  should i buy it ?

I'd get that for some $54 dollars or equivalent. The CPU itself can be worth about that, then you get an OK case, a PSU that you shouldn't use, and a GPU that's no good for gaming but it does the job for watching videos. The HDD is also worth something. 2GB RAM is a bit low, try to get 2 more at least if you want to use the computer.

I got a offer for an i7-950,DX58SO Mboard,2GB ram,amd r7 240(2GB),i ball power supply, 500gb SATA HDD, LG optical drive, cooller master elite310 case   

It's a second hand system and the guy is offering a prize of 53.38$ (he doesn't know anything abt PC  he got this one for some auction or something .....)    I checked the PC externally its good  I installed win7 (64bit)  works fine       Is it a best buy  should i buy it ?

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I don't know how long it will last, but as long as it fits your needs, you're good.

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If it looks like the components are in good condition, can't go wrong with it. Though the PSU does seem sketch as balls.

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23 minutes ago, PrithviRV said:

I got a offer for an i7-950,DX58SO Mboard,2GB ram,amd r7 240(2GB),i ball power supply, 500gb SATA HDD, LG optical drive, cooller master elite310 case   

It's a second hand system and the guy is offering a prize of 53.38$ (he doesn't know anything abt PC  he got this one for some auction or something .....)    I checked the PC externally its good  I installed win7 (64bit)  works fine       Is it a best buy  should i buy it ?

I'd get that for some $54 dollars or equivalent. The CPU itself can be worth about that, then you get an OK case, a PSU that you shouldn't use, and a GPU that's no good for gaming but it does the job for watching videos. The HDD is also worth something. 2GB RAM is a bit low, try to get 2 more at least if you want to use the computer.

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