Planning on selling my Pre-Built Alienware to raise money for a build

[tom_w141]

1 minute ago, Drake10114 said:

I wish I helped a buddy of mine..

dumbass got a i7-7700k on a b250 mobo.. and has the system water-cooled. I'm like way to waste $200.

If he was within his return window I'd have stripped and returned that board.

[Drake10114]

9 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

Yeah see that's not bad but here in the UK:

 

Hyper 212 £22

 

H7 £45

 

-.- LAME

Wait was just about to whine about how H7's in Canada were $100+ each, 

Hyper 212x was like $45..

Just checked.. and H7's are $47 on Amazon.. since when did they become available in Canada?

[TheTekkitBoss]

1 minute ago, tom_w141 said:

Yeah see that's not bad but here in the UK:

 

Hyper 212 £22

 

H7 £45

 

-.- LAME

 

2 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

@TheTekkitBoss this may work better for you,

allows you to OC, and make full use of your board.

*facepalm* I forgot to mention! I actually have a Corsair H100i v2! Hazzah!

[Drake10114]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($242.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $639.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-07 12:01 EDT-0400

 

 

@TheTekkitBoss any other parts you have around lol?

GTX 1080? 32gb ram kit? I7-7700k?

[tom_w141]

2 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

 

*facepalm* I forgot to mention! I actually have a Corsair H100i v2! Hazzah!

Then you definitely want the 6600k you will be able to oc further and maintain good temps.

 

EDIT: Also some time later down the line you should upgrade to 1080p, your current monitor will knee cap your new 480

[Drake10114]

12 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

Then you definitely want the 6600k you will be able to oc further and maintain good temps.

Damn.. wish I didn't buy my Hyper 212x first, but oh well.. the white fans on the Cryorig messes up my scheme of all black.

[Drake10114]

16 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

 

*facepalm* I forgot to mention! I actually have a Corsair H100i v2! Hazzah!

Also is your EVGA 600w 80+ rated? Since EVGA does make crappy PSU's, if it's 80+ bronze, you will be fine. 80+ w/o bronze may get sketchy since it is a lower tier PSU, but will last until you have enough saved to upgrade the system again.

[TheTekkitBoss]

7 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($242.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $639.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-07 12:01 EDT-0400

 

 

@TheTekkitBoss any other parts you have around lol?

GTX 1080? 32gb ram kit? I7-7700k?

The only other thing I would have is the storage lol. I've got a few 2tb hdd's in a dell XPS. Its kinda my storage server lol.

[Guest]

22 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

@deXxterlab97 Did I part out a decent rig, or did I miss something. Don't wanna have him build something crappy due to my advice.

I just looked through your part list quickly, why not a K cpu with a cheap cooler like M9i or Gammaxx 400? Since he has a Z170

[TheTekkitBoss]

1 minute ago, Drake10114 said:

Also is your EVGA 600w 80+ rated? Since EVGA does make crappy PSU's, if it's 80+ bronze, you will be fine. 80+ w/o bronze may get sketchy since it is a lower tier PSU, but will last until you have enough saved to upgrade the system again.

It is indeed rated 80+. Also are they really that bad? I've never had problems with my evga power supplies..

[Drake10114]

Double post my bad, op answered question as I posted this.

[Drake10114]

9 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I just looked through your part list quickly, why not a K cpu with a cheap cooler like M9i or Gammaxx 400? Since he has a Z170

Was updated to this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($242.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $639.62

 

Since he has a corsair h100i v2 cooler, and has a psu and ssd.

[Drake10114]

10 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

It is indeed rated 80+. Also are they really that bad? I've never had problems with my evga power supplies..

They can be, since the lower end aren't as well built as the higher tiers. but you will be fine, depending on how old it is (10 years or so, I'd consider an upgrade).

But since it's 80+ rated, it will run fine, but you may want to upgrade in the future, as the psu degrades due to age.

[TheTekkitBoss]

4 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

Ahh, might be worth it to get a fresh HDD, incase yours are starting to degrade due to constantly spinning.

What's the rating on your EVGA PSU? 80+, 80+ bronze, etc.

Well the hard drives I own aren't on 24/7, only a few times a week. Maybe even less than a workstation's uptime :P. Even if they were on more often, I only just bought them last month. I just store my backups on there. And some of the hard drives arent used yet lol. Also, the PSU is rated 80+. It's this one, but NOT refurbished. brand new in the box.

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

Was updated to this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: EVGA Z170 Stinger Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($57.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB ROG STRIX Video Card  ($242.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro M ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $639.62

 

Since he has a corsair h100i v2 cooler, and has a psu and ssd.

seems good

[Drake10114]

9 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

Well the hard drives I own aren't on 24/7, only a few times a week. Maybe even less than a workstation's uptime :P. I just store my backups on there. And some of the hard drives arent used yet lol. Also, the PSU is rated 80+. It's this one, but NOT refurbished. brand new in the box.

@deXxterlab97 will probably know more.

If it's brand new, I'd say give it a shot. It is a Tier 6, so I'd probably get around to upgrading it to a Tier 3 PSU, either a Seasonic S12ii/M12ii or Corsair CXM.

But Dex would know more about that.

[Drake10114]

12 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

Well the hard drives I own aren't on 24/7, only a few times a week. Maybe even less than a workstation's uptime :P. I just store my backups on there. And some of the hard drives arent used yet lol. Also, the PSU is rated 80+. It's this one, but NOT refurbished. brand new in the box.

Alternatively if you are worried, you can try and sell it and since you have HDD's already, potentially have budget space for  a Seasonic S12ii/M12ii or a Corsair CX450M.The aforementioned psu's are Tier 3 and considered by many as good all-around budget PSU's that won't break the bank.

[TheTekkitBoss]

3 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

@deXxterlab97 will probably know more.

If it's brand new, I'd say give it a shot. It is a Tier 6, so I'd probably get around to upgrading it to a Tier 3 PSU, either a Seasonic S12ii/M12ii or Corsair CXM.

But Dex would know more about that.

Assuming that we went with my drives instead of buying a new 1tb drive, we would be down to 590.73. Also it might not be as powerful as that gpu, but I might instead go after a Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Windforce Graphic Card (only $150 because free shipping) Because I'm probably going to overclock it anyways.

[Drake10114]

9 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

Assuming that we went with my drives instead of buying a new 1tb drive, we would be down to 590.73. Also it might not be as powerful as that gpu, but I might instead go after a Geforce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Windforce Graphic Card (only $150 because free shipping)

I don't know older Gpu's as well as @deXxterlab97, he will probably know if that would be a good decision or 1 that would reduce performance.

[TheTekkitBoss]

5 minutes ago, Drake10114 said:

I don't know older Gpu's as well as @deXxterlab97, he will probably know if that would be a good decision or 1 that would reduce performance.

Older? It came out in the 4th quarter of last year. Also I'm not saying it won't reduce performance, I'm just pointing out that I'm not 100% sure that I will be able to get 600 dollars for a new pc.

[Drake10114]

9 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

Older? It came out in the 4th quarter of last year. Also I'm not saying it won't reduce performance, I'm just pointing out that I'm not 100% sure that I will be able to get 600 dollars for a new pc.

That's fair, and didn't realize the release date necessarily for the 1050ti, have only looked into my pc's parts more or less and haven't paid attention to pc stuff in the past few years.

[TheTekkitBoss]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

That's fair, and didn't realize the release date necessarily for the 1050ti, have only looked into my pc's parts more or less and haven't paid attention to pc stuff in the past few years.

Oh. Thats fine. I just didn't know if you misread or not.

[Drake10114]

9 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

Oh. Thats fine. I just didn't know if you misread or not.

Depending on your age you might be able to get a part-time job over the summer to save some extra cash on top of your pc rig sale to make an awesome rig.

[TheTekkitBoss]

Just now, Drake10114 said:

Depending on your age you might be able to get a part-time job over the summer to save some extra cash on top of your pc rig sale to make an awesome rig.

Oh I'll definitely be able to gain money, as my neighbor often pays me $10 an hour to do moving work, mowing the lawn, etc. I just mean that I don't yet know if I can find someone to buy it for 600. If I do though, I might save up some extra to upgrade the parts a little

[Drake10114]

9 minutes ago, TheTekkitBoss said:

Oh I'll definitely be able to gain money, as my neighbor often pays me $10 an hour to do moving work, mowing the lawn, etc. I just mean that I don't yet know if I can find someone to buy it for 600. If I do though, I might save up some extra to upgrade the parts a little

Yeah definitely, I see it as an investment to some degree, 

I'm dropping cash on mine every so often, and have nearly finished buying all the parts in my signature.

If you can save some cash up, even if you don't get $600 from the pc sale, you should have enough to get something over the summer that is a good gaming pc.