buying second hand gaming PC

[Arixl]

my PC is getting very old and going to die soon, I'm looking for a decent gaming pc to play AAA games overwatch, CSGO, WoW, PUBG and other games as well at 144hz and 80-120fps I don't know too much about PC's seen this one posted on a page I follow and was wondering if it can run those games at the requirements I want it to with ease. the seller is semi-vague on a few things, but that's all the info i have on the PC.

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

it's a pretty good rig but can't judge without pricing.

[Arixl]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

it's a pretty good rig but can't judge without pricing.

he is selling it for 1500 AUD (1141 USD)

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Arixl said:

he is selling it for 1500 AUD (1141 USD)

it's a pretty nice deal, since it's got the sleeved cables and custom waterloop. see if you can get him to drop to $1350-1400, but I'd be okay with paying $1500 for it.

[Arixl]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

it's a pretty nice deal, since it's got the sleeved cables and custom waterloop. see if you can get him to drop to $1350-1400, but I'd be okay with paying $1500 for it.

do you think it would run AAA games at 144hz 80-120 frames?

[Herman Mcpootis]

6 minutes ago, Arixl said:

do you think it would run AAA games at 144hz 80-120 frames?

yes.

[DeadlyTitan]

looks good, sounds good. and yes it can play those games at those settings at fps. what is the seller not telling? 

 

In all honesty it is a good rig, but i wont be paying $1500 for stuff i dont need. especially when you can get a brand new pc for that price that can outperform that one. Unless you really want that custom water loop. 

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($259.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B350-PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($128.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($265.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Western Digital - Green 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($110.00 @ Umart) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Mini Video Card  ($699.00 @ Scorptec) 
Case: Corsair - 500R White ATX Mid Tower Case  ($159.00 @ Scorptec) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($167.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $1846.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 18:04 AEDT+1100

 

 

 

[Herman Mcpootis]

22 minutes ago, DeadlyTitan said:

looks good, sounds good. and yes it can play those games at those settings at fps. what is the seller not telling? 

 

In all honesty it is a good rig, but i wont be paying $1500 for stuff i dont need. especially when you can get a brand new pc for that price that can outperform that one. Unless you really want that custom water loop. 

$1500 would have gotten a 1600 and gtx 1070 in new parts, but he would have to settle for a stock cooler and a lower-end PSU+case. he'd be much better off with the used rig for the same price.

[DeadlyTitan]

6 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

$1500 would have gotten a 1600 and gtx 1070 in new parts, but he would have to settle for a stock cooler and a lower-end PSU+case. he'd be much better off with the used rig for the same price.

Yes acknowledged, but a little extra can go a long way. RM750x is not a bad PSU. and he can easily get GTX 1080 if hes willing to spend a little more.  

[Arixl]

i messaged the guy asking if he'd take anything less than 1500, i got a pretty rude voice message back something along the lines of "fuck of mate get real 1500 is already too fuckin low it's a good computer" in a pretty rude manner so he can get fucked won't be buying off him.

[Herman Mcpootis]

1 hour ago, Arixl said:

i messaged the guy asking if he'd take anything less than 1500, i got a pretty rude voice message back something along the lines of "fuck of mate get real 1500 is already too fuckin low it's a good computer" in a pretty rude manner so he can get fucked won't be buying off him.

eh, other deals will appear to take it's place. you can see if there are other similarly priced deals online, if not you can wait or get the parts new.

[Arixl]

1 minute ago, herman mcpootis said:

eh, other deals will appear to take it's place. you can see if there are other similarly priced deals online, if not you can wait or get the parts new.

think i'll just build a new PC this is what i've got so far (the mobo i want isn't on pc part picker)

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/34dHkT

[Herman Mcpootis]

Just now, Arixl said:

think i'll just build a new PC this is what i've got so far (the mobo i want isn't on pc part picker)

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/34dHkT

what's your budget for everything? i can help look for decent deals on your used website if you want.

[Arixl]

Just now, herman mcpootis said:

what's your budget for everything? i can help look for decent deals on your used website if you want.

between 2000-2500 i can go slightly over, just need the desktop itself

[Herman Mcpootis]

14 minutes ago, Arixl said:

between 2000-2500 i can go slightly over, just need the desktop itself

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($387.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Reeven - Justice 82.1 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($232.98 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($259.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($194.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Toshiba - 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($165.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB EX OC SNPR White Video Card  ($699.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case: Silverstone - SST-PM01BR-W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($128.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($124.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $2362.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 20:29 AEDT+1100

[Arixl]

1 hour ago, herman mcpootis said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor  ($387.00 @ Shopping Express) 
CPU Cooler: Reeven - Justice 82.1 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($69.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($232.98 @ Mwave Australia) 
Memory: Team - Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($259.00 @ PCCaseGear) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($194.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Storage: Toshiba - 4TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($165.00 @ Umart) 
Video Card: GALAX - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB EX OC SNPR White Video Card  ($699.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Case: Silverstone - SST-PM01BR-W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($105.00 @ Umart) 
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($128.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($124.00 @ Shopping Express) 
Total: $2362.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-02 20:29 AEDT+1100

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/2GHGWX

made a couple of changes i also probs wont ever need 4tb.

[Herman Mcpootis]

20 minutes ago, Arixl said:

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/2GHGWX

made a couple of changes i also probs wont ever need 4tb.

don't need to go with corsair ram,the team group kit will do the job just as well for less.

[Arixl]

45 minutes ago, herman mcpootis said:

don't need to go with corsair ram,the team group kit will do the job just as well for less.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/sfjHkT