Good price?

[nottherealzeesh]

Hi,

My friend recently upgraded his computer. I've wanted to build a PC for myself for a long time and he offered to sell me his old mobo, RAM, and CPU. The specs are:

i5-4590

MSI Z97 Krait/SLI

8GB DDR3 (not sure what speed)

 

He's asking $200 for it. I've looked online and this seems like a good price for the whole package. I'm thinking about buying but I just want to consult here just to be sure... am I getting ripped off or is this a good price?

[dizmo]

USD? CAD? AUD? NZD?

 

It's...meh. I mean it's not terrible, but it's not great. I got the same kit but with an Evo 212 cooler for $140 Canadian.

 

Welcome to the forum.

[Nocte]

If RAM prices were normal it would be a rip-off.

How about:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($85.49 @ Adorama)
Total: $245.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-20 20:54 EST-0500

 

For 45$ more you can get a newer gen, overclockable CPU, DDR4 2666MHz RAM, and a new motherboard. All with warranty.

 

Your friend's "deal" is not worth it imo (and it's not a really friendly price either tbf).

[nottherealzeesh]

2 minutes ago, Eibe said:

If RAM prices were normal it would be a rip-off.

How about:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($85.49 @ Adorama)
Total: $245.47
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-01-20 20:54 EST-0500

 

For 45$ more you can get a newer gen, overclockable CPU, DDR4 2666MHz RAM, and a new motherboard. All with warranty.

 

Your friend's "deal" is not worth it imo (and it's not a really friendly price either tbf).

sorry forgot to mention its USD...

also yeah that is a good deal but I'm on a super tight budget.. if I was to ask for a better deal, how much would make those parts worth it?

[Nocte]

2 minutes ago, nottherealzeesh said:

sorry forgot to mention its USD...

also yeah that is a good deal but I'm on a super tight budget.. if I was to ask for a better deal, how much would make those parts worth it?

Personally I wouldn't go over $150. But it's up to you.

[Colty]

Depends on if you're overclocking. 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4590-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/2604vs3931

[Colty]

If you can get it for that $150, it might be worth it for a cheap upgrade path to a 4770k later. Which would definitely outperform the Ryzen 3. 

[nottherealzeesh]

19 minutes ago, Colty said:

If you can get it for that $150, it might be worth it for a cheap upgrade path to a 4770k later. Which would definitely outperform the Ryzen 3. 

my mistake everyone... it's actually a 4590k.. how much would that change the price by?

[Colty]

9 minutes ago, nottherealzeesh said:

my mistake everyone... it's actually a 4590k.. how much would that change the price by?

There's no 4590k CPU, there is the 4690k though if that's what you meant. 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/2432vs3931

That puts it handedly above the Ryzen 3 (oc or non-oc) and if the ebay prices of the CPUs are anything to go off of, that's a difference of $30~ish. $180 would probably be a good price if it's the 4690k. $200 isn't unreasonable for that bundle, but $180 is what I would personally bargain for a kit like that. 

[nottherealzeesh]

2 hours ago, Colty said:

There's no 4590k CPU, there is the 4690k though if that's what you meant. 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-3-1200/2432vs3931

That puts it handedly above the Ryzen 3 (oc or non-oc) and if the ebay prices of the CPUs are anything to go off of, that's a difference of $30~ish. $180 would probably be a good price if it's the 4690k. $200 isn't unreasonable for that bundle, but $180 is what I would personally bargain for a kit like that. 

alright... thank you very much