I want to buy a used pc but my dad keeps telling me to just go to Best Buy and get one how can I reason with him???

[Zacspark]

I found a pretty good deal on Craigslist for a pc and I really want to but it here are the specs

Motherboard: Asrock 990fx Killer 
Ram: 8gb dd43 Crucial Ballistix Tactical 1600MHz 
Ram: 4gb of Samsung M378b5773CHO Ddr3 ram 
Power Supply: Corsair 650m 
Cpu Cooler: Cryorig C7 
Cpu: AMD FX-4350 Quad Core Processor 4.20 Ghz 
Graphics Card: Nvidia Gtx 550ti 
Hardrive: 1tb laptop hardrive

$260

 

but he keeps on saying that I need to buy new bc of not knowing what viruses and porn he has on the pc and it’s really annoying 

he keeps telling me to buy one from Best Buy, but I know that they won’t have anything close to those specs for the price, but he just won’t listen. He is so paranoid!!! Plz help

[Zacspark]

Just now, Zacspark said:

I found a pretty good deal on Craigslist for a pc and I really want to but it here are the specs

Motherboard: Asrock 990fx Killer 
Ram: 8gb dd43 Crucial Ballistix Tactical 1600MHz 
Ram: 4gb of Samsung M378b5773CHO Ddr3 ram 
Power Supply: Corsair 650m 
Cpu Cooler: Cryorig C7 
Cpu: AMD FX-4350 Quad Core Processor 4.20 Ghz 
Graphics Card: Nvidia Gtx 550ti 
Hardrive: 1tb laptop hardrive

$260

 

but he keeps on saying that I need to buy new bc of not knowing what viruses and porn he has on the pc and it’s really annoying 

he keeps telling me to buy one from Best Buy, but I know that they won’t have anything close to those specs for the price, but he just won’t listen. He is so paranoid!!! Plz help

*he might have on the pc* 

[themctipers]

you shouldn't be buying FX, 550ti and 2.5" HDD for $260 (assuming USD)

 

used prebuilt sandy/ivy/haswell! 

[NoRomanBatmansAllowed]

If you're concerned about that stuff, just reset/reinstall windows again. 

 

At most, it's like a $30 surcharge if you can't find your key (on grey market sites).

[Damascus]

That's not good value, I built a pc with an i7 860 and gtx 770 and ssd for like $280.

[Zacspark]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

That's not good value, I built a pc with an i7 860 and gtx 770 and ssd for like $280.

Really?? Ok. I only have like $240

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, Zacspark said:

Really?? Ok. I only have like $240

then id get a used optiplex for about 140 and a gt 1030, faster and about the same price. Look up surplus places

[Zacspark]

6 minutes ago, themctipers said:

you shouldn't be buying FX, 550ti and 2.5" HDD for $260 (assuming USD)

 

used prebuilt sandy/ivy/haswell! 

Wat??

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, Zacspark said:

Really?? Ok. I only have like $240

Where are you from. Might be able to find you a good deal.

[Zacspark]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

then id get a used optiplex for about 140 and a gt 1030, faster and about the same price. Look up surplus places

4.2 ghz 12 gb of ram on a Optiplex?? We’re do you shop at??

[Zacspark]

1 minute ago, Being Delirious said:

Where are you from. Might be able to find you a good deal.

Around Kansas City mo

[NTDaws]

1 minute ago, Zacspark said:

Around Kansas City mo

Here you go

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/sys/d/cheap-gaming-pc/6518795579.html

[Jurrunio]

Tell him that you will wipe all the storage drives, so none of those virus or porn can stay. Dont tell him that there are many out there in the Internet anyway, that's gonna make things worse.

 

4 minutes ago, Zacspark said:

Wat??

laptop drives are 2.5", rather than 3.5" desktop form factor. They work the same however.

 

3 minutes ago, Zacspark said:

4.2 ghz 12 gb of ram on a Optiplex?? We’re do you shop at??

High frequency doesnt mean it's faster. There's also a factor called IPC, instruction per clock. It's like a multiplier to clock speed, which gives the final number: performance. AMD's FX scores horribly in terms of IPC, that's why an FX 8350 at 4.8GHz couldnt keep up with an i5-2500 (non-K) at 3.3GHz despite having twice the number of cores and higher clock speed.

[Zacspark]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Here you go

https://kansascity.craigslist.org/sys/d/cheap-gaming-pc/6518795579.html

Wow!! That was quick! How fast is that i5 3570k?

[NTDaws]

Just now, Zacspark said:

Wow!! That was quick! How fast is that i5 3570k?

Still fairly fast at today's standards. Contact the guy before someone gets it. That's a really good price.

[Damascus]

4 minutes ago, Zacspark said:

Wow!! That was quick! How fast is that i5 3570k?

2 or 3 times faster than that fx if both are overclocked, depending on the application.

 

 

In basic compute the difference is already massive, when you add game inoptimization and trash ipc the fx is done.

 

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-vs-AMD-FX-4170-Quad-Core/1316vsm114

[aisle9]

This

 

Leaves you enough money to find a used GTX 750 Ti, RX 550, maybe RX 560 or GTX 1050 if you're lucky.

[This_guy1998]

12 minutes ago, Zacspark said:

Wow!! That was quick! How fast is that i5 3570k?

The thing is that intel CPUs age well. I used the same i3 laptop as a main pc for 4 years and a 2ndary for another 2 equaling 6 years of use. Get it then later on upgrade to a i7 3770k (which can be had for around $200) used. Then flip the i5 3570k for around $100. Even now this system is a good value

[This_guy1998]

2 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

This

 

Leaves you enough money to find a used GTX 750 Ti, RX 550, maybe RX 560 or GTX 1050 if you're lucky.

 

If @Zacspark can get that i5 3570k system it may be a better deal.

[MaxBunny]

34 minutes ago, Zacspark said:

I want to buy a used pc but my dad keeps telling me to just go to Best Buy and get one how can I reason with him???

Being open to reason yourself would be a good start. If this thread is anything to go by he's clearly right to not trust your decision making.

[spwath]

Wait since when is free porn a bad thing?

[This_guy1998]

3 minutes ago, MaxBunny said:

Being open to reason yourself would be a good start. If this thread is anything to go by he's clearly right to not trust your decision making.

You bring up a very good point there that I didn't realize til now. @Zacspark how old are you? I say this because if you are younger, decision making can sometimes be bad due to lack of maturity. I know that when I was younger I made some bad decisions (I was more mature than others but still) both purchasing wise and other things in my life. Heck even now at 19 and in college I can make some stupid decisions (its nothing compared to when I was 12-14ish). You may want to hold off on buying until you do research and maybe? save more money.

[Damascus]

11 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

yeah, back when GPU and RAM prices were reasonable. 

 

Not saying that the build OP is looking at is a good value, just that all PC gamers are sort of in "survival mode" right now due to the shortages. 

Actually the 770 was purchased during the mining crisis and cheapo ddr3 is still cheapo ddr3.  Though yeah, people are willing to spend more than they want to to get gpus especially rn

[minervx]

1 hour ago, Zacspark said:

I found a pretty good deal on Craigslist for a pc and I really want to but it here are the specs

Motherboard: Asrock 990fx Killer 
Ram: 8gb dd43 Crucial Ballistix Tactical 1600MHz 
Ram: 4gb of Samsung M378b5773CHO Ddr3 ram 
Power Supply: Corsair 650m 
Cpu Cooler: Cryorig C7 
Cpu: AMD FX-4350 Quad Core Processor 4.20 Ghz 
Graphics Card: Nvidia Gtx 550ti 
Hardrive: 1tb laptop hardrive

$260

 

but he keeps on saying that I need to buy new bc of not knowing what viruses and porn he has on the pc and it’s really annoying 

he keeps telling me to buy one from Best Buy, but I know that they won’t have anything close to those specs for the price, but he just won’t listen. He is so paranoid!!! Plz help

Why not just ask if you can buy the PC and swap out the hard drive with a clean one?

[minervx]

1 hour ago, spwath said:

Wait since when is free porn a bad thing?

If it's underage, I don't want it.