Workstation that looks half decent...

[Preferably Anonymous]

Hey everyone,

I recently stumbled upon a ebay posting.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Gaming-PC-Desktop-Computer-Intel-QUAD-3-20Ghz-NVIDIA-GTX-1060-SSD-16GB/253838645198?hash=item3b19f657ce

I looked this thing over and I am like. Well, that looks awesome! Great specs great price, what do I have to lose. This did look a bit sketch tho, maybe it is from a company, school, or even a retail store, but I just thought I would come to you guys before I did anything. It looks pretty interesting, but I don't want it to arrive with dorito chip crumbs and pepsi coating the pc. Naa, jk, but seriously, maybe these pc's were used for cryptomining and I could just be buying a computer that would die after a few months. Thanks for your thoughts and have a good one!

[Canada EH]

It does not list the cpu until deep deep down into the page, makes one wonder what they are hiding.

For the price, you could do better, but it does come with a 1060, so you maybe onto something.

Check out other prices with pc's that come with a 1060 and see how much that 1060 is worth.

 

Also a seller with

cobratype (3941 )

99.8%

 

That does not know how to list an item properly, makes one wonder. Notice how the seller made all caps QUAD, then mentions the 1060 ssd and 16gb. Makes one wonder.

QUAD 3.20Ghz • NVIDIA GTX 1060 • SSD • 16GB

Also this, also makes me wonder about the seller. Hitting all the key aspects except the one most important aspect of the item up for sale, not mentioned until the fine fine print, where you have to scroll down. Interesting selling game that seller is doing.

Gaming PC

 

 

Intel XEON E3-1230 QUAD Core 3.30Ghz (outperforms the core i7 3770)

 

https://ark.intel.com/products/52271/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-1230-8M-Cache-3-20-GHz-

• # of Cores 4
• # of Threads 8
• Processor Base Frequency 3.20 GHz
• Max Turbo Frequency 3.60 GHz

• Sockets Supported LGA1155

• Memory Types DDR3 1066/1333
• Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 32 GB

• TDP 80 W

• Launch Date Q2'11

[Cyberspirit]

Seems like a normal pre-build PC to me.

Although on the picture of the chassis it says "Z200" but in the description, it's a Z220. Could just be a spelling mistake.

[lmeneses]

I mean, he seems to be a reputable buyer with almost 2000 reviews and only 3 are negative. Plus, there are reviews of the product you are looking at that are positive; however he does not specify if it is a 6gb or 3gb gpu, the speed of the ram, etc. Also, you could probably build a better pc for that price anywho

[Canada EH]

7 minutes ago, Cyberspirit said:

Seems like a normal pre-build PC to me.

Although on the picture of the chassis it says "Z200" but in the description, it's a Z220. Could just be a spelling mistake.

I doubt it, there is something fishy about the seller.

 

nice catch, more fish. The sale is a bit smelly, still digestable maybe. With that many sales, I'd be interested to click on the items the seller sells to see if its primarily computer stuff or not. Well I did do check it out, its all pc stuff. How odd, so very odd. Stinky as fuck. The next step is to see what is the average title he types out for his products. That is more time intensive.

 

I looked at a few of the other items.

 

That seller is slick as fuck!

 

Be careful!

 

 

 

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howvever he does not specify if it is a 6gb or 3gb gpu, the speed of the ram, etc

 

[zombienerd]

22 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

It does not list the cpu until deep deep down into the page, makes one wonder what they are hiding.

 

That the average schlub looking for a "gaming rig" probably wouldn't know what a Xeon is, and would scroll on by.  By being vague in the title, they can get the click to see more.

[aezakmi]

26 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

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ye but the most important part here is that is the CPU is a QUAD

[zombienerd]

On 11/17/2018 at 1:30 PM, aezakmi said:

ye but the most important part here is that is the CPU is a QUAD

Yeah, when I first saw that, I figured Core2 Quad, lol.

[White_Buffalo7.3]

Sorry to dig up and older thread but i found this researching for him. I sold him 5 Zotac GTX 1070s that were new(got a steal and flipped them)... he opened a return and sent me pictures of them covered in dust and with broken fans. eBay being eBay sided with the buyer and he sent me ripped up boxes with trashed 1070s. 10/10 would not recommend. He's a chit bag