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Is this worth 400?
Posted on 9/26/15 at 2:14 pm
Posted on 9/26/15 at 2:14 pm
I am selling a custom built intel gaming pc. It has an intel dx58so with a intel i7 920 3.7ghz OC. has 8gb corsair Vengance ram. 850 watt modular ANTEC power supply. ZANTEC mid tower case. 250 gb hard drive. Has radeon hd 5770 graphic card. It will run final fantasy on maximum. in highly populated areas runs about 45 fps on maximum. computer is fast and runs all games I've played including Skyrim with graphic mods final fantasy XIV on maximum and WoW on ultra. Im asking 600 with monitor or 425 without.Will travel depending on location. The Keyboard and Mouse Come with the deal.
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Posted on 9/26/15 at 2:53 pm to Master Guilbeau
Wouldn't the question be is this worth 425?
Posted on 9/26/15 at 3:13 pm to Master Guilbeau
I will buy that shite for $400.
ETA: Dead serious. I've been looking for a PC since my laptop went out.
ETA: Dead serious. I've been looking for a PC since my laptop went out.
This post was edited on 9/26/15 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 9/26/15 at 3:25 pm to Master Guilbeau
No, not worth $425. Unfortunately, despite it being an i7, it's so old that any current i3 would outperform it, or an FX-6300. The video card is pretty worthless nowadays too, probably $50 for a similarly performing GPU. You can build something new and more powerful for less. But you might find a sucker on Craigslist, just not here.
Posted on 9/26/15 at 4:18 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Well damn, nvm. 
ETA: build me something for ~$400-450. Pls.
ETA: build me something for ~$400-450. Pls.
This post was edited on 9/26/15 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 9/26/15 at 5:48 pm to The Dudes Rug
Something like this.
PCPartPicker part list: LINK
Price breakdown by merchant: LINK /
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $464.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
750 ti is kind of weak, but still twice as fast as OP's card. Check eBay for used cards and you may find something better for the same price.
Typically these budget gaming builds wouldn't have an SSD, but they're getting so cheap now.
PCPartPicker part list: LINK
Price breakdown by merchant: LINK /
CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($102.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus H81M-D PLUS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($43.41 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $464.24
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
750 ti is kind of weak, but still twice as fast as OP's card. Check eBay for used cards and you may find something better for the same price.
Typically these budget gaming builds wouldn't have an SSD, but they're getting so cheap now.
This post was edited on 9/26/15 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 9/26/15 at 6:22 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Thanks for the help, btw. How will I know which used cards are compatable with that build? I'm all about used stuff on eBay.
This post was edited on 9/26/15 at 6:25 pm
Posted on 9/26/15 at 8:16 pm to The Dudes Rug
Look for an HD 7950, 7970, R9-280, R9-280x, 290, or 290x. Even a 7870 or 270/270x is faster. On the Nvidia side, 660 Ti, 670, 680, 760, 770.
Posted on 9/27/15 at 1:37 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Found a sapphire hd 7950 OC for $150 on eBay. I assume it's an older model since most places have the item "out of stock". Would this video card be better than the 750i?
ETA: R9 270 Gaming OC for under $100 as well
ETA: R9 270 Gaming OC for under $100 as well
This post was edited on 9/27/15 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 9/27/15 at 2:56 pm to The Dudes Rug
7950/7970s are a couple of generations old, but they are a good bit faster than a 750 Ti. The 750 Ti is basically meant to be a bottom-end gaming card that uses very little power (there are certainly lower end cards out there, but the 750 Ti is the current weakest card I'd ever consider to be a gaming card).
That said, I'm looking at eBay and noticing the prices for 7970s, 7950s, 280s, etc. are a little higher than I would expect. I've seen people grab 7950s for $100. But, the price/performance scales appropriately. I'd expect the 7950 to be at least 50% faster than a 750 Ti. However, the 750 Ti uses significantly less power than the 7950 -- 60w vs ~200w while gaming at full load.
EDIT: 270 is decent, too. Probably 25%+ faster than a 750 ti, depending on the game. Consumes twice as much power as the 750 Ti.
And by the way, the PSU in the part list could handle any of them. I'm just mentioning power consumption so you understand the whole picture of why these older cards do outperform newer, lower-end cards. The 7950/7970 used the flagship GPU of that generation (released in early 2012). They output much more heat so they wouldn't be conducive to shoving the PC into an enclosed cabinet. Expect the fans to be a bit louder as well.
If you want very low noise and high efficiency, you could get a GTX 960. They're a little under $200 and their performance is just shy of what you'd get from a 7950, but they run cooler/quieter and consume half the power.
That said, I'm looking at eBay and noticing the prices for 7970s, 7950s, 280s, etc. are a little higher than I would expect. I've seen people grab 7950s for $100. But, the price/performance scales appropriately. I'd expect the 7950 to be at least 50% faster than a 750 Ti. However, the 750 Ti uses significantly less power than the 7950 -- 60w vs ~200w while gaming at full load.
EDIT: 270 is decent, too. Probably 25%+ faster than a 750 ti, depending on the game. Consumes twice as much power as the 750 Ti.
And by the way, the PSU in the part list could handle any of them. I'm just mentioning power consumption so you understand the whole picture of why these older cards do outperform newer, lower-end cards. The 7950/7970 used the flagship GPU of that generation (released in early 2012). They output much more heat so they wouldn't be conducive to shoving the PC into an enclosed cabinet. Expect the fans to be a bit louder as well.
If you want very low noise and high efficiency, you could get a GTX 960. They're a little under $200 and their performance is just shy of what you'd get from a 7950, but they run cooler/quieter and consume half the power.
This post was edited on 9/27/15 at 3:06 pm
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