• Should I buy this PC?
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Hello, I've been looking to buy a new PC since my laptop is rather old now, and I wanted a PC which can run the newer games, and I know someone who can sell me a PC with these specifications which he wrote me on a piece of paper: Processor : AMD A8 RAM : 16GB Graphic card : 2GB SSD324 He's also giving me a a 23 inch screen, a keyboard, a mouse and speakers. And hes asking for $800 for everything. I don't really know much about PC building, but is this a good offer? Should I take it? Thank you,
No, that CPU is very very weak. I wouldn't take it.
Doesn't even specify which graphics card it is heh
[QUOTE=Rika-chan;47967626]Doesn't even specify which graphics card it is heh[/QUOTE] Yes, he didn't give me much information, but I hope I provided enough.
I wouldn't, you could build a solid set up yourself for around that price. The CPU is really fucking weak (only cost like 80 bucks) The ram, while you have a lot of it you don't know the type or speed. So 16GB of shit ram isn't going to help you. Graphic card Vram doesn't do us much good, you need to know the actual card. Even then the 2gb shows it is gonna be a lower end card.
Oh well, I guess I won't be buying it. But I have one more question, what games can it run?
[QUOTE=KleinerHl;47969097]Oh well, I guess I won't be buying it. But I have one more question, what games can it run?[/QUOTE] Don't do it man.
[QUOTE=KleinerHl;47969097]Oh well, I guess I won't be buying it. But I have one more question, what games can it run?[/QUOTE] "2GB graphics card" really doesn't tell us anything, it could be anything ranging from complete garbage to okay
I'd laugh if it had something like a 770 in it.
Terrible system for a terrible price, avoid it. He's asking for more than its worth and its performance will be equally as bad.
My computer when I constructed it (three years ago) was about $700. Regardless of how smart you are with hardware, I'd go with building your own. You can choose the parts you want and you won't have to pay for the brand name. The best part of having your own custom PC is that wires aren't soldered in place so you can exchange them for new ones or add new parts entirely. I recently added $920 worth of upgrades, so I know what I'm talking about. :v: My computer is now worth over $3,000.
You could go way better for $800, good thing you decided not to go through with it
AMD cpu, hell no
[QUOTE=MasterDaPro11;47969403] The best part of having your own custom PC is that wires aren't soldered in place so you can exchange them for new ones or add new parts entirely. I recently added $920 worth of upgrades, so I know what I'm talking about. :v: [/QUOTE] Nobody solders wires into place on desktops or even most laptops. You can buy a prebuilt desktop and usually change out everything (exept for old dell's, macs and some other random crap). Home builds are better because: you can use the full warranty (usually 2-3 years instead of 1 of a prebuilt), get top quality parts (99% of prebuilts have shit PSU's and motherboards), Its cheaper. [QUOTE=MasterDaPro11;47969403] My computer is now worth over $3,000.[/QUOTE] 700+920=3000? What are your full specs? [QUOTE=spectator1;47978445]AMD cpu, hell no[/QUOTE] For budget builds they are actually quite good.
Thanks for the kind answers everyone! I guess I will be going for either an i5 or an i7. Oh, and btw, the price was changed to $950 :tinfoil:
[QUOTE=KleinerHl;47978773]Thanks for the kind answers everyone! I guess I will be going for either an i5 or an i7. Oh, and btw, the price was changed to $950 :tinfoil:[/QUOTE] Jesus, for 1k you can build yourself a great rig. IF you need any help building anyone here will help you.
[QUOTE=MasterDaPro11;47969403]My computer when I constructed it (three years ago) was about $700. Regardless of how smart you are with hardware, I'd go with building your own. You can choose the parts you want and you won't have to pay for the brand name. The best part of having your own custom PC is that wires aren't soldered in place so you can exchange them for new ones or add new parts entirely. I recently added $920 worth of upgrades, so I know what I'm talking about. :v: My computer is now worth over $3,000.[/QUOTE] You may have spent that much, but that isn't what it's worth.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;47980313']You may have spent that much, but that isn't what it's worth.[/QUOTE] What if it has 10 mining cards, and all he used his money for was buying them before they became hyper valuable?
[QUOTE=Confuzzed Otto;47996366]What if it has 10 mining cards, and all he used his money for was buying them before they became hyper valuable?[/QUOTE] That bubble burst a long time ago. The cards are crazy undervalued now and people were practically giving them away for a while.
Well shit I should've bought then
Yeah people were selling R9 290's for under $200 when it did. For what was probably the 3rd best card on the market at the time.
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