How much - Saxperience

joemcevoy · 25th March 2009, 20:26

I have been offered this pc already buit with this spec:

Intel E6850 Core2Duo processor (2x3GHz)
Asus P5N-D SLI motherboard
4GB G-Skill PC2-8000 DDR2 RAM
XFX 8800GTS 512MB "Alpha Dog Edition" (the fast one)
750W PC P&C power supply (£120 unit alone this!)
Antec 300 Gamer case
150GB 10k WD Velociraptor SATA hard-drive (fastest SATA drive available)
500GB 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda
Lite-ON DVD-RW SATA (brand new, never used since fitted last month)
Vista Home Premium x64 OEM

Just wondering what sort of money i would pay for this kind of machine. Im not really clued in with my gaming machines anymore so i am interested to find out if its worth me buying this

flynnsvtr · 25th March 2009, 20:36

Similar to my spec, hmmm I would pay around £450 - £500 for it.

Stickyjam · 25th March 2009, 20:38

new or used?

450-500 sounds reasonable too...

8800gts are ageing now though still capable..
case is cheap
mobo is fairly old

but still a nice lil machine...

Penn · 25th March 2009, 21:11

wouldn't pay more than £400. You don't need anything more than a 400W power supply to run that system so if the seller tries to bump the price up due to that, tell him to take the PSU out and you'll go and buy one for £50.

joemcevoy · 25th March 2009, 21:41

It is used, the hard drive, memory, psu were all added at christmas time.

It would be a fair upgrade from what i have at the minute since i dont even have a graphics card right now and the last graphics card i didnt have was a readon 9600 so you tell its been a while haha.

He wants 350 ono and if i can get my current one sold for even £100 it would cover a 1/3 of the price so theres potential for a good deal.

Bowey · 25th March 2009, 22:07

i didnt know you could get the duo in a 3ghz

shows how out of date i am !

id say around 400/500 mark, it is a nice computer

flynnsvtr · 26th March 2009, 16:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penn

wouldn't pay more than £400. You don't need anything more than a 400W power supply to run that system so if the seller tries to bump the price up due to that, tell him to take the PSU out and you'll go and buy one for £50.

Tbh I would keep the PSU, graphics cards now take up more power then you might think, also in the future if you want to run SLi the extra power can come in handy, you can never have too much power!

If you do downgrade, do not get a generic PSU, go for Corsair, or similar.

Penn · 26th March 2009, 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by flynnsvtr

Tbh I would keep the PSU, graphics cards now take up more power then you might think, also in the future if you want to run SLi the extra power can come in handy, you can never have too much power!

If you do downgrade, do not get a generic PSU, go for Corsair, or similar.

Dude, that system is poor and you would not need more than a 400W PSU.

I run:

intel quad core @ 3ghz
2 hard drives
An overclocked Radeon 4870
2gb 1066 DDR2 ram
Coolermaster stacker running 3 12mm case fans

On a 450W PSU.

flynnsvtr · 26th March 2009, 20:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penn

Dude, that system is poor and you would not need more than a 400W PSU.

I run:

intel quad core @ 3ghz
2 hard drives
An overclocked Radeon 4870
2gb 1066 DDR2 ram
Coolermaster stacker running 3 12mm case fans

On a 450W PSU.

Depends on the PSU, a 400W generic PSU would get absolutely raped by the demands of that spec, a 400W corsair or similar, wouldn't.

Although to futureproof myself I wouldnt go to the hassle of gettin a cheaper PSU, theres no need, yes it can run on a lower Wattage but in a years time when it comes to upgrade that current PSU will be more than capable of handling it.