Buy this used PC?

[ondma]

For a 6 core/12 thread CPU I would go for 16GB of RAM anyway.

The cpu is OK. I would not worry about that. The gpu is decent as well, but will use more power than an equivalent current gen one. I agree, the biggest weakness is the 8gb of ram, but again, it should be usable. You could upgrade the ram and dgpu later as budget permits. I have to admit though, the the whole situation seems a bit sketchy. Does the seller have legitimate rights to sell the PC? He may, but I have worked for both the federal government and a major university, and used computers are turned in to the IT department and trashed, as wasteful as that might seem, not put up for purchase by employees.

 

[whm1974]

The cpu is OK. I would not worry about that. The gpu is decent as well, but will use more power than an equivalent current gen one. I agree, the biggest weakness is the 8gb of ram, but again, it should be usable. You could upgrade the ram and dgpu later as budget permits. I have to admit though, the the whole situation seems a bit sketchy. Does the seller have legitimate rights to sell the PC? He may, but I have worked for both the federal government and a major university, and used computers are turned in to the IT department and trashed, as wasteful as that might seem, not put up for purchase by employees.

In which case, maybe you are better off not buying it.

 

[whm1974]

To be honest, I am very wary about buying other people's builds. The last time I done that, I kept getting blue screened all of time until I replaced the memory.

 

[Ennea]

Does the seller have legitimate rights to sell the PC? He may, but I have worked for both the federal government and a major university, and used computers are turned in to the IT department and trashed, as wasteful as that might seem, not put up for purchase by employees.

He bought the parts, which are new, and has the receipts. I have my own Win10. TBH I'm not worried about the situation, as I've communicated extensively with this guy. I'm worried about buying a PC that is made really for 1080p Ultra, not 1440 or 4K....8 GB RAM (vs. 16), an almost 2-gen-old GPU, a PSU that was given iffy reviews on Anandtech and tomshardware, and a case whose thermals may be fine but I won't know until I try it in the summer. BUT -- the value of the overall package in terms of bang for buck is better than anything I've seen since I began looking months ago. My idea of parting out the old RAM, PSU, case and one SSD to the potential HTPC build was a way of making a bit of a profit to ease the transition to a bigger case, different PSU, and 16 GB RAM. I could sell the HTPC at a local police station and safety shouldn't be an issue. I could alternatively sell the SSD, PSU, and case individually and build around the current mobo.

I have no problem waiting for price drops, new components, etc., and in fact that would be easier, but if I wait I'll probably just go with a PS4 + TV. But $700-800 is my budget, and since I don't see crypto going away I'm concerned about not having a PC gaming value like this again for a long while.