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Quick help buying used rig!! need assistance

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SwiftNoise

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Hello, I'm new to the forums and not sure of this is in the right thread or not but i looked and this one seemed best suited for my questions. Im looking at buying a used rig and i have 2-3 in mind ill list the guts and i need help know with would be best bang for my $$ and with has potential to be upgradable in the future I'm a complete rookie when it comes to hardware and i love games. I'm just playing Diablo 3, SC2 , HoTS, and in the future some first person shooters so needs to be decent.

1.
intel Core i5 4690 3.5 GHz processor
Asus H97_PLUS Motherboard
Kingston HyperX Fury GB
Asus 24X DVD RW

1 TB Hard drive
2 EVGA GeForce Gt 720 2GB Graphics cards (can support 6 monitors)
Windows 8.1 installed
( also includes 22" monitor i need) $800 Canadian

2.
AMD FX-8320 CPU
HiS R9 290X GPU
1 * 8GB Corsair 1600mHz RAM
2TB 7200rpm HDD
120 GB Kingston SSD
750w Corsair CX PSU
Corsair H100 Liquid cooler
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard
Windows 7 64 bit OS
Corsair Carbide 500r case
( comes with 21" monitor and mechanical keyboard) $850 Canadian

3.
ntel Core i7 3770K
Gskill Ripjaw DDR3 1866Mhz 16G
MSI Radeon R9 280X 3G
Sandisk 120G x2 in Raid 0
Zalman LQ320 Water Cooling
($900(

i just want to get the best computer if non of these are worth my time please be blunt and tell me. Thanks!!!!
 
I'm not up on AMD CPU's or upgrade ability there, but number 2 seems to have the best goodies for what it is to me.

I hate seeing CX PSU's, but maybe that's a personal thing here.

If your planning on upgrading in the future have you not considered building one from scratch then ?

I'm sure you'll get many more responses soon.
 
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IF i had to choose between those 3 systems, i'd take number 2. Decent CPU, although not as fast as Intel's offerings. And it has the best video card hands down of the 3.

That first system doesn't even have a gaming class video card, just an entry-level card.
 
@mongrel
i have thought about building one from scratch but the build seems to get fairly high in price and out of my price range. i don't have any friends or anything that are into computers. i would have to build it myself and i have no clue how.
 
Overall, #2 is clearly the best bang for the money. High quality components, including a nice case, mechanical keyboard and a monitor.

However, the AMD FX-8320 processor is considerably slower than the Intel i7-3770k.
 
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RaistlinZ said:
Overall, #2 is clearly the best bang for the money. High quality components, including a nice case, mechanical keyboard and a monitor.

However, the AMD FX-8320 processor is considerably slower than the Intel i7-3770k.
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:thumbsup: Agree. #2 is the best all-around gaming PC. However, for the games that the OP is interested in, the 290X is overkill, so he might appreciate the cooler running PC #3.
 
mfenn said:
:thumbsup: Agree. #2 is the best all-around gaming PC. However, for the games that the OP is interested in, the 290X is overkill, so he might appreciate the cooler running PC #3.
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Okay guys how about this options
Intel core i7 4770k

-MSI 797 gaming 7 motherboard

-8 gigabytes Kingston hyperx fury black edition 1866 (2x4gb)

-MSI Gtx 970 golden edition

-Seagate 1tb hard drive

-Thermaltake tr2 700 watt psu

-corsair h60 cpu cooler

-corsair c70 military green case

-windows 7 os

-razer black widow ultimate Battlefield 4 edition

-Logitech g600 mouse

-Benq gl2460hm 2ms delay monitor

He is asking $1400 but I'm trying for $1200 my budget limit.
 
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Not worth it over the other options.
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Lol option 2 isn't available anymore. would option 3 really be a good buy though? i want to play with out lag on high or ultra settings. I don't know anything about the hardware sorry for all the questions

i always buy a cheaper computer and I'm sick of long loading screens and lag when teleporting/using portals.
 
That new computer option you gave us is not worth the money. Way too much for what it offers. Keep looking! 🙂
 
SwiftNoise said:
Lol option 2 isn't available anymore. would option 3 really be a good buy though? i want to play with out lag on high or ultra settings. I don't know anything about the hardware sorry for all the questions

i always buy a cheaper computer and I'm sick of long loading screens and lag when teleporting/using portals.
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The 3rd option above is a good machine, and definitely a better value than your 4th option.
 
mfenn said:
:thumbsup: Agree. #2 is the best all-around gaming PC. However, for the games that the OP is interested in, the 290X is overkill, so he might appreciate the cooler running PC #3.
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3 isn't bad at all, I still have an ASUS R9 280X DCII TOP in my main rig I guess.

Like I said earlier, I'm just not familiar with AMD CPU's these days, I prefer Intel myself.

But I'm still running an old X5680 in it atm 🙂

Not that I'm complaining.
 
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no to the $1200 build
yes to #2


HiS R9 290X GPU

2TB 7200rpm HDD
120 GB Kingston SSD
750w Corsair CX PSU
Corsair H100 Liquid cooler

Windows 7 64 bit OS
Corsair Carbide 500r case
and mechanical keyboard)

all these components can be reused and will likely last 3+ years.

by far the best deal
 
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MongGrel said:
I'm not up on AMD CPU's or upgrade ability there, but number 2 seems to have the best goodies for what it is to me.

I hate seeing CX PSU's, but maybe that's a personal thing here.

If your planning on upgrading in the future have you not considered building one from scratch then ?

I'm sure you'll get many more responses soon.
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okay, I'm slightly looking at waiting a little bit and building from scratch. I've found someone that would assemble it for me for 100$ these are the guts i have in mind. let me know your thoughts and and advice or suggestions PLEASE.

Parts List-
CPU-Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM-G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
GPU-MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V
Motherboard-Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
HDD-Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB
SSD-Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB
Case-NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower
PSU-EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular
 
depends on what your paying over all I guess.

I've never used that case so I do not know, but I think I have heard good things in the past.

As far as a PSU, I'd recommend looking at some Seasonics myself.

I actually like Antecs, but a lot of those are Seasonic or Delta builds.

SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151119


I'm not really familiar with that one but it looks pretty nice to me.

The Antec I used for my last personal build on sale does't exist anymore I think.

Unless you find one on the side somewhere.

Antec TruePower Classic series TP-550C 550W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Power Supply


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371071

Just on a side note, I personally used one of these for a case on the HTPC in the bedroom.

Not overly fancy, some don't like the looks.

I think it's a pretty nice little case though, for the money.

Cooler Master HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 - High Air Flow Mid Tower Computer Case


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233


Lots of room even in that little guy.

But is a very basic case.



You haven't listed if you're going to OC any at all I imagine not.

Some of the things you listed earlier had AIO water coolers.

I'd recommend something like an Evo 212 at least or just I imagine the one come with the chip is good with stock.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&cm_re=EVO_212-_-35-103-099-_-Product

I still prefer a good air cooler over AIO myself unless your getting serious, they are less trouble and a decent one works as well unless you're trhying to go way up in OC's.

If your running stock speeds anyways, the Intel one that comes with it should be fine.

An EVO 212 would be ice to have on it though if you if you want to play with OCing in the future though.

And I guess that is way more than my two cents 🙂
 
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