$1000 Comp from Craigslist

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Negawing

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Hey again.

I was perusing craigslist the other day and found a guy selling a Dell XPS desktop.

Specs:

Windows 7 home premium 64bit (Comes with restore cds)
Intel core i7-860 processor @ 2.80ghz
8gb ddr3 ram
1tb hard drive
Wireless N networking
1gb Ati Radeon 5770

Also comes with a 23" 1920x1080 gateway monitor.

He wanted $1100 for it, but I talked him down to $1000. I still need to go and make sure that everything works and the actual parts are in there, but other than that, is this a pretty good deal? It is slightly better than what I had estimated for $1000.

Should it run games pretty well and am I about to get ripped off?
 
linkin

linkin

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It should be good. what resolution screen are you running? and also, what is the motherboard brand and model in that machine? Brand of hard drives? Brand of ram?
 
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Negawing

New Member
That is a good question. Since it was built by Dell I am not assuming they put in top notch stuff, but I can always upgrade later if needed.

Went and check it out today, looks clean. Double checked to make sure all of the parts were in there.

The monitor is a 1920x1080 gateway I think.
 
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Negawing

New Member
Also, how difficult would it be to throw all of the components into a new case? I am not a huge fan of the one it is in now. I can't imagine it would be that hard.

I might add a second 5770 and upgrade the PSU once I have more money.
 
linkin

linkin

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It's a dell... not worth it at all... For $1000 you can get this:

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115214&cm_re=i7_860-_-19-115-214-_-Product

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=lga_1156_motherboard-_-13-131-623-_-Product

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...0145263&cm_re=4gb_ddr3-_-20-145-263-_-Product (8GB is pointless and just drives up the cost)

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197&cm_re=HAF_922-_-11-119-197-_-Product

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...337&cm_re=Caviar_black-_-22-136-337-_-Product

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...7341017&cm_re=ocz_600w-_-17-341-017-_-Product

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490&cm_re=5770-_-14-127-490-_-Product

Total cost: $964.92 before shipping and rebates. Add $20 for an optical drive and $100 for a copy of windows 7.

All in all you're getting better parts and warranty on everything. Never built a pc before? no problem:

http://www.computerforum.com/104641-how-build-computer-step-step-photos.html
 
linkin

linkin

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I think it would be better to buy the parts like that and build it yourself, but that's just my opinion.
 
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