Used PC builds: What are they worth?

Hey everyone. What’s your take on these builds? Are the prices actually fair, or are they totally inflated? Is there anything here worth picking up if I have about 3k to spend?

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Jesse Jones15 said:Hey guys. What do you think about these builds? Are the prices fair or just inflated? Is it worth picking up anything here for 3k?

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They aren't bad deals actually, because for 3k, the best you can usually find new is an RX560 and some Ryzen 1200, and that's without even including an SSD. If you still get the receipts and the warranty like the ad claims, I'd say it's a solid deal.

Just try to negotiate the price down, obviously 😉

Hey, I need some help here. Can you guys give me an estimate?

8GB DDR3 RAM, single 1x8GB stick

650W PSU, LC POWER Silent Giant GREEN POWER LC6650GP3 V2.3, with a 140mm fan.

PCI-E Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card, 1GB DDR5, HDMI, DVI, mDP, HDTV, lite retail. Local pickup in [City Name]: DM me if interested.

NZXT Lex S case, MIDI, black with plexi side panel, no PSU included.

1TB hard drive, Western Digital Caviar Black, SATA3, 64MB cache, 7200rpm, desktop grade.

ASUS DRW-24B3LT/BLK/G/AS DVD±RW, 24x, SATA, Dual Layer, LightScribe, black, retail version.

ASUS M4A77TD motherboard, AMD 770/SB710 chipset, DDR3, audio, G-LAN, S-ATA, RAID, PCI-E, ATX, AM3 socket.

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor, AM3 socket, 3.4GHz, 8MB cache, Quad Core.

Here's what I'm working with:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3

CPU: Athlon 64 x2 4000+ 2.1GHz

RAM: DDR2 400 Samsung 4GB

GPU: Gainward GeForce 210 1GB DDR3

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 250GB

Power Supply: LC Power 420w

DVD Burner

Windows 10 Enterprise

Case: No clue who made it, but it's huge. It's definitely not mini or midi. I don't even know what's bigger than midi... maybe a maxi? :-))

Thanks in advance!

Andrew Hill18 said:Here’s what I'm working with:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3

CPU: Athlon 64 x2 4000+ 2.1GHz

RAM: DDR2 400 Samsung 4GB

GPU: Gainward GeForce 210 1GB DDR3

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 250GB

PSU: LC Power 420w

DVD Burner

Windows 10 Enterprise

Case: No clue who makes it, but it's huge. It isn't mini or midi... I don't know what's bigger than midi, maybe maxi? :-))

Thanks in advance!

Gajba 😬

Totally awesome 😁

It isn't much better than that 😬

300-$117

No way, man, that’s easily over a 100% jump if you factor in the crate Joe's got 🤣

Andrew Hill18 said:No way, that’s a massive jump—we're talking over 100% if we're looking at Joe's stash. 🤣

You're right. He didn't say a case of beer.

I'm shopping for a new PC these days and spotted four options on Craigslist. I'd love some advice on which one would be the best pick. My plan is to upgrade to a new processor on one of these builds after a little while.

Adam Lopez5 said:I'm looking at buying a new PC these days and spotted 4 options on Craigslist. I'd love some advice on which one is the best move, especially since I plan on upgrading the processor down the road.

https://www.craigslist.org/search/cpu/27901030

https://www.craigslist.org/search/cpu/27725796

https://www.craigslist.org/search/cpu/27775137

https://www.craigslist.org/search/cpu/27687852

They're all pretty much in the same ballpark. Difference is, the ones with newer CPUs use DDR4 RAM. If you ever decide to swap platforms later, keeping that RAM helps, though you probably won't be swapping the motherboard when you buy the build anyway.

The issue is none of these are cheap enough to justify building something similar from scratch—maybe a new build with slightly budget components like the PSU, but performance-wise, it's the same story.

So, if I were picking between them, I'd just go for whichever one allows me to haggle the price down the most.

That said, for these prices? I'd take the one with the AMD Ryzen. You get a platform with an actual upgrade path, whereas the others leave you stuck. Plus, it has the GTX 1080; the rest have similar or worse cards.

P.S.

The i5 6600 one is the worst deal here. Avoid it.

Definitely going with Core, especially if you're thinking about future upgrades later on.

Ryzen, yeah...

Hey there,

It’s finally time for me to upgrade to a beefier machine, which means this one has to go.
Robert Rodriguez2 built this konfa for me, and I’ve gotta say, it’s been a rock. It works great.
I’m looking to get $850 for the whole setup.
I picked this rig up back on November 14, 2016, at Futura-IT, so it's still under warranty. I’ll be handing over the receipt along with all the original boxes from Futura-IT. This computer has been treated with respect—kept clean, dust-free, and used strictly for web design work. I originally paid about $800 for it.

Specs:
1. Intel i5-6400, Skylake, S.1151
36mo warranty.
2. Kingmax 1x8GB DDR4 2133 x 2 (16GB)
60mo warranty.
3. B150M-MORTAR MSI B150M Mortar, S.1151
36mo warranty.
4. Seagate BarraCuda 1 TB, HIGH PERF.
24mo warranty.
5. fsp-nap-hyp-5 EVGA 500 W, 80+
60mo warranty.
6. ZAL-ZM-Z1 Cooler Master Z1, MidiTower
MidiTower warranty 12 mo
7. RX-470P4LFB6 XFX RADEON RX 470 RS 4GB
36mo warranty.
8. 0140728 Adata 128GB SU800 SATA 3D Nand
36mo warranty.
LG GH24NSD1 DVD RW sata

One heads-up: I’m going to swap out the SSD and the HDD for brand-new ones before the sale. I have a ton of private data on those drives—everything from banking info to... well, you know. Since I've read enough online to know that anyone with half a brain can recover deleted files, I’d rather just give the buyer fresh drives to ensure total privacy.

What do you think is a fair price for this rig?

Thanks!

If you ask me, the price you're looking at just isn't worth it. I'd rather put that money toward a brand new 1660ti and a larger SSD.

Alexander Moore67 said:In my opinion, the price you'd get isn't worth the hassle. I’d rather just put that money toward a brand new 1660ti and a larger SSD.

And let's be real—in two years, it'll be worth even less than it is now.
I'm trying to figure out what kind of cash I could actually pull for my current konfa.
If I jump to an i7, I’m looking at swapping out the GPU and the cooling system too... which means selling off the old CPU and the old card. Either way, it feels like a losing game; you never walk away with anywhere near what you originally paid when buying everything brand new.

Jack Reed said:In two years, it'll be worth even less.
I'm wondering what I could get for my konfa.
If I switch to an i7, I have to swap the GPU and cooling too... which means selling the old CPU and card... I'm definitely losing money since I won't get back what I paid for it new.

I'd just swap the platform. Sell the board and processor... everything else stays. Maybe jump to an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 + a matching board + another 8GB of RAM, assuming your GPU still cuts it.
Even a Ryzen 7 2700 wouldn't be bad.
Intel is a bad deal right now.

That’s exactly what I’d do—stick with the Ryzen 2700, grab another 8GB of RAM, and then just pick up whatever GPU fits the budget when the time comes.

Look, you just wipe the drives before you sell them and then you don't have to worry about your data being out there somewhere.

I’d suggest just selling off the 128 GB SSD and keeping the 1 TB HDD for yourself. 😉