Is this a good used build?

Hey everyone, could you give me a hand? A friend of mine is looking at picking up a used PC, but I’m honestly not entirely sure if it's actually worth the asking price...

Intel Core i5-3570 3.4 GHz (3.8 GHz Turbo)
ASUS P8B75-V
Corsair Vengeance 2X4GB 1600MHz (8GB RAM)
ASUS HD 7770 2GB
WD Caviar Blue 500GB
Corsair CX 500M 80+Bronze
LG GH24NS sat Bulk
Zalman Z11 case (with 5 fans)
+ Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

He’s trying to close the deal $1500, so should I tell him to try and negotiate a lower price?

P.S. Apparently, the PC is only about a year old and supposedly in great condition.

not really, because you could probably pick up a brand new machine for roughly the same amount, and it would come with a much more capable graphics card

1 x Intel Core i5-3470 soc 1155 1 x
1 x ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 motherboard
1 x Gigabyte R9 270 OC, 2GB GDDR5, HDMI, DVI
1 x Kingmax 1x8GB DDR3 1600 FLGG
1 x XFX Pro 450W, 80+
1 x LG GH24NS sat Bulk Black 24x optical drive
1 x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM Hard Drive (3.5", 16MB, SATA III-600)
1 x Zalman micro tower case black

$1531

If you have $1500, why wouldn't you just grab a whole new build? I guess spending 4500 on this is just way too much.

Look, I already tried telling him that—honestly, I did—but he’s just being stubborn about ordering it and waiting for everything to come together. It's becoming this whole drawn-out saga... anyway, I'll just let him know that if he's not feeling more than $1333 then so be it, whatever happens, happens

It's probably not worth more than $350. I guess

Only the specific versions of Windows listed here come bundled with the software.

Yeah, but who's actually saying they're original? If they aren't, they aren't even worth $17.

I honestly think what Amy Vaughn12 put together is a much better way to go... especially if you're looking to snag brand-new parts with those longer warranties included.

Adam Thompson said:Only those specific versions of Windows cost more than a few hundred bucks.

Care to enlighten us? How is an average user supposed to notice any difference between legitimate Windows and a pirated version?

Honestly, the OS isn't even the biggest headache here. You can actually grab whatever version of Windows 7 you're looking for from this site—it’s totally legal and free. Just make sure you go through the registration process first; you'll get a 30-day trial period, and after that, you'll just need to enter a product key to activate it as a "full version." Of course, if you don't have a key handy, a quick search on Google will show you how to handle the activation... then you're all set.

http://www.w7forums.com/threads/offi...wnloads.12325/

Yeah, I don't think Windows is really the issue here—it shouldn't be the reason we let the price stay that high...

Alexander Moore67 said:Go ahead—enlighten us. How exactly is a regular user supposed to tell the difference between a legitimate license and some pirated version of macOS?

It’s the same distinction as buying parts versus stealing them. If they aren't broken, they both function. 🙂