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| Author: | Bella [ April 1st, 2014, 16:13 ] |
| Post subject: | New computer |
So my PC is getting a bit (incredibly) slow, and is struggling to play a lot of games, so I'm looking at spending my third term's student loan on a new one and going hungry for a month (joking about going hungry, i'll just make the missus buy all the food)... I was going to build one myself, but my IRL friend who actually knows shit about computers has gone AWOL... I found this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151263085703? ... 9#viTabs_0 , and wanted some people who knew what they were talking about to say whether it's half decent or not (and I was willing to pay up to about £800... how much would this one be worth, if it's good enough to run all the modern stuff like it claims to...) Thanks Bella aka computer noob |
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| Author: | Winkle [ April 1st, 2014, 16:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
Well i just put that ebay build into Scan.co.uk and it came out at £1600: https://secure.scan.co.uk/aspnet/Shop/S ... ketDetails He sold one previously in Febuary for £1200: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/2012footprint ... Complete=1 which i can't believe he can have made any money on. BTW the PC will literally run every game you can throw at it, it could also probably mine doge coins at a decent rate whilst doing it  If you could pick that up for anywhere near £800 it would be an absolute bargain, you could literally strip it down, resell the parts indivdually and make a profit.If you want a decent pre-built system these guys come highly reccomended: http://www.cclonline.com/category/202/D ... t/1175003/ |
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| Author: | Bella [ April 1st, 2014, 17:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
Cheers... TBH i'd rather chuck an extra £200 or so and future proof a bit more, i'll just have to borrow it from mother for a bit... that's assuming it doesn't shoot up in the next few days... which it probably will... |
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| Author: | Praxy [ April 1st, 2014, 17:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
I would expect that computer to sell for a lot more than it is currently. |
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| Author: | Bella [ April 2nd, 2014, 0:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
Also how much quality and longevity would I be giving up with something cheaper such as http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331162803405? ... EBIDX%3AIT ? |
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| Author: | Winkle [ April 2nd, 2014, 2:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
Bella wrote: Also how much quality and longevity would I be giving up with something cheaper such as http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331162803405? ... EBIDX%3AIT ? I wouldn't buy that, it looks shit. Generally i'd advise staying way from 2nd hand pc's unless you know what you're buying. |
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| Author: | Astelia [ April 2nd, 2014, 19:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
I found this site incredible helpful: http://www.logicalincrements.com/ (Change the country to UK at the top) |
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| Author: | Bella [ June 27th, 2014, 12:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
Thanks to Astelia's website and my friend who's job is half programming and half building custom computers to run his programs, i have a new PC, built up and running as of yesterday... Dxdiag results here: Spoiler (mouseover to show): ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 6/27/2014, 11:07:15 Machine name: MATTDESKTOP Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.140502-1507) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: MSI System Model: MS-7845 BIOS: BIOS Date: 02/21/14 08:10:52 Ver: 04.06.05 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4440 CPU @ 3.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.1GHz Memory: 8192MB RAM Available OS Memory: 8136MB RAM Page File: 3787MB used, 8956MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode Don't know how else to post specs etc. but i'm happy with it so far (not played wow/any proper games yet though...) |
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| Author: | Hènk [ June 27th, 2014, 13:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
what GPU did u get? |
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| Author: | Bella [ June 27th, 2014, 13:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New computer |
Asus gtx 770 Will find link in a bit |
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