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Thread ID: 72589 2006-09-18 09:30:00 Is this system worth $1280 2nd hand? bizzack (7739) Press F1
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485481 2006-09-18 09:30:00 Is this system worth $1280 2nd hand? I'm thinking about buying it, its an Intel Pentium 4 3400mhz, seagate barracuda 7200 300gb hard drive,2GB ram, 19" Acer digital monitor, Abit fatalitiy mobo, new thermaltake tower cpu cooler and fan controller, wireless microsoft keyboard and mouse. bizzack (7739)
485482 2006-09-18 09:39:00 digital monitor = lcd with dvi?
what graphic card and sound card (or integrated?) does it have?
have you tested the memeory? have you scanned the harddisk sectors? have you run a benchmark software to see its performance?
developer (4447)
485483 2006-09-18 10:15:00 It's worth it new, but you shouldn't expect to pay much more than half that amount for a used system. Greg (193)
485484 2006-09-18 12:28:00 Legal copy of windows included? If not take off a couple a hundy. CYaBro (73)
485485 2006-09-19 00:01:00 he says it has a ge force 6600 256mb vid and he can include windows for extra $150 :groan: bizzack (7739)
485486 2006-09-19 02:40:00 If it is a new system, the cpu is about $330, the hhd is about $200, the ram is about $300 (prices of rams have increased recently, not sure if that is only chch), monitor is about $400 if lcd, dont know how much such m_board costs (maybe 130-140? if sound and lan are included), GeForce 6600 256MB PCI-E is about $140, XP HOME OEM can be bought for about $140, dont know how much the keyboard mouse are but microsoft keyboard mouse are running promotion (should be nationally) so you may get them for $100 or so depending on the model, the extra may be worth $100 or so depending on if you really need them.
You can see how much you save by buying second hand, and decide if it is worth doing.
Also some parts are not included in your post, e.g. CD/DVD drive, speakers, etc.
developer (4447)
485487 2006-09-19 07:08:00 The thermaltake tower cooler is kinda expensive for a heatsink, but I don't think it adds any value to the computer. Greven (91)
485488 2006-09-19 08:37:00 nope tutaenui (1724)
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