http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/322315611829
$499.00 - Refurb
Carbide Series 200R (mini tower?)
i7 3.4Ghz
8GB RAM
GTX 570
GTX 750 Ti (2 graphics cards???)
500W PSU
Win7Pro
It's for my son who does gaming and video production.
Any help appreciated, even a simple PFT, its crap will suffice :-)
Cheers,
James
Lol. No.
It's not bad for the price. In terms of the gaming performance of the 570 - It's a bit long in the tooth, but could do at a stretch. It can be easily replaced in time though. I'd recommend installing an SSD for the OS + essential programs.
Its great value for the price
Add an SSD and you're laughing
the GPU is a little meh but at the end of the day if its for video editing / not gaming or 3d rendering, it should suffice
I would jump on it
If you're concern about 5yrs refurb. pc (motherboard or graphic card usually goes 1st), and want a comparison with today's new parts, then consider below:
Intel Pentium G4560 = $75
2x4gb DDR4 rams = $80
MSI B250m motherboard = $100
Gigabyte RX480 8gb = $310 (or 4gb version @ $270)
Antec ESK3450B-U3-P Casing w/ VP450w PSU = $75
Total = $640 + $10 "oem" Win10 + Self assembly
You'll need SSD for both/either builds, so factor that in separately.
Overall for a $150 difference, gets you heaps more performance on both gaming & video production (given the software supports gpu acceleration)
And you won't need to upgrade anything for a very long time.
It would be hard to beat it in terms of price.
The 2600k core i7 processor is still pretty powerful. It might be 5 years old already but to get a processor that beats the good ol' 2600k by even 25 percent, you would need to spend a whopping $475 dollars on a Core i7-6700K alone, although you could spend a less amount and get the new Ryzen 5 1600x ($345), which is also no small change.
a brand new low-end GPU like a RX460 would set you back $129.