Got given a free computer this any good?

CompGuy2121

CompGuy2121

CompGuy2121

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Its:

Intel Core 2 Extreme 3.00Ghz (According to intel its Quad core)
Asus Striker II Formula Motherboard
Water cooling System
6 Fans
180Gb HD
320GB hd

of course needs a few parts but good enough to keep for gaming or should I sell it??
 
It WAS great at one time. Does it have a graphics card?

e: CPU is probably a QX6850

Hint: Someone on some auction site might give you over £100 for that chip.
 
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Depends, if you're serious about having a gaming PC (I assume you don't already?) then probably not. You'll have to drop some money to do it properly. The CPU and board may fetch £150-200 due to scarcity, but they are not a patch on modern hardware.

Of course you CAN use the chip and board, but it isn't getting any younger. I'd shift it on while it has value myself

I'll point out that it's against the forum rules to sell/pricecheck hardware outside of the members market (see below) and I'd suggest having a look though the FAQ so you don't wind up with a ban. It's also forbidden to mention or link to competitors of OCUK

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Welcome to the forums BTW ;)
 
I really can't say too much. I'd advise looking up the parts on an auction site to see what they are selling for.

It might be worth posting the whole specification of the machine so people can better advise you (the forum is quite quiet this time of night mind). I notice you don't mention RAM, power supply or a monitor. All the specifics are important - brands, capacity, resolution etc
 
It has a 1100W psu but thats blown so im getting a 550W, the ram is DDR2 but comes with non and ill use myn32" tv as my monitor :)

Edit: the processor theres only 4 on ebay they range from £180 - £205
 
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If you look in completed listings, you can see what they actually sell for. It's under buying formats > choose more on the left hand side

Really no more price/sales talk please though

So you need some DDR2 and a GPU?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP2G2D80EBS1S00CEU) £49.99
Total : £223.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



DDR2 is much more expensive per GB than the newer DDR3, as it isn't in volume production any more. The 7850 2GB is one of the best value new GPUs on the market, it's really quite good for the money. Of course you can go cheaper but I wouldn't go more expensive for this system
 
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YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £161.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP2G2D80EBS1S00CEU) £49.99
Total : £223.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).

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Exactly what id do, infact this is pretty much how my sons Q6600 is at the moment overclocked to 3.4.

Have a read up about overclocking, if its got a decent watercooling system you could get a nice overclock out of it and make it a decent system.
 
£161 for a gfx wayyyyy over my price! Mines more like £30-40 Im not into high gaming for me, Football Manger, few shooter games, not like COD on high settings etc
 
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