Is this a bargain for £500?

SexyGreyFox · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:36

My mate has hit hard times and needs money.
He's offered me his new PC for what looks like a bargain and I just so happen to be in the market for building a new one anyway.
If I buy it I'll feel so guilty because it will be the first computer since 1988 that I haven't built myself and I'll feel guilty not buying from OCUK (I send everybody else there though).
I'm not an overclocker and I don't play games but I would like a performance boost over my P4 3.6 system.
I've obviously been adding items into the OCUK basket and I can't get anywhere near the price.

C2D E6600
2GB DDR2 RAM
400GB WD HD
NEC DVD Rewriter
nVidia GeForce 7600LE
Built in TV Tuner
Wireless Keyboard + Mouse
15 in 1 Reader
Vista Premium (legit)

What do you think?

jaykay · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:42

I think that set up is right on the money. Just sell the 7600 and get a 8800 series and it will be very good.

MeatLoaf · 29 Jun 2007 at 11:48

To be honest i wouldnt think its anywhere near £500, more like £350 - £400 depending on what motherboard it has and what speed the ram actually is.

-Nick- · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:02

dmpoole said:
My mate has hit hard times and needs money.
He's offered me his new PC for what looks like a bargain and I just so happen to be in the market for building a new one anyway.

does it matter if you're over paying? he's a friend, help him out a bit

SexyGreyFox · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:33

-Nick- said:
does it matter if you're over paying? he's a friend, help him out a bit

if I don't take his offer others will.

Since I will NEVER overclock or play games on it I was wondering whether it will be a good performance boost over my P4 3.6 or shall I wait and build my own Quad Core system in a months time (when processor prices come down)?

Egon · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:40

MeatLoaf said:
To be honest i wouldnt think its anywhere near £500, more like £350 - £400 depending on what motherboard it has and what speed the ram actually is.

£350 - £400? Maybe after the C2D price drops but considering this is a fully built system (I assume) with case, PSU, Mobo, i'd say £500 is a good deal for the buyer. You certainly couldn't build it for less, not with decent components at least !

furnace · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:52

-Nick- said:
does it matter if you're over paying? he's a friend, help him out a bit

I wouldn't pay more for something just because someone 'needs the money' - even if it is a friend. They can borrow the money, but I won't give them money! I'd even try and haggle a mate down to his lowest price

Egon · 29 Jun 2007 at 12:56

Nick said:
I'd even try and haggle a mate down to his lowest price

Kick a man while he's down

mattyrigby00 · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:16

yeah, probably atleast £150 saving.

<F0rb> · 29 Jun 2007 at 13:57

It is a fine buy. No point in Quad core unless you play games or mutlitask HEAVILY.

Squink · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:38

You can buy that exact same spec (minus OS, keyboard and tuner I think) brand new and already built for £350 delivered. Obviously I won't link where it is.

EDIT - my mistake, for £370 delivered

-Nick- · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:44

you could always buy it and sell it on the bay for more and make a little profit lol

Egon · 29 Jun 2007 at 14:46

mulpsmebeauty said:
You can buy that exact same spec (minus OS, keyboard and tuner I think) brand new and already built for £350 delivered. Obviously I won't link where it is.

EDIT - my mistake, for £370 delivered

Well add on the cost of OS (£70) Keyboard & Mouse set (lets say £30) and the tuner (£40). Thats back up above £500.... so anyway you look at it, its still not a bad deal..... unless you already have these components

semi-pro waster · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:29

Just for interests sake a similar system new from OcUK is kicking on for £600. I'd normally aim for about 2/3 of the price new to allow for depreciation but if my mate was struggling at the time and I wasn't then I'd probably just spend the £500 without a quibble (provided it was something I could use). It is a decent enough price albeit not an exceptional one.

Abit IB9 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC) £46.99
(£55.21) £46.99
(£55.21)
BFG GeForce 7300 GT OC 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £45.99
(£54.04) £45.99
(£54.04)
Akasa AK-ICR-01 Internal Card Reader £9.99
(£11.74) £9.99
(£11.74)
Logitech Deluxe 650 Cordless Desktop Black - OEM £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Samsung SH-S182D 18x18 DVD±RW ReWriter (Black) - OEM £12.99
(£15.26) £12.99
(£15.26)
Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU £58.99
(£69.31) £58.99
(£69.31)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Edition DVD - OEM - 1Pk (66I-00788) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Samsung SpinPoint T HD401LJ 400GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £47.99
(£56.39) £47.99
(£56.39)
Compro VideoMate X200 Digital TV Internal PCI - Retail £18.99
(£22.31) £18.99
(£22.31)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £127.99
(£150.39) £127.99
(£150.39)
Sub Total : £498.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £89.22
Total : £599.06

ginger_pat · 29 Jun 2007 at 16:56

U should buy it take out parts and then sell the rest on an auction site(also haggle if he is struggling for money lol)