Worth £200?

Drake5 · 4 Feb 2011 at 00:23

I am considering buying the following PC from a relative for £200, however I'm wondering if I'm getting a fair deal? The only issue is, it has no graphics card.

Specs as follows -

AMD Phenom X4 955 3.20Ghz,
4GB DDR2,
250GB HDD,
400W Corsair PSU,
Zalman Z7 Case.
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P

Cheers

angela · 4 Feb 2011 at 00:30

I would say so:

AMD Phenom X4 955 3.20Ghz ~£80-90
4GB DDR2 - depends on brand but ~£35-£45
250GB HDD, ~£20-£25
400W Corsair PSU ~£30
Zalman Z7 Case ~£35
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD3P ~£40-£50

aprox prices for used components.

VFM Addict · 4 Feb 2011 at 00:31

£200 is about right. Chuck a decent gcard in it, say a 460 and it's a decent gamer too. A Corsair 400w should handle a 460. Or if you want to play safe a 5770.

Buchanan0204 · 4 Feb 2011 at 00:33

Surely a relative wouldn't rip you off lol

Drake5 · 4 Feb 2011 at 00:49

Thanks guys. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't paying over the odds!

Hopefully it would be a decent gamer with a good GFX card.

VFM Addict · 4 Feb 2011 at 00:57

Tom_D said:
Thanks guys. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't paying over the odds!

Hopefully it would be a decent gamer with a good GFX card.

Its a good psu, very reliable but at 400w just remember though that a 460 or 5770 is about its limit.

VFM Addict · 4 Feb 2011 at 00:57

Tom_D said:
Thanks guys. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't paying over the odds!

Hopefully it would be a decent gamer with a good GFX card.

Its a good psu, very reliable but at 400w just remember though that a 460 or 5770 is about its limit.

Enjoy.

ashatron · 4 Feb 2011 at 01:17

^so true he said it twice!

Brookert · 4 Feb 2011 at 01:25

If the phenom 955 is anything like my 965 c3, it overclocks like a dream, 4ghz easy peasy