Is this worth it?

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EYEONME

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Processor : Intel Core i7-2600(3.40GHz,8MB L3 Cache,8C)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
1 TB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
1 TB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM)
8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (4 DIMMs)
Graphics : 4 GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690
English Genuine Windows 7 SP1 Home Premium (64Bit OS)
24X DVD/CDRW Combo Drive

£1500

I want to get a desk top and have been offered this.
 
bigben

bigben

Master Poster
It seems cheap for for a rig that has an I7 processor and a GTX 690. This makes me wonder is it second hand? If so why are they selling it? If it is new then they must have used cheap other parts like motherboard, power supply etc.

If it is for gaming then I would suggest something like this:

Case
COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3570 (3.4GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LK: PCI-E 3.0 READY, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX750 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£86)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,147.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/KXKexH44ro/

It's cheaper, future proof and you know that it is all good quality parts inside. Obviously the graphics card isn't as good, but at the moment it will play any game out on decent fps on high settings.
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
You don't state the full spec,but as mentioned by bigben,if it's second hand I would be very dubious.
You could get a cracking brand new PC from PCS with that budget,plus the warranty,peace of mind and customer support that goes with it.
 
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EYEONME

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It comes with 3 years warranty if that makes it better. I just spent £1700 on my laptop 7 months ago, wish I knew and waited to get the vortex elite. So looking for a desktop and sell my laptop. My gf would kill me if she knew I'm buying a desk top lol as I'm using the wedding fund lol
 
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