Buying 2nd hand gaming components

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Technological_Benchwarmer

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Good night friends

I want to get a new rig but unfortunately price is an issue. So I guess 2nd hand is my best option, but I have never bought 2nd hand PC components, what advice can you guys give me as it is risky as ya'll may know
 
Have a look at carbonite.co.za, buy from people with decent iTrader scores and you'll be fine. Oh and read the rules.
 
you really want to find that regular upgrader, also avoid stuff that's been overclocked and you shouldn't have too much trouble.
I've had factory new stuff die (that why a warranty is good), but I 've also had cards that I've handed down and they just keep going for years.
Buy Quality 2nd hand also not cheap 2nd hand brands so do your research. There was this one brand of hard drive years ago that was famous for dying not long out of warranty.
 
The only thing to avoid 2nd hand is an hard drive.

I've been running overclocked hardware for years and they have the same lifespan of non-oc hardware, especially K Intel CPUs.
 
blaaislaai said:
The only thing to avoid 2nd hand is an hard drive.

I've been running overclocked hardware for years and they have the same lifespan of non-oc hardware, especially K Intel CPUs.
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Yes and no, in the hands of an experienced overclocker or someone that's not pushing the kit to the edge the components will not have a degraded lifetime. However, undercool your CPU and overclock it to stupid levels and it won't last. Well maybe it lasted for you, but it sure as hell will not last for the next person.
 
So you basically need everything for R20k?

Have a look at these :
https://www.evetech.co.za/search-by-price.aspx?min=15000&max=20000

My Suggestions (rough build)

Intel Core i5-7600
MSI Z170A PC MATE DDR4 USB 3.1 Gaming MB
12GB DDR4 2400Mhz High Performance Gaming RAM
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X OC 8GB GDDR5 Card
2 x 120GB Ultra-Fast RAID 1
1 x 2TB WD 7200RPM 64MB
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer
LG 24" Slim 1920x1080 Full HD IPS LED Monitor
Creative A250 2.1 Stereo Speaker System
Logitech MK235 Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo
Windows 10 Home 64bit
 
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Oh, and if you wonder why I said RAID1 on the SSDs. If one SSD fails you pop in a replacement for it and continue on your merry way.
 
PsychoFish said:
So you basically need everything for R20k?

Have a look at these :
https://www.evetech.co.za/search-by-price.aspx?min=15000&max=20000

My Suggestions (rough build)

Intel Core i5-7600
MSI Z170A PC MATE DDR4 USB 3.1 Gaming MB
12GB DDR4 2400Mhz High Performance Gaming RAM
MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X OC 8GB GDDR5 Card
2 x 120GB Ultra-Fast RAID 1
1 x 2TB WD 7200RPM 64MB
24x Dual Layer DVD +/- Writer
LG 24" Slim 1920x1080 Full HD IPS LED Monitor
Creative A250 2.1 Stereo Speaker System
Logitech MK235 Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo
Windows 10 Home 64bit
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Oh, and if you wonder why I said RAID1 on the SSDs. If one SSD fails you pop in a replacement for it and continue on your merry way.
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I totally agree with the RAID solution. very asute. i like the rough build you have going there. would you say that the build you suggested could keep my gaming comfortably for a while, but still has a good upgradability factor?
 
Technological_Benchwarmer said:
I totally agree with the RAID solution. very asute. i like the rough build you have going there. would you say that the build you suggested could keep my gaming comfortably for a while, but still has a good upgradability factor?
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That will be a decently usable machine for quite some time. You can always get a better motherboard or an i7 if you so desire. Hell, you can double the RAM if you really want.
 
PsychoFish said:
That will be a decently usable machine for quite some time. You can always get a better motherboard or an i7 if you so desire. Hell, you can double the RAM if you really want.
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Thanks man i really apprecaite it. i work in commercial IT so i can build you a workstation that will rock your socks off but gaming i am inexperienced with
 
PsychoFish said:
That will be a decently usable machine for quite some time. You can always get a better motherboard or an i7 if you so desire. Hell, you can double the RAM if you really want.
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Technological_Benchwarmer said:
Thanks man i really apprecaite it. i work in commercial IT so i can build you a workstation that will rock your socks off but gaming i am inexperienced with
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That a real nice build, with a 1070 in it will give you a decent life span on the gaming rig. If you only play on a monitor the supports 1080p resolution and want to save costs then look at the then AMD RX480 or the Nvidia 1060 cards.
 
Gforced said:
That a real nice build, with a 1070 in it will give you a decent life span on the gaming rig. If you only play on a monitor the supports 1080p resolution and want to save costs then look at the then AMD RX480 or the Nvidia 1060 cards.
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Yeah, the rig leave quite a bit of room for tweaking costs. RAM could be dropped down to 8GB, GPU can be flipped to a RX480 or GTX1060 to bring costs down. Extra SSD can be removed to save costs, etc etc.
 
PsychoFish said:
Yeah, the rig leave quite a bit of room for tweaking costs. RAM could be dropped down to 8GB, GPU can be flipped to a RX480 or GTX1060 to bring costs down. Extra SSD can be removed to save costs, etc etc.
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i see okay i like the idea of the spare SSD, I wont raid it but i will keep a updated VHD of the SSD on the 2TB drive so that i can just reimage if something happens.
this is what i got from Evetech:

Intel Core i5-7500 (3.4GHz, 6MB Cache, 4x Cores, 3.8GHz Turbo)

MSI Z170A PC MATE DDR4 USB 3.1 Gaming MB

MSI GeForce GTX 1070 GAMING X OC 8GB GDDR5 Card

Antec GX330 BLACK Clear Side Panel USB3.0 Case

500W 80+ High Performance Power Supply

12GB DDR4 2400Mhz High Performance Gaming RAM

Standard Heatsink & CPU Fan

2 x 120GB Ultra-Fast (240GB) SSDs Raid 0 Upto 900MB/s+

2TB WD 7200RPM 64MB Cache HDD

Integrated 8 Channel HD Audio

DVD-RW Not Supported - Not Included

Logitech MK235 Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo

Creative A250 2.1 Stereo Speaker System

Integrated Gigabit Network

2 Years (1st yr. Parts & Labour, 2nd yr. Labour only)
so basically the exact build and all for R20, 744.00
 
Wow it looks like you can get a lot more for R20 000 than what you could a year ago. That's a nice looking machine.
 
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