Friend to a friend selling computer, worth it?

[Zarginnia]

Friend to a friend is selling his computer, he wants 598$ and says its around 2 years old. Worth it?

His computer:

MB: Gigabyte b350 am4
Ram: Ballistix 16gb 2666mhz
PSU: Fractal Design 650w
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3,5GHz Socket AM4
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 1060 Dual OC 2xHDMI 2xDP 6GB
SSD: Kingston 250GB

My computer:

MOBO GA-X58A-UD3R (rev. 2.0)
Intel Core i7 930 2.80GHz
16GB Ram
ATI Radeon HD 7970 Windforce OC3(wich died two days ago)

[Omega]

You can build slightly better for around the same price.

Get another $125 off and go for it.

[Zarginnia]

Originally posted by Omega:

You can build slightly better for around the same price.

Get another $125 off and go for it.

Problem is money. But is it that bad? Im not playing 2k or 4K games or VR. Im good with 1920x1080.

[Zarginnia]

Whats a more reasonable price for that pc? 580?

[Jasper]

As of now, the specs aren't that bad. But it would be better to spend some more money and build ur own PC, than having to upgrade your PC later on because u need a stronger CPU/GPU and spend money again.

[Omega]

Your friend is asking more for his used machine then what these parts are worth new.

For the same money you can build a new PC with a much more powerful CPU, a modern motherboard and more storage.

[Wichtelman]

it is not bad but for that price you can buy ryzen 5 1600f or 2600 NEW

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2600-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1500X/3955vs3921

[Zarginnia]

Originally posted by Wichtelman:

it is not bad but for that price you can buy ryzen 5 1600f or 2600 NEW

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-5-2600-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-1500X/3955vs3921

Ok well i kinda need more than just a CPU. If my card was still working i would be using that.

[Zarginnia]

Originally posted by Omega:

Your friend is asking more for his used machine then what these parts are worth new.

For the same money you can build a new PC with a much more powerful CPU, a modern motherboard and more storage.

Ok well this is calculated from SEK to Dollar. Swedish money that would be 6000kr 3000k+ is the graphics card worth in the store.

[Wichtelman]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3DndgJ

rx 580 8gb is not that much more... keep in mind thats new...

[Jasper]

It's hard for us to make a judgement since prizes might be completely different in your country. But if my friend would sell me that rig for 580$, it would be a good deal for him!

[Zarginnia]

Originally posted by Jasper:

As of now, the specs aren't that bad. But it would be better to spend some more money and build ur own PC, than having to upgrade your PC later on because u need a stronger CPU/GPU and spend money again.

Yea could be true but then i need to know with parts works together, how much watt i can use or need so i dont bottleneck anything. And so on. Im not that good at computer building and chosig parts.

[Jasper]

I didn't know much either untill i build my first rig. Pcpartspicker is a good way to find compatible parts, and there is a LOT of youtube vids about building a PC. So you should be alright.

I looked up for used parts for my first rig, at the end of the day i had a used CPU and a used GPU for like 50% less then new price. Those parts never failed on me and it is a great way to build a budget PC.

[pasa]

Originally posted by Omega:

You can build slightly better for around the same price.

Get another $125 off and go for it.

I also estimated the fair price in the 400-500 range. Also it feels more like 3 yrs old.

[Zarginnia]

So if you (all) was going to buy it, how much would you pay? In dollars. 50% of the current price is JUST the GPU in Sweden.

[Grimy_RIck]

Originally posted by Zarginnia:

So if you (all) was going to buy it, how much would you pay? In dollars. 50% of the current price is JUST the GPU in Sweden.

Is that buying the GPU new or used ?