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Thanks for advice. Should I ask the owner whether the parts were used for mining? I didn't really get a definite answer on this one... What's your take on it?

The PSU and HDD are new Would this PSU be better? EVGA - BQ 500W 80+ Bronze The budget includes the graphics card (the amount indicated means it will be purchased from another person, not part of the bundle) If you can assess if the price of the GTX970, it will be much appreciated :)

Yes, I have a 23inch monitor. Will use that for games. I can a used GTX 970 for $153 by itself. I don't have to use GTX 970. My budget for GPU card is $150'ish and I just happened to came across with that card. What do you think of this for $470? Intel i5-6400 Gigabyte G1.Sniper B7-CF 8GB...

Here in Canada, I'm paying 12% sales tax. So it's quite impossible to find a build with a decent GPU card Therefore, I was looking of used parts to save on 12% tax instantly, although I'm going to be stuck with 2 generations old build GTX 960 = USD 237 Equilvalent (incl tax) GTX 1050 Ti =...

I never would've thought a recent build without GPU is better than a 2generation old build with GPU. I thought CPU and RAM arent usually the bottleneck of a system... that's why I opt for older parts with a better GPU

Thanks for coming up with a build for me . But, I'm actually looking for a build under $550, so that exceeds my budget :(

Canada. The prices are covertrd to USD from CAD

Part of the reason for me to consider the FX build is due to 16gb ram included given the high price of ram.

Thank you everyone's feedback. made some edits (price adjustments and PSU details) Price of 1st build should be around $515 PSU for 1st build Rosewill ARC 80+ Bronze 550W PSU for 2nd build CSX 80+ bronze 500W [/i] I suppose the updated information won't make a difference? Meaning that both...

I'm building a 2nd rig. Have a few friends selling their old parts to me. The computer will be mainly used for home entertainment / light gaming / light casual youtube video editing. Now I have 2 options to choose from: PRICE: USD$520 (most of the parts are old except for PSU , Case and...