second hand

Forum discussion tagged with second hand.
  1. GUMSHi

    [SOLVED] Buying a used power supply for a fairly low end build, thoughts?

    Is it okay? I currently use a 250w power supply that came bundled with the case and I'd like to replace it with one that's bigger (at least 400w). I found some stores online that sell used power supplies for cheap (around 20 dollars in my currency). Many are 80 plus certified, some just white...
  2. C

    [SOLVED] Building very budget PC

    Hi Guys Im giving my friend my old mother board and CPU etc. Please see below parts, im just stuggling to reccomend him certain parts, im not huge on PC building and he just wants something he can play realtivly new games on not even on highest settings, just wants an improvement on his very...
  3. L

    Question Second hand ryzen with cold boot problem?

    Hello guys, Ive got offer for like 30-35€ for ryzen 1700x. Its so cheap, because previous owner had problems with "Cold boot" - sometimes it didnt boot for first X times. After that, it works good (atleast, he says it). What I know, Ryzens have problems with cold boot, usualy becuase...
  4. N

    [SOLVED] 2 year old computer with 2080ti for 1400$?

    Case: BitFenix Enso Motherboard: GIGABYTE AORUS Z270X-Gaming 9 RAM: HyperX 8GB KIT DDR4 2133MHz CL14 Fury Black Series x2 = 16GB Processor: Intel Core i5-7500 Turbo 3.8GHZ SSD disk: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro SSD 2TB - 3 months old with warranty HDD disk: Seagate BarraCuda 4TB - 3 months old with...
  5. TheDevil21

    Question Which cpu is better ?

    I want to buy a second hand laptop for netflix and stuff like that. I have 3 options: I3-m830 / i5-m520 / n3710 (all of them have 4gb ram). So which who is better from this three cpus. i'm asking because i'm undecided . Because i don't know what to choose between an old high end cpu or an new...
  6. kingdomkind786

    [SOLVED] RX 580 SAPPHIRE NITRO + freezes then crashes with a solid block of colour

    My brother has an RX 580 SAPPHIRE NITRO +. However, it crashes with a solid block of colour, forcing him to restart his computer. When we overclocked, this got worse to every five minutes. We know to most plausible option is to under clock, however it was that it could not run the original...
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    Question BenQ GL2460HM worth to buy?

    Hello! I'm using a BenQ GL2250 now and I want to switch a step higher. This would go to a secondary monitor and for primary there is possibility to buy a BenQ GL2460HM for 70 bucks (second hand). Is it worth? In a near future I don't see I could afford a proper gaming monitor. Thanks for the help!
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    [SOLVED] upgrade configuration pc

    Hello, I currently have intel i5 3570k msi z77a-g45 2x4gb ddr3 1600 520W alim little ssd et big hdd radeon hd7850 I would like to play new greedy games (in 1080p), do you have any recommendation of which component(s) to change ? ps: i plan to buy second hand component budget: 150$ thank you
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    How much for these parts seperately.(Second hand)

    Hi. I want to upgrade my pc, but want to sell a few parts. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6mHQpG How much can I ask for those? (Everything still in good condition)
  10. J

    Question 144p 144Hz -> is my China build enough ?

    My main game will be playing BFV on 1440p trying to get 140ffs for my 140Hz screen. I am also trying not to spend too much $$$ Some components marked with ** are secondhand. I have a few suggestions under each category the component I chose are marked with a # I am planning on overclocking if...
  11. aeromaster03

    [SOLVED] Second hand parts

    So I’m building on a budget and have seen some second hand parts going, what parts are okay to buy second hand and what should I advoid and buy new? Thansk in advance.
  12. ajmcgrady3

    How do i lock CPU speed?

    My CPU goes from 2.9ghz - 3.6ghz... it is overclocked but i want it to stay at 3.6
  13. S

    An old Pentium E2180 upgrade

    Hi guys. I have found an old "gaming" pc in my working room. It has pentium e2180 and Geforce 9600GT. I play WoT , ETS2 , Mafia 2 , NFS Shift , Crysis 2 on medium/high details on 40+ fps , but im thinking about ugrading my CPU. Im low budget , so i would like to have Intel C2D E8600...
  14. N

    Fan setup for Kraken X62 and Define S

    I can install 1 rear, 1 bottom, 3 top and 3 front fans. I have 2 stock fans and 2 fans from the Kraken right now but don't know how to install them the best way. It looks like this atm: 1 rear exhaust, 2 top/front exhaust, 1 front/bottom intake. I know I should have more intake but I don't know...
  15. G

    Pc overheat shutdown

    My PC freezes and makes a buzzing sound(if i have a sound running in the background when it crashes) or shows a blue screen of death when i play a game for over an hour,sometimes it's more. it's overheating and i have cleaned the fans also reapplied thermal paste but nothing seems to work. Fans...
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    do cyberpowerpcs come stock with 8 and 6 pinn for your graphics cards

    do you get an 8 and 6 pinn stock with a cyberpowerpc to attach your graphics card
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    Please help!! Extremely slow file transfer rates over ethernet crossover cable

    Please help - no idea what's wrong here. I want to transfer files from 1 pc to another, both running windows 10. But the transfer rates are super slow. Right now its going at 350kbps but sometimes drops to 0 for a while, then 20kbps etc. I can see the 2 computers on the home network but PC2...
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    GPU running in PCI-e 2.0 not 3.0

    My GPU (Winforce 970) seems to be always running in pcie 2.0 mode. When I go to my mobo settings there are only options for pcie 1.0 and 2.0. From the specs of the motherboard I gather it supports pcie 3.0. Any idea on how to fix this? PC: Asus z97m-plus Gibabyte Gtx 970 Windforce Core i3 4160
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    Wondering if this setup will do well with running BF4 on ultra settings in 1440p with 60+fps

    http://pcpartpicker.com/user/liquidsnake/saved/mqKtt6 Let me know what you think.
  20. R

    Multiple GPU Bottleneck With Lesse Hardware

    I am wondering if adding another graphics card to my rig will ultimately slow it down. I know that as far as installing new RAM, it is always best to just replace the entire kit so that everything is identical and meant to work together. Obviously graphics cards are very different from RAM, but...
  21. S

    Screen flickering with Sapphire Dual-X R9 270x 4GB?

    So I have the latest driver installed(verified it both manually and had a scan from their website) but for some reason I'm getting this weird flicker in my screen. It doesn't happen TOO often but often enough to be noticeable. The screen generally flickers once and again shortly after then goes...
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    CPU fan starts up for 2-3 seconds then turns off

    I've just put together a new build and when I plug in the 8 pin connector the fan starts spinning for 2-3 seconds then cuts off then restarts constantly. My build is: I7 4770 processor Asus Z87 Pro motherboard 4GB Hynix (1x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz Memory Module Templaius 750w CPU I have removed...
  23. S

    Dell XPS 8500 graphics card upgrade

    I want to upgrade the graphics card in my Dell XPS 8500, and since I'm quite new to fiddling around with computers I figured I'd ask someone about it. I'm considering getting a GeForce GTX 960 but I'm not sure if my computer will support it. Will the PSU be able to support the card or will I...
  24. Jason Vanderbilt

    Can the Cooler Master 460W power The GTX 750 Ti?

    My current system specs are Processor: Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.06 Ghz Moboard: Gigabyte H55M-S2 Hard Disk: Western Digital 500 GB Physical Memory: 2GB DDR3-SDRAM (will b upgrading to 6GB) Power supply: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460W...