Are there reasons not to use a gaming computer as a everyday computer?

[sam048]

I'm looking to buy a new desktop system, mainly for internet, office and other regular activities. Most of the low end desktops I've seen go for around $300-$500. Now I went on craigslist and saw people selling gaming systems they built for around $500-$600 with significantly faster processors, gpus, etc. A few of them were relatively new and claimed to have active warranties for all the parts. So would there be any reason not to buy one of these "gaming" systems for everyday use? Would they produce a larger electricity bill even in normal use?

 

[Pinhedd]

I'm looking to buy a new desktop system, mainly for internet, office and other regular activities. Most of the low end desktops I've seen go for around $300-$500. Now I went on craigslist and saw people selling gaming systems they built for around $500-$600 with significantly faster processors, gpus, etc. A few of them were relatively new and claimed to have active warranties for all the parts. So would there be any reason not to buy one of these "gaming" systems for everyday use?

Yes, it's craigslist. It's Ebay for morons. You get no warranty and no guarantee that you're even getting what you paid for. Some may even be stolen.

 

[juanrdp]

Depends on the system, cooling parts etc...

A properly built gamming system will use only a bit more power than a normal desktop system and generate almost the same heat and sound.

But you could also bought a system that generate a lot of noise even in daily use.

 

[sam048]

I'm looking to buy a new desktop system, mainly for internet, office and other regular activities. Most of the low end desktops I've seen go for around $300-$500. Now I went on craigslist and saw people selling gaming systems they built for around $500-$600 with significantly faster processors, gpus, etc. A few of them were relatively new and claimed to have active warranties for all the parts. So would there be any reason not to buy one of these "gaming" systems for everyday use?

Yes, it's craigslist. It's Ebay for morons. You get no warranty and no guarantee that you're even getting what you paid for. Some may even be stolen.

Well lets say everything was legit. Would there be any disadvantages to using a gaming system as a causal computer, as opposed to something with lesser specs made from say HP? Like maybe power consumption or reliability?

For example a computer built with these parts:

CPU - Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard - GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H-B3
Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 570 Super Clocked
PSU - Corsair TX750 (750 W)
RAM - G. Skill RipjawsX Series 8 GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Case - Antec 902 V3
SSD - Crucial M4 128GB
CPU Cooler - Xigmatek Dark Knight

Listed for $500

 

[juanrdp]

For example a computer built with these parts:

Well the build seems a nice one in the 2011, but that's the problem to me... that all the components are from maybe the 2011 and most of them i think are even no longer into production (from example a Sandy Bridge processor, a two gen ago GPu, etc...) another thing is that you only have low size SSD as boot drive, but no a storage drive (you will be shot of space really fast if you dont add a HDD).

 

[winkay]

I'm looking to buy a new desktop system, mainly for internet, office and other regular activities. Most of the low end desktops I've seen go for around $300-$500. Now I went on craigslist and saw people selling gaming systems they built for around $500-$600 with significantly faster processors, gpus, etc. A few of them were relatively new and claimed to have active warranties for all the parts. So would there be any reason not to buy one of these "gaming" systems for everyday use? Would they produce a larger electricity bill even in normal use?

In other words, to cut out all the BS, a gaming PC can be used for everyday useage, including office, browsing, music, videos etc.

 

[juanrdp]

In other words, to cut out all the BS, a gaming PC can be used for everyday useage, including office, browsing, music, videos etc.

Could be used? yes, Is the best option? no.

For example, try to put all your music, videos, etc... in a 120 Gb SSD.

 

[winkay]

In other words, to cut out all the BS, a gaming PC can be used for everyday useage, including office, browsing, music, videos etc.

Could be used? yes, Is the best option? no.

For example, try to put all your music, videos, etc... in a 120 Gb SSD.

Yes but, that was just a quick example he quoted from Craigslist, it probably does have a harddrive to be honest, or you could just get one for $20, it's really not a problem