Are These Used Gaming PCs Worth It? (Details Inside)

[CaptainGG]

I'm looking to buy a gaming pc (or parts) on a budget and I've been looking at used ones online. These two caught my attention. The only game I play is Dota 2 but I need to be able to run it at 2560x1600 resolution at highest graphics settings. Are these two builds able to do it and is the price being asked worth it? Any other considerations or cautions I should be aware of?

All prices listed in Canadian Dollars

Build 1 - $700:

Excellent condition,spent $2000 year ago,willing to sell it for this amount of money ...I need money for school tuition.
Computer Case Dragon Rider
Asus Monitor 24 inch HDMI.
Graphics card/Video Card/ Saphire HD 7870
Motherboard 990FXA-UD3
Processor/AMD FX (tm)8-CORE BLACK EDITION
Topower/700 W Bronze
Liquid CPU Cooling System/Antec Kuhler 920
CD ROM/ASUS DRW-24B1ST
64 bit operating system
16 GB of ram
1 Large fane,3 small fans.
I never overclocked my computer because im a noob.I only played few games.Far Cry ,Witcher Wild Hunt,Fallout..



Build 2 - $850:


Gaming Beast with the best of the gaming hardware
Custom made by Canada Computers
Configuration:
AMD FX 6300 six core processor (running at stock 3.5 ghz)
Can be ocerclocked upto stable 5 ghz.
Geforce GTX 670 2 GB DDR5 Graphics card (As good as GTX 960)
1 TB HDD @7200rpm
Corsair H80 Water cooler
16 GB DDR3 Patriot viper 3 series black mamba @ 2133 mhz
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 LE R2.0
Case: Corsair C70 ATX
WiFi card: Dlink DWA-552. This is a premium wifi card (300MBPS)
Fans: 4, Mostly Corsair




What do you guys think?

 

[superninja12]

build 1 no unstable cpu unstable psu
build 2 idk the psu but I'm thinking no too its unreliable especially because its overclocked.

 

[RockyPlays]

I think you could grab the first build and get a better power supply. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&AID=10657534&PID=3938566&SID=&nm_mc=AFC-C8JunctionCA&cm_mmc=AFC-C8JunctionCA-_-na-_-na-_-na&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-%zn

 

[CaptainGG]

Thanks for the feedback! What about this one from Canada Computers? It is refurbished.

Brand Acer
Model ATC-705-EB54
Type Refurbished Computer
Operating System Windows 10 64-Bit
Form Factor Mid-Tower
Processor Model Intel Core i7-4790 Quad-core 3.60 GHz
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745
Screen Size N/A
Touch Screen N/A
Standard Memory 12GB DDR3
Hard Drive Capacity 2TB
SSD Capacity N/A
Optical Drive DVDRW
Keyboard & Mouse Yes
Wireless IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth
Network Gigabit Ethernet

 

[dark_lord69]

"Processor/AMD FX (tm)8-CORE BLACK EDITION"
So we know some info, but really need to know the model.

The $700 one seems like a reasonable deal

I just bought an HP computer with:
Intel Core i5 4690S
8GB of ram
For $350 (Display model discount, Retail is $500)
Added a 250GB SSD for $75
---------
$425
Add $350 for a GTX 970 and better power supply
$775 and would beat both of those computers in most benchmarks

 

[dark_lord69]

Thanks for the feedback! What about this one from Canada Computers? It is refurbished.

Brand Acer
Model ATC-705-EB54
Type Refurbished Computer
Operating System Windows 10 64-Bit
Form Factor Mid-Tower
Processor Model Intel Core i7-4790 Quad-core 3.60 GHz
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745
Screen Size N/A
Touch Screen N/A
Standard Memory 12GB DDR3
Hard Drive Capacity 2TB
SSD Capacity N/A
Optical Drive DVDRW
Keyboard & Mouse Yes
Wireless IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth
Network Gigabit Ethernet

"2560x1600 resolution at highest graphics settings."
Nice CPU but the GPU won't do what you would like. On the other hand you could always upgrade in the future.

The RAM is 12 GB which isn't a matching set which means it would not run in dual channel mode. Won't be a huge performance hit but it's something to consider.

 

[Dugimodo]

I would try and get an intel i5 based machine if possible, not that amd is bad just that intel is currently the better performer in games. I can't offer any specific help on DOTA2 or Canadian prices though I'm on the other side of the planet in New Zealand.

The biggest consideration between those 2 machines is probably the graphics card and the 7870 and 670 are close to each other with the 670 having an edge in most games so it's probably the better choice but I'm not sure that is $150 worth of difference.