Buying a gaming desktop from eBay?

vpro9

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Hello,

Sorry if this is the wrong section to post this, but I would appreciate if I could get some guidance on buying a new PC.

I found some offers from eBay that seem a good choice for me but I'm not sure if the price is actual "good" and also how safe it is to buy a PC from eBay.

For example: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aufrust-PC-ASUS-Z170-Intel-Core-i7-6700K-4x4-20GHz-HD530-Grafik-USB-3-0-/381546423422?hash=item58d5f0647e:g:fdwAAOSwezVWwYVr

This system doesn't include a graphics card but I already have an Nvidia GTX 960 and I don't play very high end games so I don't need a very expensive graphics card now.

My budget is around 500-600 euros and I want to buy from a country in the European union so I don't pay extra charges.

What do you think of this system? Also should I trust this seller and buy from him? As far I've checked the seller has pretty good reviews and seems trustworthy to me.

Thank you!

 
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I think you should not go for that one.
You need carefully pick the components as those prebuilt systems tend to have some buzzing CPU and low quality components like PSU.
for example, here is a quality build within the budget:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€246.82 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€36.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€95.51 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (€40.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital...
I think you should not go for that one.
You need carefully pick the components as those prebuilt systems tend to have some buzzing CPU and low quality components like PSU.
for example, here is a quality build within the budget:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (€246.82 @ Mindfactory)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (€36.40 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (€95.51 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (€40.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€49.95 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case (€46.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€66.90 @ Caseking)
Total: €583.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-26 12:01 CEST+0200

Pay attention - there is no GPU included.
same as in the one you linked.
To chose the right GPU, you need to tell what monitor you are going to use and what games you are playing.

It is possible to reduce the price by going simpler (non overclockable )CPU and mother board.
 
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vpro9

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Thanks for your suggestion. As I said I already have GTX 960 and I mostly play games like League of Legends, CS:GO and maybe I will start playing GTA V when I buy a new PC. I think a GTX 960 can handle that.

You're right about the components, especially the PSU and CPU cooler look crappy so I would probably need another €100 replacing them.


 

vpro9

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Yeah this build looks really solid. I also have the Samsung SSD 850 Evo 250GB from my previous PC so I won't need an additional hard drive if I go with a custom build. Unfortunately mindfactory.de doesn't ship to my country so I will have to order from amazon :/