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3 real reasons to do a full wipe and reinstall of OS.
1) you have no idea what the previous owner left on there. Malware, virus etc.
2) you have no idea what the previous owner left on there. Common courtesy dictates you erase/destroy any potential private info.
3) it's your pc, your OS (now) and should be made yours with your registration, not theirs.

Full wipe of all drives isn't just a great idea, its for your own protection and peace of mind.
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I5-7400/1060 for @£700 vrs i7-7700k/1080 for $900. Talk about a no brainer.

That's a low ranked 4c/4t vrs the top ranked 4c/8t and a mid ranked gpu vrs 2nd to top ranked gpu.

The i5 is adequate for 1080p and thats it. The i7 is outstanding at 1080p, good for 1440p/144Hz and ok at 4k.

The i5 will definitely struggle with some new games that make good use of 4 or more threads, such as mmorpgs, gta5, Witcher 3, WoW, FarCry etc.

For the £200 difference the i7 build is double the capabilities of the i5, easily.
 
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Look out for broken pieces physically. Run a stress test on the PC. Not too sure if you want to do, but I always do a clean reinstall of windows if I get a used PC.

That system is literally the best for the price and it does not even have a shoddy PSU. PSU is quality. Can't build better for the price.
 
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The entire pc in my profile was bought used, piece by piece, with the exception of the gpu/psu which I bought new. The define R5 case had one small dent in the off-side panel, easily fixed with a 2x4 and a light hammer. If I could have found a relatively new corsair RMx I prolly would have jumped on that, it's one of the single best psus available, and at the time only the gtx980 was better than the 970, but not enough to justify the expense.

So I have no issues with buying used, as long as it's a worthy deal and that pc is worth @£1500 brand new. Because of the component choices, I seriously doubt it was a mining rig, hard core miners prefer cheaper components on a broader scale, it'd be a much larger psu for instance, and the owner would repurpose that 1080 into the new pc. So it's a very good bet its a gaming rig and the owner has upgraded to CoffeeLake and a 1080ti with a 1440p/144Hz or 4k monitor or he's got a baby on the way and needs cash etc. Either way, there's quality components, strong enough to last the next 5 years or so.

Unless there's something really wrong or busted, you can't go wrong with that setup.
 
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3 real reasons to do a full wipe and reinstall of OS.
1) you have no idea what the previous owner left on there. Malware, virus etc.
2) you have no idea what the previous owner left on there. Common courtesy dictates you erase/destroy any potential private info.
3) it's your pc, your OS (now) and should be made yours with your registration, not theirs.

Full wipe of all drives isn't just a great idea, its for your own protection and peace of mind.
 
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#2 can be far, far worse than just "private info".
And its not just the previous owner, but also everyone who ever touched that PC.
 
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