Found this PC at a pawn shop for $750. Is it good?

[charliep2]

I know little about computers but this one at a local pawn shop caught my eye. At first they wanted $1000 for it but I asked if they'd take $750 and they accepted my offer. This was the only nice looking computer that they had. All of the other ones looked pretty bad.

I took a few pictures.




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Is it good? Do the pictures convey enough information to tell? I plugged it in. It lights up orange on the inside. It has Windows 10 installed and nothing else. I checked the space and it has a ton of space. Like around 7.45TB. It has a smaller drive too which has 232GB of space. I'm coming from a computer that has 100GB of space. It's crazy how far computers have come since 2006 when I last bought mine. It won't even hook up to my monitor. I have to hook this up to my new 4K television via HDMI.

I'd like to play games on it if it's capable. Oh and I almost forgot to mention. This thing is heavy. I'd say it's at least 50 pounds.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Need full specs to determine value.

 

[charliep2]

I got this from https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/my-computer-details

Processor Core i7-5775C

Video Card GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

RAM 16 GB

 

[USAFRet]

Still not enough of a parts list to tell.

But whatever...you really, really, really need to do a full wipe and reinstall of the OS.
You can't trust what the last 3 owners, and the pawn shop, had in there.

 

[boosted1g]

For $750 it is either near death or the pawn shop really does not know what they have because the GPU alone is worth almost that.

If it is stable then $750 is a steal for a Broadwell i7 and 1080ti.
Even if windows is pirated and you have to buy a legit one, it is still a great deal.

 

[GorfTheFrog]

Hi -
To echo the earlier response, yes we would need to see the specs to tell you more ... however, I'm guessing that since you're asking you may not know how to find out what's under the hood? At a minimum we would want to know things like

o CPU
o RAM - total and specs
o Motherboard
o Graphics card
o Disc configuration (sounds like you may have an SSD plus one or more HDs?)
o PSU
o Cooling (looks like a liquid cooler, from the pics)

Reply back on this post if you don't know how to find out this info, and we'll be able to tell you how to figure it out!

By the way, slightly different thought, if the only thing on it is Windows 10, you probably need to think about some additional internet security software.

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[boosted1g]

One very important aspect to check is the PSU.

If it is a quality unit then it was likely built right.
If it is a cheapo unit that has probably already been damaged and someone offloaded it onto the pawn shop instead of fixing it.

 

[charliep2]

Let me look on the parts and see if I can find the numbers. I looked up what all the parts of a computer are supposed to look like and matched what I found to what it looks like in my computer and found numbers.

The power supply is a Corsair 750TXV2.
The motherboard says Asus Z97-A
It looks like 4 2TB HDDs.
An SSD it looks like? I can't really tell without pulling it out and I don't wanna break it.
The RAM's sticker says F3-2400C11D-16GSR
The CPU is Core i7-5775c as I found in the other post.
It looks like a water cooler that says Corsair on it.
The video card says Asus Strix Republic of Gamers. ROG-STRIX-GTX1080ti-011G-GAMIN

 

[gonf]

your sticker say i5 on the case?
1080 ti is very unlikely. caz the card itself can easily be 900+ on ebay.
7.4tb hdd which could be 3 x 3 tb hdd. go for about 60-100 buck each "new"
the 256 gb smaller drive is mostly a SSD. most people install OS and games on it.
the case is a very nice case tho. it about 150? new? it not a new design tho. first time i saw that case was about 6? years ago.

not saying it a bad deal. don't think you can build a computer with that price (750). if you are a gamer. it should last you some time depending on the video card. you need to go find out what video card that is. if it a 980GTX it still go for about 350 cad on ebay today.

 

[Chugalug_]

*wants to find out how much a PC is worth*
*Takes photos of the case*
Tilted out of my mind. 😛
Ask what parts are in it, we can't make a decision without it.

 

[charliep2]

I updated my last post with everything I could find.

 

[Saleh_5]

Why are they selling a really high-end PC for 750 dollars? If the parts are in a good condition then this is a very great deal and you will get more than $750 dollars selling the parts of the PC alone. Use this site to see how fast your PC is http://www.userbenchmark.com/Software
Maybe the parts are overused or maybe the parts were used for cryptocurrency mining and cryptocurrency mining does affect the life of your PC.

There is 3 explanations to this
1- The seller is really stupid and you just got a good deal
2- The parts or in a bad condition or he is hiding a damage
3- You are trolling us and this is your own PC

 

[Chugalug_]

Yeeeah, I would test it out first, ask if you can test it on a monitor with a mouse & KB (bring your own if needed) and run some stress tests like Unigine Heaven and 3D Mark (There's a free version).
Send us the 3D Mark score, $750 seems way too good to be true.

 

[J_E_D_70]

4 - it's stolen and the thief dumped it quick and cheap.

At any rate as others have said test first then reinstall OS from scratch.

 

[aquielisunari]

I got this from https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/my-computer-details

Processor Core i7-5775C

Video Card GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

RAM 16 GB

First off, pictures mean nothing. nilch, zero and zada, at most. Look at US! We have an i5!!! There are dozens....

Picture two makes me believe you are the owner. What exactly is picture 2? https://ibb.co/h9qkiQ

Oh and I almost forgot to mention. This thing is heavy. I'd say it's at least 50 pounds. is false. Period. Further proof you are the owner and not a prospective buyer.

It won't even hook up to my monitor. false "fact" #2.

I am in the market for a 1080Ti. The brand new 1080Ti Ti Ti in that PC? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126186

This questions reeks of drug deal or theft.

Worth?

Worth staying away from as far as possible.

Look, as I said, I am in the market for a 1080Ti. Pawn Shops are NOT stupid, only those who pawn. They will do Google searches for parts. A simple search revealed https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126186. Yet, the pawn shop is selling the entire computer for $750?

This entire question stinks horribly. I'm not looking to be prosecuted for receiving stolen property and a pawn shop isn't that stupid either. You are thinking someone here would bite? I and the members here, as you can see are not that stupid or gullible.

 

[Saleh_5]

I got this from https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/my-computer-details

Processor Core i7-5775C

Video Card GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

RAM 16 GB

First off, pictures mean nothing. nilch, zero and zada, at most. Look at US! We have an i5!!! There are dozens....

Picture two makes me believe you are the owner. What exactly is picture 2? https://ibb.co/h9qkiQ

Oh and I almost forgot to mention. This thing is heavy. I'd say it's at least 50 pounds. is false. Period. Further proof you are the owner and not a prospective buyer.

It won't even hook up to my monitor. false "fact" #2.

I am in the market for a 1080Ti. The brand new 1080Ti Ti Ti in that PC? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126186

This questions reeks of drug deal or theft.

Worth?

Worth staying away from as far as possible.

Look, as I said, I am in the market for a 1080Ti. Pawn Shops are NOT stupid, only those who pawn. They will do Google searches for parts. A simple search revealed https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126186. Yet, the pawn shop is selling the entire computer for $750?

This entire questions stinks horribly.

Just like i said before he is trolling us

 

[charliep2]

If there's any chance it could be stolen I don't want to keep it. Anyway. The results said Gaming 41% speed boat, Desktop 24% Surfboard, Workstation 20% Surfboard.

 

[Blackink]

Turn it on and see if it works....... for starters!

 

[aquielisunari]

I got this from https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/my-computer-details

Processor Core i7-5775C

Video Card GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

RAM 16 GB

First off, pictures mean nothing. nilch, zero and zada, at most. Look at US! We have an i5!!! There are dozens....

Picture two makes me believe you are the owner. What exactly is picture 2? https://ibb.co/h9qkiQ

Oh and I almost forgot to mention. This thing is heavy. I'd say it's at least 50 pounds. is false. Period. Further proof you are the owner and not a prospective buyer.

It won't even hook up to my monitor. false "fact" #2.

I am in the market for a 1080Ti. The brand new 1080Ti Ti Ti in that PC? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126186

This questions reeks of drug deal or theft.

Worth?

Worth staying away from as far as possible.

Look, as I said, I am in the market for a 1080Ti. Pawn Shops are NOT stupid, only those who pawn. They will do Google searches for parts. A simple search revealed https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126186. Yet, the pawn shop is selling the entire computer for $750?

This entire questions stinks horribly.

Just like i said before he is trolling us

Now way!!! A troll? I am stunned.

 

[aquielisunari]

I know little about computers but this one at a local pawn shop caught my eye. At first they wanted $1000 for it but I asked if they'd take $750 and they accepted my offer. This was the only nice looking computer that they had. All of the other ones looked pretty bad.

I took a few pictures.




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Is it good? Do the pictures convey enough information to tell? I plugged it in. It lights up orange on the inside. It has Windows 10 installed and nothing else. I checked the space and it has a ton of space. Like around 7.45TB. It has a smaller drive too which has 232GB of space. I'm coming from a computer that has 100GB of space. It's crazy how far computers have come since 2006 when I last bought mine. It won't even hook up to my monitor. I have to hook this up to my new 4K television via HDMI.

I'd like to play games on it if it's capable. Oh and I almost forgot to mention. This thing is heavy. I'd say it's at least 50 pounds.

If there's any chance it could be stolen I don't want to keep it. Anyway. The results said Gaming 41% speed boat, Desktop 24% Surfboard, Workstation 20% Surfboard.

A person is purportedly selling an item with ONE part worth over $800 for $750 for the entire PC. Speed boat? A computer? You obviously enjoy wasting people's time. There are people that come to Tom's with valid questions. Hey everybody I have a speedboat, but it is normally known as a PC.

Apparently I was wrong. You have my apologies.......................

 

[charliep2]

I keep getting blue screens every time I try to run 3dmark and my computer restarts. I've been trying to run 3dmark for a while now. Also it says this about my processor in the only test I was able to complete, "With an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 14.7%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is very poor." It seems OK at browsing the web though but every time I run 3dmark I get that blue screen. It smells like something is burning in the computer and the fans are very loud. I turned it off.

 

[synphul]

aquielisunari, Please tone the sarcasm some. The references the OP made about 'speed boat' is a term from the user benchmark site.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/Faq/What-are-the-UBM-performance-classifications/93

You seem to be going off on a bit of a tangent in an attempt to 'call out' the OP. Their references were legit.

 

[RobCrezz]

Sounds like cpu is overheating. Pump could be disconnected/broken?

Its also quite a rare cpu, not many people bought the broadwell cpus as the skylake cpus came very soon after.

 

[aquielisunari]

aquielisunari, Please tone the sarcasm some. The references the OP made about 'speed boat' is a term from the user benchmark site.
http://www.userbenchmark.com/Faq/What-are-the-UBM-performance-classifications/93

You seem to be going off on a bit of a tangent in an attempt to 'call out' the OP. Their references were legit.

I offer my apologies to the OP and the room. I wasn't right last night. Not in the least.

 

[CAlbertson]

Why are they selling a really high-end PC for 750 dollars? If the parts are in a good condition then this is a very great deal and you will get more than $750 dollars selling the parts of the PC alone.

This is a Pawn Shop. computer. The economic are as follows: (1) Some guy spends about $2,200 on this PC, first buying it then upgrading it. Then he finds he can't make car payment or the rent and borrows $350 from the pawn shop using PC and who knows what else as collateral. He does not repay the laundry and the shop keeps his stuff. So the Pawn guy only paid $350 for a computer that some dumb guy paid $2,200 for. The street price of used PC gear is at best 1/2 retail so it is worth about $1,100 but the pawn shop guy is happy to double his money and sell it for $750. As $750 NOW it better than $1,000 later as he need the cash in order to loan it to the next dumb guy

The take away is that pawn shops are no a good way to raise cash as they only offer about 1/4 what you stuff is worth.

The way they work is this. You need cash NOW but you have like a negative credit score and no sane person will give you a loan. So you take you new iPhone in hand it over and they give you say $75 and say "come back in 30 days and give my $100 and you can have the phone back. Of course you don't have $100 so the shop keeps the phone because you defaulted on the repayment of the $75 loan,

No One ever intends to sell a computer to pawn shop for 1/5th what it is worth, You come in thinking it is a loan but people that desperate for money never have enough money to pay the loan back. So the pawn shop owner makes $350 for about 10 minutes work, not bad.

This explains the "why so cheap" question