How much is my pc worth?

[Joshua4missions]

Hey guys, I recently finished building my dream pc, but it isn't living up to my expectations and I really want to go back to Macs. Here are the specs:

Processor: Intel i7 4770k @3.5Ghz
Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme 4
GPU: MSI GTX 760 3GB
RAM: 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws @2400 Mhz
PSU: 650W Power Supply
Storage #1: 128 GB Corsair SSD
Sorage #2: 1TB Western Digital 7200RPM HDD
DVD Drive: Samsung BluRay DVD-RW
Case: NZXT Phantom 510

I built this pc for video editing and 3D modeling. It can also play most games on maxed settings(BF4, DayZ, etc...)

 

[moozilbee]

Troll?

In what way is it not "living up to your expectations"?

 

[logainofhades]

You want to go back to overpriced, dressed up, dells? That is all macs really are now. Hardware is the same, just different software and a pretty box.

 

[Joshua4missions]

I never troll.
I just keep experiencing issue after issue that I never had with Macs. I have to wipe my hard drive every two months or it won't function. I keep getting an A2 error and it randomly detects/ignores my Sata drives. My boot time went from 5 seconds to 10 minutes over night, I have antivirus running 24/7, and did a root scan and no viruses were found.

I love the pc, but I just keep having issues with it. I love it, but it just doesn't "work" like a Mac does. If I can resolve these issues that keep popping up randomly then I choose that route. I'm trying to repair my OS from my installations disk now, but my SSD keeps locking up at 100% usage randomly with nothing running(startup items at a minimum.)

 

[moozilbee]

Check task manager, sort by disk usage, see what's being done with your SSD.

 

[logainofhades]

What 650w power supply is that?

 

[4745454b]

~$750 or so.

Reinstall OS every 2 months? I installed mine probably two years ago? I can't remember if I reinstalled when I went from my P55 to Z77 board. I had a mouse issue on the new board, but a new mouse fixed it. Dump it if you want, but I'd fix the problem and move on. PCs can run just as stable.

 

[Joshua4missions]

Kk, I check the task manager a lot. It randomly spikes up to 100% usage with only task manager running. No process is using more than 2 MB/s. Is there a way for it to give more detailed results?


PSU: Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W (I thought it was 650W, my bad)

$750? lol
I have a hard time believing that my pc depreciated $500 in 3 months. I do realize that tech loses value fast, but the processor and GPU alone are almost $700 right now on eBay.

 

[4745454b]

CPU should be ~$250, while the GPU should be down to $150ish. Might even be $125. Those are what I see on used forums. I avoid ebay because people put this up for sale for crazy amounts, then others use them as "real" prices. Make sure you check ACTUAL sold prices. Here is a 760 that sold for <$130.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GIGABYTE-GV-N760OC-2GD-REV2-0-G-SYNC-Support-GeForce-GTX-760-2GB-256-Bit-GDDR5-/141461996183?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item20efcac297

 

[logainofhades]

Try a CMOS reset.