I need advise on the spec of a used Alienware I might be buying is it good or not

[spooky246]

hi I don't know a lot about pc's new or used I'd like some help and advise on the spec of a used Alienware aurora PC I might be buying is it good or not ?

spec
Intel i7 2.67ghz with water cooled cpu
Geforce GTX 580 3gb
14GB Ram
1TB hard drive
120gb SSD drive (windows)
120gb raptor drive (games)
USB2.0 and USB 3.0
Dvd RW
Memory card reader
Genuine windows 7 64bit with disc.and.code

 

[iceclock]

whats the price of sale?

 

[06yfz450ridr]

its ok, Id say its an older i7, graphics card is decently old. All depends on the price really

 

[spooky246]

whats the price of sale?

hi It's £450

 

[iceclock]

for 450 that aint bad.

 

[spooky246]

it's £450

 

[iceclock]

u could do better for that price

 

[spooky246]

if I wanted to what could I do to make it even better ? bearing in mind how little I know about the inner working of pc's !

 

[iceclock]

whats ur full budget

 

[spooky246]

u could do better for that price

whats ur full budget

 

[iceclock]

?

u dint answer my questions whats the max u can spend mang

 

[EricMalcolm]

That translates to about $728.28 US.

I'd go for newer parts. The problem you get in to with older systems, manufacturer warranties (if not already voided by the previous owner) typically only run about 3-5 years. After which, you are on your own with replacement parts.

Depending on what you are using it for, you could probably get away with using a new Haswell i5, 8 GB of RAM, better video card, and an SSD and a HDD with the same storage, for about that price. I'd say buy the parts and build it yourself, or contact any custom builder, who can build it for you.

 

[spooky246]

well iv just been made redundant so money is very tight right now .but I was thinking if and when I could afford to get something ? a list maybe 1 to 10 what to get first and second and so on ? any ideas ?

 

[iceclock]

It's best to buy all in one shot. Not in pieces

 

[spooky246]

sorry for the delay in replying my old PC finally died on me that's why I'm getting this one ! so I'm replying on my iPhone which takes ages !

 

[spooky246]

It's best to buy all in one shot. Not in pieces

 

[spooky246]

not easy right now if that's the case I'll have to wait till I get a job and get a list of
the best things to buy

 

[iceclock]

sounds good. well be here when u get the moola

 

[spooky246]

sounds good. well be here when u get the moola

 

[spooky246]

yeah ok and thanks for all help and advise !!

 

[iceclock]

Anytime dude my pleasure