Used from CL worth it?

[eldorado92]

Specs as follows:
Lga 1150 core i5 4690k @3.5ghz base clock
Evga z97 ftw motherboard
Asus dcu2 r9 280 3gb top card
8gb corsair xms 3 ddr3 1600 ram
Rosewill wifi pci card
Wd black 500gb hdd for storage
Plextor m5 128gb ssd for windows amd primary boot drive
Corsair hx 750w 80+ gold modular power supply
Lg blu ray player
Be quiet shadow rock 2 cpu cooler
Corsair aor 540 case
Aoc 21.5 inch 1080p monitor
Razr anansi gaming led rgb backlit keyboard
Inwinn proHT 6 button gaming mouse

$650 does this seem fair, seems fair to me but I don't watch that closely. pcpartpicker quoted 975 w/o the os and the keyboard mouse and monitor.
Thanks

 

[smackers_12]

Sounds really cheap for a system that can only be around 3 or 4 months old. If you know its good its good value but I would be a little suspicious of how cheap it is

 

[eldorado92]

This is the agreed upon price it was originally a little higher, im def a lil sketch about buying used. The seller offered to send a vid of it running prime 95 and furmark, seems willing to proves that its in good shape. im not hip to these programs though other than hearing the names. any advise as to what stats to look for from them?

 

[eldorado92]

anyone else have input?

 

[USAFRet]

For any PC over $100 on CL, I'd have to see it and touch it before money changes hands.
A video proves nothing.

$650 sounds pretty cheap for that.

 

[eldorado92]

I feel the same which is why I told them no thanks for the video, I was going to ask them run the same thing in person. Basically im wondering if everything looks clean and taken care of, it runs a variety of games well and undergoes this benchmark sw without hiccup is it a safe thing to do?

 

[USAFRet]

I feel the same which is why I told them no thanks for the video, I was going to ask them run the same thing in person. Basically im wondering if everything looks clean and taken care of, it runs a variety of games well and undergoes this benchmark sw without hiccup is it a safe thing to do?

If it includes the above parts list, for $650....sounds like a good deal.
Does this include the OS? If so, be sure you get the install media AND the actual license key. The seller is required per the licensing agreement to give it to you.
If he balks at that, knock $50 off.

When you get it home, the first thing you do is wipe the drive and reinstall the OS. This goes for any second hand device. You never know what is in there.
But be prepared to buy your own OS, just in case what he gives you is bogus.

 

[eldorado92]

Yes it include all parts and OS, it is my understanding that formatting the drives will wipe all the info bad and good off? I have a number of Microsoft ISO files with keys for school, could these be used in the case that the OS is not genuine? Any other things i could do on the spot to further test the machines integrity?

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, a reinstall will wipe the drive(s), if you click the right checkboxes.

Yes, if you already have a valid license key for the OS, that will work.