Used Gaming PC Question

[julesrules124]

Just found a used gaming rig on a craigslist-type app. The guy's selling it for $500, but it's a tad outdated. It's running a GTX 770 SC and an i7 4770k, 16gb ram (That would cost a fortune now!), and a 2tb hdd. Is $500 reasonable or would I easily be able to get this lower. Already checked benchmarks, looks like a great rig

 

[dark_lord69]

$500 is reasonable...
The 4770K is still a fast CPU.
The GTX 770 SC is.. well, good enough for most games in 1080p.

 

[cryoburner]

Yeah, compared to building a new system with comparable performance, it seems like a decent enough price to me. A 4770k might be a few years old, but it can handle a good number of threads, and performance when overclocked might manage to be fairly close to a 7700 (non-k) among current processors. And a GTX 770 should offer performance roughly within the range of a 1050 or 1050 Ti, which should be fine for running most newer games at moderate settings. And of course, 16GB of RAM is more than enough to handle any of today's games.

I don't know what the current market conditions are like around where you live, so it would be difficult to say exactly how the price compares, but that price doesn't seem bad, so long as the system is in proper working order. You might also check whether it comes with Windows installed, or if you need to add an OS.

 

[julesrules124]

Getting a parts list from the seller soon, will stay updated.