buying used gaming pc, worth it?

Is it worth $500
Quote by seller:

"10 gigs ripjaw ram, 2.5 ghz intel celeron processor, amd radeon hd 6600 graphics card with 2 gig independent ram , 1tb of memory, 120 gigs of ssd that the os is on so it loads faster. and the monitor with it is a 22 inch led orion. also has a 19 inch sony that i wouldnt care if went with it also."

 

i would say no.

 

What would you value it at

 

Why would you say that? It's a full OS, pretty decent hardware plus 2 monitors? If you can build something better/faster for cheaper, with monitors, I'd like to see it.

I'd buy it.

 

seems reasonable! There are also peeps that build them for a good price too-but ususally monitor is not included. Comparable prices-but new.
MAKE SURE the OS is included--VERY IMPORTANT-otherwise that will cost EXTRA

 

Here are some pics how long before i would have to upgrade the hardware?

 

His first post said the OS is on the SSD.

OP,
What will you be playing on it? At that price don't expect BF4 on max settings.

What does the inside look like? Also, with a buy off Craigslist/Ebay there is no IT support, warranty, etc.

 

Ive never been a pc gamer but i would like to dabble in gta v maybe an fps definitely want to check out what skyrim would look like and use all the cool mods the console people never get to experience....can you guys tell im a noob? Lol

 

I wonder what celeron processor it has in it

 

Since you are a first time PC gamer go with this and see if you like it. Some people start PC gaming and realize it can be a headache vs what they are used to with console gaming.

 

Same here.
I'm not very fond of AMD to begin with. However, when on a budget AMD is the way to go.

 

That CPU is pretty slow for gaming. The GPU is older as well...

I would invest in a machine that you have the capability of upgrading in the future. That CPU(2.5 ghz intel celeron processor) is older and so it's more than likely paired up with a Motherboard that cannot fit a processor that's too much faster. The Motherboard determines the processor socket type and speed of ram.

In short, you want motherboard that will allow you to upgrade over time. Not a 1 trick pony.

He seems to have the right idea with using a smaller storage solid state drive to use as a boot drive for the OS and larger capacity drive for the rest though.

 

Usually upgrade the graphics card every other year to the mid-range card. The Radeon 6600 was released in 2011 so it's a few generations old. You can only upgrade to what your power supply can handle, so if you want to upgrade your graphics card, you might want to upgrade your power supply. The processor is pretty weak, though. The HD and SSD are a nice touch. 10 gb of ram is good enough, for now. For the sound of it, it's a decent/fair deal. It is a bit old, but computer gaming is a completely different beast than console gaming.

With computer gaming, there is more maintenance with the system, and you should really know your system. Each game has to be configured to match your hardware, and although there are programs that do this, they don't really do a good job, so you'll have to go into the settings in each game you buy to configure it, but you only have to do it when you start the game.

There is also the issue with cooling. The computer will be sucking a lot of air to stay cool, and sometimes the bios doesn't do a good job at it so you'll have to create a fan/temp profile to manage it.

With all that air going through it, you'll have a lot of dust, so you'll have to clean your system out once a month, and it also makes your room very warm.

If you like playing indie games on steam and tinkering with your computer, sure, go for it. If you want to game just mainstream games, stick to a console and have a laptop on the side for the computer stuff.

Me:

2 Dell 24" 1920x1080i monitors
Core i5 quad core processor overclocked to 4.2 gHz
Nvidia Gt650Ti Boost
12 Gb ram
Razor Blackwidow Keyboard

 

I'm pretty sure the 2.5 ghz celeron processor is by Intel not AMD

 

My bad, I thought I added a link to an AMD build.

 

With all this info you've got OP. Here are the minimum specs for GTA V:

Minimum Specs
OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB

 

I really appreciate it guys thanks you all i made my decision and im gonna pass on it it seems ill be better off by spending the extra coin and building it myself with all new parts.

 

IMHO good move op

 

good choice. I built my i5-2500k machine 3 years ago and enjoyed every second of it. Currently upgrading as we speak.