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Postby Tiburana203 » Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:19 am

hey guys. Im shopping for a new rig to replace my Pentuim 4 peice of crap, and found a local deal on craigslist. this guy is selling a lightly used alienware gaming desktop originally purchased for over $2500 with $700 of recent upgrades. the price is slightly negotiable at $680

Motherboard: Sabertooth Z77 1155 R
CPU: Intel Core I7 2600K 3.4G +
Ram: [ RipjawsX ] F3-1600C9S-8GXM(8Gx1) / F3-1600C9D-16GXM(8Gx2)
Graphics Card - GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Case: Alienware Area 51 Mid Tower Desktop (With LED lighting)
500 GB Hard Drive
Windows 7 - Copy + Key

Hes also including a Logitech MX518 Gaming Mouse, 22 inch Dell 1024x740 Monitor, Keyboard, and Razer Gaming Mouse pad.
seeing as i already have a monitor, i could sell this in ebay and get back around $130, bringing my total expenses to maybe around $500-550.

being on a poor man's college budget, and not being computer-spec savy, i was wondering if anyone could tell me if this is a good deal or not? am i better off trying something else?
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Re: a good deal?

Postby Darth Crater » Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:35 am

The CPU is recent, good-quality, and costs $250-$300 alone. The graphics card is slightly older, but also good-quality, and seems to go for $100-$150. I have the same graphics card and the previous-gen CPU and can run pretty much anything. The rest of the specs look good too.

It might have been somewhat of a ripoff when he got it from Alienware (no surprise there, pretty much every preassembled box is), but it sounds like an excellent deal for you. It's probably even cheaper than buying the parts and assembling one yourself.
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Re: a good deal?

Postby 11_Panama_ » Sat Nov 24, 2012 6:11 pm

I was told that Alienware comps are overpriced for what your getting. I also saw Alienware comps at Best Buy yesterday going for about that much. Saw 3 different models going from $680.00 to $900.00. Clearanced.
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