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So I'm buying this 2nd hand which is definitely an upgrade from what I had. As far as I can tell the only week part is the GPU

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INTEL Core i7 PROCESSOR i7-950 3.06GHZ, 8MB CACHE

Kingston KHX1600C9D3T1K3/6GX HyperX T1 6GB (3x 2GB) Memory Kit - DDR3 1600MHz

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Graphic Card

Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 2TB

Corsair TX750W Power Supply

Case Type: Mid Tower. Brand: Aerocool RS-9

Asus Mother Board model: P6X58D-E
Cost $460 AUD

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INTEL Core 2 Duo E8200 2.6GHZ

4GB DDR2 Ram

Western Digital 1TB HDD (Plus others)

nVidia Geforce 9600 GT

600W PSU

Some random case

ASUS P5N-D motherboard
 
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Switch the processor to Intel Core i5 2500k and probably go for the GTX 570 instead of the 460 and you will be set for quite a while.
 
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Switch the processor to Intel Core i5 2500k and probably go for the GTX 570 instead of the 460 and you will be set for quite a while.
I would agree; but he is buying this second hand, not from a website.
 
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I need to read more.

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Buy this right now. It's a very good system for a very low price. And no, the GFX card is not slow - it'll play everything to date near or at max settings.
 
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Got screwed by eBay

Had winning bid, but then wasn't notified until after bidding finished that we were outbid
 
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Got screwed by eBay

Had winning bid, but then wasn't notified until after bidding finished that we were outbid
That sucks. With eBay, I'd never rely on any notifications. I wouldn't even bet on being logged in while I'm not seeing the bid confirm button.
 
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Everything looked right, Even loaded the page after the time stamp on the bid and it still said we were winning :\
 
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That's a shame Deverz, better luck next time man! If you ever consider buying parts for a desktop, stop by here first since we have people with good understanding!
 
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I knew it was a good upgrade, Just getting 2nd opinions :)
Also it appealed to me because I'm an Intel and nVidia man

I'm trying to avoid going Here. They're the cheapest shop in Australia but they offer little to no after sales support

Individual Parts

Pre-Built Systems

I do have the knowledge to build it myself, I'm just not up to date on what's worth it and what's not.
 
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So, Obviously the other buyer fell through and now this is mine

$500 + $150 for Win 7 Ultimate 64bit

Just gotta pay and pick it up
 
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After some communication problems finally picking it up Saturday (hopefully)
 
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It sure took you a while. Glad you're finally getting you rig sorted out.
 
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Can't wait to game on it

Will have to fire up a new game of skyrim or max payne 3 :D
 
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Congrats Deverz on your new rig. This thread got started quite some time back, glad you will finally get to have it on your desk :D Don't forget to install some crazy mods for Skyrim now with the new computer :) to enhance the experience even further!
 
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Will need to buy dawnguard
 
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Congratumalations. Wanted to complete Skyrim by the end of this summer holiday, but my time is up :<
 
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Main story isn't worth it, the rest of the game however is
 

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