Custom Build i5-2500

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

Hi,

I have been offered same quote for the following two custom build pcs from two different sellers. I am not sure which is best to go for.

Intel i5 2500 3.30 quad core
Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3 mother board
Antec P600 gaming case
Matched Pair Radeon HD4870 graphics cards cross fire
1 TB WD SATA III 7200rpm hard drive
2 sticks of 4GB DDR3 Corsair vengeance 1866mhz
Samsung Blu-Ray CD-RW Drive
Aero Cool fan speed controller
3 Cool Master fans with blue lighting
Cool Master 800watt power supply

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Intel i5 2500 Quad Core (4x 3.3Ghz - upto 3.7Ghz) Socket 1155 CPU
Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3 Motherboard
500GB WD Sata III Hard Drive
8GB Corsair Vengence DDR3 Memory
HDMI Video Output
DVD Writer Drive
500w PSU
(No Graphics card)

Red_Machine · Apr 14, 2014

Well it depends on the price, those systems are quite old. The Radeon HD 4870 was released in 2008, the second build doesn't even mention a graphics card. But as it stands, the first has double the hard drive space, nearly double the watts on the PSU and a Blu-Ray drive.

ne6togadno · Apr 14, 2014

2nd has better mb
1866 ram is waste of money for intel system

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

Red_Machine said:
Well it depends on the price, those systems are quite old. The Radeon HD 4870 was released in 2008, the second build doesn't even mention a graphics card. But as it stands, the first has double the hard drive space, nearly double the watts on the PSU and a Blu-Ray drive.

Second one doesn't come with graphics card.

Red_Machine · Apr 14, 2014

I'd still suggest getting a newer build, but the first one is the best out of the two. You could even sell the two HD 4870s and buy a newer card.

ne6togadno · Apr 14, 2014

what is you price range and for what you will use pc

rtwjunkie · Apr 14, 2014

Actually, having very similar to the first board, there is nothing wrong with the first board. It pretty much has everything the z77 has, including PCIe 3.0. In my systems, I've got a z68 and a z77, and the z68 lacks for nothing. So, pretty much either system you want, although the second one is lacking a video card.

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

rtwjunkie said:
Actually, having very similar to the first board, there is nothing wrong with the first board. It pretty much has everything the z77 has, including PCIe 3.0. In my systems, I've got a z68 and a z77, and the z68 lacks for nothing. So, pretty much either system you want, although the second one is lacking a video card.

Would you go for second one if it comes with 1 yr warranty?

rtwjunkie · Apr 14, 2014

sdysonn31 said:
Would you go for second one if it comes with 1 yr warranty?

Do they both come with warranty? I would always buy the newest you can. If that is the only one that comes with warranty, that's even a bigger reason to get the second. What are your plans for a video card though? Buy separately? I guess that all depends what you want to do with he system.

MT Alex · Apr 14, 2014

Don't even consider paying money for a 4870, much less two. That guy is daft for even considering selling old tech to someone who doesn't seem to have much experience, and it's damn near criminal to try and pawn off a 4 series crossfire setup on someone who isn't a techie.

rtwjunkie · Apr 14, 2014

MT Alex said:
Don't even consider paying money for a 4870, much less two. That guy is daft for even considering selling old tech to someone who doesn't seem to have much experience, and it's damn near criminal to try and pawn off a 4 series crossfire setup on someone who isn't a techie.

Well said about those cards!

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

rtwjunkie said:
Do they both come with warranty? I would always buy the newest you can. If that is the only one that comes with warranty, that's even a bigger reason to get the second. What are your plans for a video card though? Buy separately? I guess that all depends what you want to do with he system.

I have Navida card in other pc which i am not using so i will double check if i can use it with the new machine.

Second one is new pc with one year warranty.

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

MT Alex said:
Don't even consider paying money for a 4870, much less two. That guy is daft for even considering selling old tech to someone who doesn't seem to have much experience, and it's damn near criminal to try and pawn off a 4 series crossfire setup on someone who isn't a techie.

First pc is used and guy build it for gaming so he is selling as he doesn't need it anymore.

64K · Apr 14, 2014

sdysonn31 if you are able to, get the make and model # of that PSU on the second one and post it here.

Devon68 · Apr 14, 2014

Second one is new pc with one year warranty.

I'll would go for the second one. Which card do you have in your other PC? The old card is probably compatible if the system is not older then 2006.

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

64K said:
sdysonn31 if you are able to, get the make and model # of that PSU on the second one and post it here.

Thanks, let me ask him.

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

Devon68 said:
I'll would go for the second one. Which card do you have in your other PC? The old card is probably compatible if the system is not older then 2006.

I will post it here shortly.

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

Second pc is being sold now.

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

I will keep looking for new custom build pc which comes with warranty and will create a new post for your advise.

Thank you for your advise.

sdysonn31 · Apr 14, 2014

I have created a new thread.

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X \| Intel Pentium II 450MHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming \| MSI MS-6116 (Intel 440BX chipset)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
Memory	32GB Corsair DDR4-3000 (16-20-20-38) \| 512MB PC133 SDRAM
Video Card(s)	nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 FE \| 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
Storage	1TB WD_Black SN850 NVME SSD (OS), Toshiba 3TB (Storage), Toshiba 3TB (Steam)
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G5 27" @ 1440p144 & Dell P2312H @ 1080p60
Case	SilverStone Seta A1 \| Beige box
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 (Speakers), Creative Zen Hybrid headset \| Sound Blaster AWE64
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750 G2 \| 250W ASETEC
Mouse	Roccat Kone Air\| Microsoft Serial Mouse v2.0A
Keyboard	Vortex Race3 \| Dell AT102W
Software	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro \| Microsoft Windows 98SE

System Name	Red Radiance l under construction
Processor	5800x
Motherboard	x470 taichi
Cooling	stock wrath
Memory	TridentZ Neo rgb 3600mhz (2x8 kit)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 nitro+
Storage	970 evo nvme
Display(s)	lc27g75tq
Case	tt core x5 tge
Audio Device(s)	sennheiser's pc323d usb soundcard
Power Supply	corsair AX860i
Mouse	roccat burst pro
Keyboard	roccat ryos mk fx
Software	windows 10

System Name	Chachamaru-IV \| Retro Battlestation
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X \| Intel Pentium II 450MHz
Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X570-F Gaming \| MSI MS-6116 (Intel 440BX chipset)
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 SE-AM4
Memory	32GB Corsair DDR4-3000 (16-20-20-38) \| 512MB PC133 SDRAM
Video Card(s)	nVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 FE \| 3dfx Voodoo3 3000
Storage	1TB WD_Black SN850 NVME SSD (OS), Toshiba 3TB (Storage), Toshiba 3TB (Steam)
Display(s)	Samsung Odyssey G5 27" @ 1440p144 & Dell P2312H @ 1080p60
Case	SilverStone Seta A1 \| Beige box
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster AE-7 (Speakers), Creative Zen Hybrid headset \| Sound Blaster AWE64
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 750 G2 \| 250W ASETEC
Mouse	Roccat Kone Air\| Microsoft Serial Mouse v2.0A
Keyboard	Vortex Race3 \| Dell AT102W
Software	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro \| Microsoft Windows 98SE

System Name	Red Radiance l under construction
Processor	5800x
Motherboard	x470 taichi
Cooling	stock wrath
Memory	TridentZ Neo rgb 3600mhz (2x8 kit)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Vega 64 nitro+
Storage	970 evo nvme
Display(s)	lc27g75tq
Case	tt core x5 tge
Audio Device(s)	sennheiser's pc323d usb soundcard
Power Supply	corsair AX860i
Mouse	roccat burst pro
Keyboard	roccat ryos mk fx
Software	windows 10

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Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

Custom Build i5-2500

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Processor	i7 7700k
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Dell 27 inch 1440p 144 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G105
Software	Windows 10

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit