Hello all,
I wanted to ask those of you who are fairly knowledgable about computers some questions about buying from a private seller. I'm looking for a PC (looked into but don't wanted to build myself) that runs well, is pretty fast, and will run games like Half-Life 2 and CS: Source at a reasonable level. I looking to spend in the $300 to $500 range. I found a PC for sale in my area via cragislist.org and it sounds pretty good. But, what do you all think? Tell me what you think and what questions I should ask the guy. Is this a good deal or is there something to watch out for?
Specs:
2500+ AMD Sempron Processor
512 MB DDR Memory
80 Gig SATA Maxtor Hard drive SATA=150mb/second transfer rate!!!
GeForce 4 TI 4200 Video Card
CD-RW burns fast and with quality!
Audio onboard
6 USB 2.0 Ports (4 on back, 2 on front)
Ethernet Built in
Very Attractive Black and Silver case with front Audio and USB
Programs he will include:
Windows XP Home updated and ready to go
Office 2003 fully updated
Adobe PhotoShop 7.0
AVG Antivirus software updated
Microsoft AntiSpyware
Roxio Easy cd creator
PowerDVD
Virtual Drive
Musicmatch Jukebox
Winamp
Doom 3
Half Life 2
Halo
BattleField 1942
C&C Generals
NFS Underground
NFS Underground 2
He's selling this all for $300 (without a monitor). Seems pretty good to me. I'm thinking about asking him about is expandability, what CD's he'll include (of the programs, hopefully
Windows), and for a demonstration at his house. Your help is appreciated.
I wanted to ask those of you who are fairly knowledgable about computers some questions about buying from a private seller. I'm looking for a PC (looked into but don't wanted to build myself) that runs well, is pretty fast, and will run games like Half-Life 2 and CS: Source at a reasonable level. I looking to spend in the $300 to $500 range. I found a PC for sale in my area via cragislist.org and it sounds pretty good. But, what do you all think? Tell me what you think and what questions I should ask the guy. Is this a good deal or is there something to watch out for?
Specs:
2500+ AMD Sempron Processor
512 MB DDR Memory
80 Gig SATA Maxtor Hard drive SATA=150mb/second transfer rate!!!
GeForce 4 TI 4200 Video Card
CD-RW burns fast and with quality!
Audio onboard
6 USB 2.0 Ports (4 on back, 2 on front)
Ethernet Built in
Very Attractive Black and Silver case with front Audio and USB
Programs he will include:
Windows XP Home updated and ready to go
Office 2003 fully updated
Adobe PhotoShop 7.0
AVG Antivirus software updated
Microsoft AntiSpyware
Roxio Easy cd creator
PowerDVD
Virtual Drive
Musicmatch Jukebox
Winamp
Doom 3
Half Life 2
Halo
BattleField 1942
C&C Generals
NFS Underground
NFS Underground 2
He's selling this all for $300 (without a monitor). Seems pretty good to me. I'm thinking about asking him about is expandability, what CD's he'll include (of the programs, hopefully
Windows), and for a demonstration at his house. Your help is appreciated.