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Thoughts on this machine/price?

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Saw this on my Craigslist site yesterday, and was curious on thoughts of equipment and price. This would be a replacement to my system in my sig.


$1500
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*Azza Genesis 9000B Case
*Asus Rampage IV Black Edition LGA 2011
*WD Velociraptor 1TB 3.5
*2x Asus GTX 780ti GPU'S W/ SLI Bridge
*Asus Black 12x BD-Rom 48x CD-Rom Blue Ray
*Corsair Hydro Series H110 280mm High Performance Liquid Cooler
*Intel I7-4820k LGA 2011
*EVGA SuperNova 1000G2 1000w 12v 80plus Gold PSU
*2x Cougar vortex case fans
*Asus Rog Front Base Panel
*Corsair Vengeance 32GB Vram 4x8
*Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
*2x Noctua Case Fans
*1 Bitfenix Case Fan 230mm RED LED


Now for the questions:
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
Gaming, web browsing, light photoshop work.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$1500

3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible.
USA, Texas

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Pretty much everything that you see in the above build.

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Perhaps add my current hard drives to the mix.

6) Will you be overclocking?
I expect to be able to overclock the above CPU to around 4ghz.

7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it?
1080p/60hz. Vizio 39" display.

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Window shopping.. will buy though if the deal is good.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? eSATA? Onboard video (as a backup or main GPU)? UEFI? etc.
Definitely want SATA III, and USB 3.0.

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, I have 64 bit licenses, plus the above build comes with one anyhow.

Thoughts/comments appreciated!
 
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The problem with that machine is that on a $ per $ basis, it appears as "good value". However, what bugs me about it is that the cost of the items for the "value" they provide your usage is really quite poor.

You could build a machine for a 1/3 less with all new/modern equipment at equivalent performance for your intended goals.
 
That doesn't look worth $1500 (used) at all. The gear is good, but nothing I would be thinking about investing $1500 into, it doesn't even include SSDs. I think you would be better off with new gear and selection your own components to suit your needs. Like for example I wouldn't recommend an SLI setup with old video cards over a newer single GPU.
 
Horrible price, don't do it. Build your own, people have this concept that old used consumer electronics should be sold at the price they paid, lol.
 
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