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If u want a desktop pc buy one second hand, their components can often run perfectly for literally decades. But for some reason they still devalue like crazy wh
by everyone 4y ago
If u want a desktop pc buy one second hand, their components can often run perfectly for literally decades. But for some reason they still devalue like crazy when 2nd hand. You pay a fraction of the retail price for 2nd hand pcs. I've bought 3 gaming pcs recently for about €300 each. Just the gpu in one of them would have cost €400 new. I've built my own pcs in the past with all brand new components, but now I am planning to never buy new components again.
- binkHN 4y agoI do this often and have several second hand machines in my house. However, for the production machine that I use on a daily basis, I prefer buying it new with next day warranty service.
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- JKCalhoun 4y agoI'd love to see a list PC's that make good 2nd hand machines — ones I assume that can be upgraded (graphic cards esp. of course).
- everyone 4y agoImo anything except stuff from giant pc-makers like dell who have their own weird proprietary cases and mobos and whatnot. Any normal IBM clone pc is gonna be fully moddable / upgradable. For example if u wanted to check if u could put a new bigger GPU in, the main thing is just check if the mobo has big enough pcie slot for the card (x2, x4, x8, etc.) and also check if the PSU can provide enough wattage (If theres already a big GPU in it then its probably fine, newer GPUs tend to perform better without using anymore watts) I just go on 2nd hand sites like adverts.ie (I guess in USA maybe craigslist is similar?) and search for "gaming pc". There is definitely a learning curve to choosing new components to swap in. But if u just buy a 2nd hand gaming pc that can already play games then u cant go wrong, no upgrades necessary.
- fomine3 4y agoUnlike cars, I don't think devalue on PC parts is primary due to 2nd handed. It's just because new model is available.