"The Garbador" budget gaming pc build (part 1)

boredom can be a killer of wallets.
i was browsing ebay today. and saw an nvidia 1070 for about a 150 dollars. ( I dont look often at them. The shortage of supply in video cards 2 years ago made sure i stayed away from checking prices until recently) given that my last "decent" card i have had on hand are an amd 390 and nvidia 1050ti for my hp computer that i use in my living room, it got me slightly interested in checking prices.
One thing led to the other and i ended up messaging the seller asking him if he would sell the card for 125 ( I am low balling mind you and i feel a bit bad for doing it) I half figured he would say no. Well to my surprise he accepted. Which got me thinking what other budget shopping i could get away with. I started searching carefully and so far, I have to say i am surprised at what i was able to pick up for a second hand gaming pc:

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I am well aware i am gambling it so much but (specially with those SAS drives) but lets see what i end up building end of day to replace my crummy hp 6300 in my living room. now to find a cheap 240gb ssd to install win 10. The pc already comes with 500gb regular hd but we know that is not going to cut the mustard.

stay tuned for the follow up on a massochists quest to build a garbage gaming pc for his living room.
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grey72
@gameboy people tend to upgrade less often here, as such the second hand market is a bit overpriced
 
jDSX
@WD_GASTER2
For PSUs I can recommend any corsair CX(M) (grey label) or EVGA G series, if available there is also seasonic though they may be over $80 if you want to stay a little below that.
 
The Real Jdbye
Seasonic is definitely great. Can't go wrong with Corsair either. You can get a used PSU, just make sure it's a good brand/model as they last longer. And try to avoid one that is already very old, like 10+ years.

Buying used is definitely the way to go for budget builds, especially on the GPU side with how ducking cheap used 10xx series GPUs are nowadays. I always recommend that to people, but for some reason some people are scared of used PC hardware.
 
The Real Jdbye
SAS drives are not compatible with SATA inputs. The reverse is sometimes possible (connecting SATA drives to SAS inputs) though. And standard motherboards to my knowledge do not support SAS drives, they only have SATA (and maybe IDE)
So those drives will probably be no good to you.

There is a pretty informative video about buying used drives here:
The short of it is, any seller worth their salt should do tests to make sure drives are good before selling them. Some don't care, and some might try to intentionally scam you with faulty drives.
But most of the time, the drives are in OK shape. Still, you should test them yourself before you actually put them to use, to avoid any potential data loss.
If it turns out they are bad eBay usually sides with the buyer so you should be able to get your money back.
Buying used HDDs is a bit of a gamble, but for this guy at least, it's paid off. The small percentage of faulty drives isn't enough to outweigh the savings.
Of course, they are never going to last as long as new HDDs. All HDDs have a finite life span. But they may last long enough that it's still worth it.
 
WD_GASTER2
@Captain_N i am not trying to tell you its a deal. Its me taking risks because i am bored. that and i have access to some repair tools for these devices. I am also not recommending this for people to try
@The Real Jdbye I have a sas card laying around somewhere. The gambit is that one of them may work. worst case scenario i am down 30 bucks when i already made a killing in savings with the rest of the equipment.
 
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WD_GASTER2
if its the logic board and or a fuse bad on the board its still very salvageable. repairs my friend. again tho. even if i bust with thouse. being down 30 bucks is not the end of the world?
 
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Captain_N
Oh i know all about salvage. I take computers and laptops from the trash. most of them actually work
 

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