i just bought onoe of my friend's PC for $250 if you have seen my previous post. now, another friend is selling his PC also for $600. should go for it or just let it go? PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6MB L2 cache overclocked to 3.6GHz per core Motherboard: Asus Maximus Formula SE CPU Heatsink/Fan: Zalman 9700 OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit MEMORY: 4GB DDR2 Corsair Dominator 800Mhz overclocked to 1066Mhz 5-5-5-12 timings HARD DRIVE: 750GB SataII Samsung 7200RPM 32MB cache VIDEO CARD: ATI Visiontek Radeon HD3870 512MB DDR4 256-Bit SOUND CARD: M-Audio Revolution 5.1 CASE: Thermaltake M9 with all fans in POWER SUPPLY: CoolerMaster RealPower Pro 750watt

Is your friend's PC new ? If so, it looks like a good deal to me. You might want to change the RAM back to 800 MhZ, though.

Yep that's a very nice system in my book. I'd say go for it. Make sure Jesus is your Saviour! Use CN often? Download CNNotify.

Going from your recently acquired $250.00 (E6550/8800GT) rig from below to the E8400/HD3870 is a big waste of money. The performance difference between the two is not worth another $600.00! "Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 - 2.33GHZ, 1333MHZ FSB, and 4mb cache OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard Nvidia 8800GT 512MB" Have you seriously considered overclocking & fine tunning the E6550 based rig - you've got the goods? Jabbering Idiots: Everywhere You Look!

If you're trying to compare the two computers, then you should post all of the specs for the $250 computer. From what Sabertooth posted, it's probably not worth it if you're replacing the $250 computer. Or is this supposed to be a second computer ?

I think the OP is saying that he's going to buy this system as a second one. In that case, I still think it's a great one. It's faster than all of my current systems. Make sure Jesus is your Saviour! To avoid conflict, always Google before posting.

Are you buying it just because it's a bargain, or do you really need it?