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some help regarding buying used desktops - EbonCipher - Mar 23, 2019
So i'm buying this used desktop and was wondering if any of you guys could let me know, what to look for when inspecting the pc to make sure it's in good condition. It's built in 2016 and has these specs.
CPU
Dual Intel Xeon 2683 v3 (28 physical, 56 logical cores)
64gb fully buffered DDR3
4 gb GTX 980Ti
Asus Z10PA-D8
SSD
1 - 256 GB
2 - 512 GB
3,5” Harddrives
4*2 Terrabyte
750 w 80plus Gold
Fractal Design Define r4
RE: some help regarding buying used desktops - Yac1ne - Mar 23, 2019
(Mar 23, 2019 09:27 AM)Icewallowcom Wrote: So i'm buying this used desktop and was wondering if any of you guys could let me know, what to look for when inspecting the pc to make sure it's in good condition. It's built in 2016 and has these specs.
CPU
Dual Intel Xeon 2683 v3 (28 physical, 56 logical cores)
64gb fully buffered DDR3
4 gb GTX 980Ti
Asus Z10PA-D8
SSD
1 - 256 GB
2 - 512 GB
3,5” Harddrives
4*2 Terrabyte
750 w 80plus Gold
Fractal Design Define r4
I'd recommend checking thermals , especially CPU and GPU , as well as hard drives , and honestly i wouldn't trust my data with a 3 years old hard drive , you see those probably have lifetime , especially an SSD which i think has a limited number of write cycles before its NAND cells wear out , i hope that helps
RE: some help regarding buying used desktops - Xycon - Mar 23, 2019
(Mar 23, 2019 03:10 PM)Yac1ne Wrote: I'd recommend checking thermals , especially CPU and GPU , as well as hard drives , and honestly i wouldn't trust my data with a 3 years old hard drive , you see those probably have lifetime , especially an SSD which i think has a limited number of write cycles before its NAND cells wear out , i hope that helps
It would rather depend on the actual HDD in question. Some are designed as archive disks meant to be left alone for years.
You would be best of checking their s.m.a.r.t. values if they support such.
Having that said, What exact PSU is it? What exact SSD?