Should I pay AU$950 for this PC?

Question

I'm thinking of buying this PC from my friend, but I don't know if it is worth AU$950. It has been used for about 6 months:
Specs:

Motherboard:
Asus P5B

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHZ

RAM:
2.5GB DDR2 (3 x 512MB, 1 x 1GB)

Graphics Card:
X800GT

Hard Drive:
250GB x 1 - SATA
320GB x 1 - SATA

Optical Drives:
18x Liteon DVD+/- R/RW/RAM/DL
16x Samsung DVD+/- R/RW/RAM/DL

The above is a generic (Self Assembled) PC.

He is including 2.1 Logitech speakers, logitech game pad and logitech joystick and lowered price to $900

Answer 1

It appears to be an upgraded PC where an old graphics card was used. I'd take it for AUS$750, sell the X800GT then replace it with at least an 8600 GTS. It then becomes an up to date PC that's also better in games and HD video.

Answer 2

Asus P5B ~ $169.00
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 2.13GHz ~ $259
2048Mb 2Gb DDR2 667 Memory Kit 2 X Matched 1Gb DDR2 667 Corsair Dual Channel Kit ~ $129
X800GT ~ ?
250Gb Seagate 7200RPM SATA HDD 8Mb Cache; Serial ATA300; NCQ Hard Drive - ST3250820AS $99
320Gb Seagate SATA2 16Mb HDD 7200RPM; Serial ATA300; NCQ Hard Drive - ST3320620AS $119
20x ~ $59 x2
~ $893 not including X800GT Graphics card
all prices from www.netplus.com.au go there for more info.
It's probably worth it if you get Keyboard/Monitor/Mouse etc, although if you have some decent gear already you could probably build your own machine and get better performance for a similar price. O/S is an expensive extra. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

I have spent tons on PC stuff over the years, I then bought a Mac and since have never looked back, NO CONTEST.

Answer 4

Trust me...
Its worth it...
If you bought that new, it would cost about $2500 plus AU.

Answer 5

sure. if you are an idiot.