Now, ifyouhaveFacebook, thenyou'vemorethanlikelycomeacrosstheFacebookmarketplacetheintegratedbuyingandsellingsitethat a lotofpeopleposttheirunwantedsometimesjunkon.
Now, I'vehadmixedexperienceswiththis.
I'vebought a fewPCpartsfromthereinthepast, someofwhichhaveturnedouttobetherealdealondhe.
Some I'vegotfor a prettydecentprice, butothertimes I'vebeanrippedoffallthatside.
Andwhen I sawthisPConthere, I decided I just I hadtohaveit, consideringitlooksquitedecentspecwise.
Now, thiswaslistedascomingwithaneyefivegenetics 7 70 aswellas a oneterabyteharddrive, allforthegrandsumoff £120.
Roughly 150 U.
S.
Dollarsnowexpectedtohavetokillingitup a littlebit, asyounormallydowithusedpecesorcomponents.
But I wasmorethanhappytopaythisaskingprice.
However, thingstook a prettydramaticandhecticturn.
Butfirst, asyoucanimagine, thissystemneeded a littlebitoff a cleanup, sothefirstthingtodowastodeterminethespecificationsofthismachine.
Thecaseis a goodplacetostart, asitseemstobe a bitFenixprodigyand I textenclosureusedinthiscasebyPCSpecialist.
Thisone's seenbetterdays.
It's got a fewblemisheshereandthere, andoneofthehandleshassnappedoffofthescrew, soit's a littleloose.
It's alsoverydusty, buttobehonest, mostsecondhandpeces I buyareon a bitofDon't neverputmeoff.
I wantedtotake a littlepeekinsidefirst, so I attemptedtotakethetopmeshpartoffhere.
Asyoucanseeonittookme a lotlongerthanitshouldhave.
I dolikethedesignandshapeofthissystemandthewaythateverythingsitsinsidehere, butitwillonlyaccommodate I t X motherboardsfromwhat I understand, anditseems a littlefiddlytoeworkonButtobehonest, ifyou'renotalwaysswappingoutyourPCspecslikeme, thenthiswon't be a massiveissue.
But I wasexcitedtogetanideaofthefullspecifications, aswellastheoverallconditionofthismachine, bothinsideandout.
Thefirstthingyou'llnoticeisthepalateDuty X 7 70 Itseemsthespiderhadatonepointdecidedtomakethisone.
It's home, and I don't blameit, becausethetriplefounddesignofthiscardprovidestheperfectcallairflowduringthewarmsummermonths, I wasalsosurprisedtoseeanSSDhidingaroundthebackherebecause I hadreadtherewasoneterabyteofstorage, butnot a separate, dedicatedarrest, dr, whichwas a nicebonus.
It's a Kingstonone, too, whichisprettycool.
I turneditontotestitin.
Duringthistime, I discoveredthatthefullspecificationsareasfollows.
Anintelcore I 5 46 70 k eightgigsof 1600 megahertz, hyperexDDRthree, a oneterabyteSaturharddrivewiththeaforementioned 120 gig s s D a DVDdrivethebitFenix I t X caseAnd, ofcourse, thepalate 7 70 whichisthetwogigversion.
Oh, on a courselvs 6 50 whichis a questionableunitandfindsitselfinthesecondtolastyearofmygoto P s youqualitylistoveratLinusTechTips, anIOC 19 inchmonitorwasalsoincludedintheprice.
Asyoucansee, I disassembledthewholesystemtocleanitupon.
Thisgaveme a betterchancetoseehowthecaselookedinside.
It's a veryaestheticallypleasingchassis, andyouevergetthefeelingyou'rebeingwatchedanyway, Thefansofthe 7 70 shouldgiveyouanideaofthedustthathadbuiltoutovertheyears, notjusthere, butacrossallthecomponents.
It's not a massivedifference, butitdoesmeanthe 46 70 k shouldstillbe a decentgamer, andthat's nottakingintoconsiderationthefactthatthiscanalsobeoverclockedthankstothe K inthetitle.
Thecardwasrunningat 99% usageasweplayed a 10 80 p.
With a mixtureofsettings, you'llseemorethan 60 framespersecondifyoudroptherenderresolution.
Butthiswill, ofcourse, makethingslook a bitblurry.
Thefullnative 10 80 p experiencewillmean a returnof 45 F.
P.
S onaverage.
Thisaveragewasdeterminedoverthecourseofonegame.
Onething I waspleasedtoseewasthattherewerenosignificantstatusallframeddropsduringthisgameplay.
Soit's not a badexperienceaslongasyoudon't decidetoturningsuptohighinBattlefieldfive, I playedtheopeningintroductorymissionhit a fewtimesovertosee a similaraveragetowapexatMedium.
Butin a gamelikethis, thatseemstobeverycbudependent.
Itwillmeanyou'llbebottleneckedinsomesituations.
Ifyouweretopairthe 46 70 k with a morepowerfulgraphicscard, it's still a prettygoodlookinggame, butit's notgonnagetanyprettierwiththiscombinationofpartswithoutushavingtomakesomeprettybigperformancesacrifices.
Remember, eachlevelwilldifferwithregardsto F.
P s FarCryfive a 10 80 p normal, soreturnof 40 framespersecond.
Subtitlestendtodothistoprocesses, and I rememberwhen I firsttriedrunningAssassin's Creedortoseeonmyeye 5 44 60 a whileback, onlytofindthat I wasgettingsomeprettybadstuttering.