Papagayo
Platinum Member
My gaming computer was a HP z440 with Raden 6600XT.. Like all old stuff. it is not compliant for Windows 11. I knew I needed to upgrade soon, so I patiently checked craigslist to see what the prices are for Components..
I'm very frugal with my purchases and always looking for deals..
Last week, I found one on Craigslist..
HP Z2 G9 tower for $225
Told the seller that I don't need a drive or any software preinstalled, so he lowered the price to $180
For that price, I was thinking I can use the CPU/Memory for my build..
This thing came with the following:
32Gig DDR5 memory
Intel I7-13700 CPU
Big plus was the power supply, which I was worried about..
It came with 700 watt with 2 8pin Molex connectors..
Slapped in my Video card, Installed Windows 11 (had to mod the install software to include Intel storage controller)
Works like a dream..
Just had to share..
I'm very frugal with my purchases and always looking for deals..
Last week, I found one on Craigslist..
HP Z2 G9 tower for $225
Told the seller that I don't need a drive or any software preinstalled, so he lowered the price to $180
For that price, I was thinking I can use the CPU/Memory for my build..
This thing came with the following:
32Gig DDR5 memory
Intel I7-13700 CPU
Big plus was the power supply, which I was worried about..
It came with 700 watt with 2 8pin Molex connectors..
Slapped in my Video card, Installed Windows 11 (had to mod the install software to include Intel storage controller)
Works like a dream..
Just had to share..
