I got a CRAZY deal on this USED PC!
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the creator shares their experience of purchasing a used HP Omen gaming PC from Facebook Marketplace for $400, a significant discount from its initial listing price. They discuss the importance of verifying the system's specifications, ensuring it's running, and removing bloatware. The PC, equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 G CPU and an RTX 3060 GPU, performs well in gaming benchmarks, proving to be an excellent deal. The video also touches on potential upgrades and the challenges of adding components due to the case's limited space and cooling options.
Takeaways
- ๐ The video is about finding and evaluating a used PC on Facebook Marketplace.
- ๐ป The PC found is an HP Omen 30L gaming system with standard, off-the-shelf parts.
- ๐ฐ The original asking price was $850, but it was negotiated down to $400.
- ๐ The PC has an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU and an RTX 3060 GPU.
- ๐ก The PC came with 16GB of HyperX DDR4 RAM in dual-channel configuration.
- ๐ ๏ธ The PC's components were verified to ensure they matched the seller's description.
- ๐ง The PC was tested for performance, including gaming benchmarks and CPU stress tests.
- ๐งน The PC required cleaning due to dust accumulation from being in a smoker's house.
- ๐ Safety precautions were taken when dealing with the used PC, including potential data wiping and hardware checks.
- ๐ The PC's performance was found to be satisfactory for the price paid.
- ๐ The PC has potential for upgrades, such as a better CPU or GPU, without needing to change the power supply.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video?
-The video focuses on the process of buying a used PC from Facebook Marketplace, discussing the specifications, checking for a good deal, and providing tips on how to ensure safety and proper functioning of the purchased system.
What brand and model of the PC does the video discuss?
-The video discusses an HP Omen 30L gaming PC.
What are the key specifications of the Omen PC mentioned in the video?
-The key specifications include an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G processor, an RTX 3060 graphics card, 16GB of HyperX DDR4 RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD.
How much was the Omen PC initially listed for, and what was the final purchase price?
-The Omen PC was initially listed for $850, but the final purchase price was $400.
What safety measures does the video suggest when buying a used PC?
-The video suggests ensuring the PC works before cleaning it, checking for any hidden issues, and not trusting a system that boots directly into Windows without a fresh setup to avoid potential keyloggers or other malicious software.
What is the video creator's opinion on the RAM in the Omen PC?
-The creator suspects that the RAM might have been upgraded by the previous owner, as it seems odd for HP to include RGB RAM in their standard configuration.
What is the video creator's advice on finding a good deal on a used PC?
-The creator advises to be persistent, look for proof that the PC is running, and be willing to negotiate the price, as they were able to get a significant discount by lowballing the initial asking price.
How does the video creator ensure the PC is performing as expected?
-The creator checks the system's performance by running benchmarks, ensuring the temperatures are within acceptable ranges, and playing a game to test the frame rates and overall performance.
What are some potential upgrades the video creator mentions for the Omen PC?
-The creator mentions that it would be possible to upgrade the GPU to a 3070 or 3070 Ti, improve the CPU to a 5800X, and potentially add a better cooler if needed, all without having to change the power supply.
What is the final verdict on the used PC deal discussed in the video?
-The final verdict is that the PC was an excellent deal at $400, as it would have been impossible to build a similar system with those specifications for that price.
Outlines
๐ป Finding a Great Deal on a Used Gaming PC
The video starts with the creator discussing their intention to find a used PC on Facebook Marketplace. They plan to share their experience with buying a used system, including things to consider and ways to protect oneself. The creator reveals they've already found and purchased an HP Omen 30L gaming PC for a discounted price, which they will review in the video.
๐๏ธ Unboxing and Assessing the Used Omen PC
The creator unboxes the used Omen PC and discusses its specifications, including the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 G CPU and the RTX 3060 GPU. They mention the benefits of the PC using standard parts, which makes it easier to upgrade or repair. The creator also talks about the deal they got, having purchased the PC for $400, which they consider a great bargain after comparing the prices of individual components on Amazon.
๐งน Cleaning and Safety Considerations
The video continues with the creator cleaning the used PC and discussing the importance of safety when purchasing used electronics. They emphasize the need to ensure the system works before cleaning and the potential risks of buying a used PC, such as hidden issues or keyloggers. The creator also shares their experience with the seller and the reasons behind the seller's decision to upgrade.
๐ง Upgrading and Benchmarking the PC
The creator talks about potential upgrades for the PC, such as replacing the GPU or CPU. They also discuss the PC's performance, including benchmarking results and gaming tests. The video shows the PC running a game and achieving good frame rates, confirming that the purchase was a good deal. The creator also mentions the possibility of installing a better cooler for improved longevity.
๐ Final Thoughts and Future Upgrades
In the conclusion, the creator reflects on the overall value of the used PC purchase, reiterating that it was a great deal. They discuss potential future upgrades, such as adding an AIO cooler or upgrading the GPU and CPU. The creator encourages viewers to keep an eye out for similar deals and shares their excitement about the potential uses for the new PC.
Mindmap
Keywords
๐กFacebook Marketplace
๐กOmen 30 L
๐กAMD Ryzen 5 5600 G
๐กRTX 3060
๐กiFixit
๐กNVMe SSD
๐กXMP
๐กBloatware
๐กKeyloggers
๐กHelldivers
๐กUpgradability
Highlights
The video discusses the process of buying a used PC from Facebook Marketplace.
The PC in question is an HP Omen 30L gaming PC.
The Omen PC uses standard off-the-shelf parts, which are easier to replace or upgrade.
The initial listing price for the PC was $850, but it was negotiated down to $400.
The PC comes with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600 G CPU and an RTX 3060 GPU.
The PC also includes 16 GB of HyperX DDR4 RAM in dual channel configuration.
The PC has a 1 TB NVMe SSD and a Cooler Master 500 W power supply.
The seller was upgrading to a custom-built PC, which is a common reason for selling pre-built systems.
The video emphasizes the importance of ensuring the used PC works before cleaning it.
The video discusses the safety concerns of buying used PCs, including the potential for keyloggers or other malicious software.
The video suggests not using the pre-installed drive in a used PC due to potential security risks.
The PC's performance is tested with Helldivers, achieving 98 FPS at 1080p on high settings.
The video concludes that the PC was a great deal at $400, considering the components and their retail prices.
The video provides tips on how to find good deals on used PCs, such as negotiating the price and checking the system's specifications.
The video also discusses potential upgrades for the PC, such as replacing the GPU or CPU without needing to change the power supply.
The video highlights the importance of checking the condition of the PC, including the cleanliness of the components.
Transcripts
okay so today's video is going to be a
bit different from the kind of stuff
that I normally do today we're going to
be talking about use PCS and I'm going
to go on Facebook Marketplace I'm going
to find one I'm going to buy it we're
going to go over it we're going to talk
about things to do with a use system
ways to protect yourself things to
consider and then we're going to see
whether or not I actually got a good
deal spoiler alert I already found one
and I already got it so hopefully I
didn't just poof money Into Thin
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yourself so this is the one I actually
found and got local to me it says it's a
it's an omen 30 L gaming I like how it's
Tech ially 30 30 l or whatever I think
that's what the L stands for but anyway
it's an omen PC which is actually the HP
gaming brand um but one of one of the
things I like about the omen PCS I've
never looked at one in person this will
be my first time looking at one but the
fact that it um it uses like standard
off the-shelf Parts whereas some of the
issues with like Alienware and Dell and
other some other gaming companies that
are from part of like big companies like
d and HP in the past is they would have
like proprietary motherboards or weird
layouts and things that are not standard
so if you ever needed to fix or replace
or upgrade something you couldn't do it
because it was just not offthe shelf
type parts and that's what this
particular Omen is now you'll see here
it says sold they had initially listed
for $850 they put on here 750 spoiler
alert I got it for 400 so I did one of
those like I threw out a low ball they
took it we met up I talked to him
yesterday met up today we now have it
we'll be taking a look at it let's talk
about the specs here so it's an AMD
ryzen 5 5600 G so it's a am4 board which
is is using 5000 series uh ryzen which
is new enough to be perfectly fine for
pretty much any title it's not a super
like low-end CPU like a 5400g or
anything like that the 5600 even though
it has an igpu so has plenty of
performance when it comes to CPU but
we're not using the igpu because it
actually has an RTX 3060 in there here
it is right here you can see the RTX
3060 it might just be kind of a No Name
non-branded bulk sale that companies
like HP and Dell and alien weere buy so
may not even show like an MSI logo or
whatever it may be but it's still an RTX
3060 it's just a no FRS version which is
perfectly fine now I wanted to know
whether or not that was actually going
to be a decent deal because the other
stuff we have in here obviously it's Ram
is a hyperx 16 GB I put XMP but I don't
put the speed but anyway it's 16 GB of
ddr4 in dual Channel they RGB sticks I
can see that we have two channels so
that means we're not dealing with a
single 16 gig stick which in single
channel would have really sucked but
again when it comes to price pring I
wanted to see how we were doing here so
I went to Amazon and I put in a the
cheapest RTX 30 I 3060 I could find
which was
$299 so as you can see we're already can
I build the rest of the system for 100
bucks the answer is no cuz it also has a
1 tab SSD don't know if it's nvme I
don't know if it's SATA doesn't really
matter at this point cuz the drive is
something we're going to talk about on
used computers but obviously we still
have a power supply in here we still
have Ram we still have the case and we
have storage
because once I put in the 5600 G which
is
$137 on Prime on Amazon my cart total is
already at
$437 so as you can see for 400 bucks I
got a hell of a deal here so one of the
ways I got the deal was I actually
started talking to them yesterday well I
messaged them yesterday on Marketplace
messenger didn't get any responses
looked at a few other systems was
actually intending to drive into LA
today to buy a different system which is
a little bit higher spec previous gen it
was like a 20 I think it had RTX 280 in
there which would have been a f faster G
GPU than a 3060 but I had a much slower
CPU at a 9700 9700 nonk so that's a
ninth gen Intel which it now definitely
starts showing its age especially
without it being an overclocking
CPU they got back to me late last night
that's when I offered the five and they
were like okay and then today I did the
whole oh I found a better deal are you
willing to take four and they were like
well will you do that for just the tower
cuz if we look at the listing they also
say here comes with a Logitech LED
keyboard and a Logitech g502 hero Mouse
so the mouse alone has some value the
g502 is a very popular Mouse and it has
32 GB of ddr4 hyperx included which is
basically just two more sticks of the
same Ram I don't want to run four sticks
of ram so I wanted to keep the price
down here are the pictures of those
peripherals that we didn't take right so
there's the Logitech keyboard there's
the mouse so by basically saying I don't
care about getting the peripherals or
the extra Ram uh at 400 bucks gave us an
incredible deal if they would have taken
500 even for the extra Ram they wouldn't
have been worth it cuz I can get 16 GB
of RAM for less than 100 bucks now they
would be mismatched kits but I'd much
rather have two sticks tme 32 GB 2 16
gig sticks rather than having uh four
sticks which I know gives us trouble
when it comes to booting and running XMP
or docp profiles when it comes to four
sticks R anyway I already got it already
picked it up it's over there in the test
area let's go take a look at it so here
it is right here um you can see all the
offthe shelf stuff it's a microatx board
it is an nvme SSD 1 tbyte right there
it's a Cooler Master 500 W power supply
in fact let me take the side off um this
is the case as you can see plenty of
ventilation I guess e we had to do some
cleaning one of the things you have to
deal with on a used system uh I do
happen to know they kept this system
down near the carpet so just based on
the photos it looks like this was an
under desk system that's why that bottom
fan looks so gross so in terms of
cooling it's pulling an air through
these vents on the side side right here
and then I think we have an exhaust fan
on the top and one on the back do we
have one on the top nope none on the top
it's actually fairly clean inside I've
never taken a look at an omen
PC
smoker just thought I'd point that out
real quick we got some cleaning we got
to do we have a proprietary plug of some
sort right here I don't know what this
is for that's there um so here's our Ram
right here so you can see it's our
hyperx fury it's RGB 30 733 that's an
interesting speed I'm not going to take
anything out right now I actually want
to make sure it works before we go
cleaning it the reason why I'm saying
that is because if I go cleaning it
messing around with it and then
something doesn't work I don't know if
I'm oops necessarily the one that caused
the problem sometimes when people are
really willing to be like oh yeah hell
hell yeah I'll take a I'll discount it
nearly 50% over my initial asking price
that can sometimes be because they're
hiding something or they just want to
quickly get rid of it take whatever cash
they can now I asked the guy I said so
why are you upgrading and he didn't
recognize me which was already a great
sign for me it really was cuz I don't
want to have like oh you got a special
deal because of who you are the guy
didn't know who I was uh anyway he said
he upgraded to a custom built makes
sense a lot of people buy an all-in-one
like this they get bitten by the bug and
then they upgrade it's not an uncommon
story so let me just plug everything in
right here and make sure it works I will
not be plugging anything into the
internet then we'll talk about safety
when it comes to used PCS like this cuz
the point here was to see can I find a a
super deal as someone that has
admittedly lost contact with reality a
little bit because of being surrounded
by this stuff all
right turned on the omen lights up
that's
neat as you can see it's also a box
cooler type style for um HP Omen it says
Omen on it but essentially it's the
super basic like wraith cooler oh hey
got an image that's good Windows is
there if their information's on there
take the drive out entirely in my
opinion is just a moment this might be a
first time setup if that is that means
he went in here and reset Windows which
should tell me we're dealing with
someone already that knows a little bit
more than the average person when it
comes to selling a used
computer but I have an important piece
of safety information even if Windows is
installed and it looks like it's a first
time setup
Etc I would personally not use the drive
supplied with it for multiple multiple
reasons one nvmes are cheap enough now
to where you can find yourself yeah they
did do the outof boox experience which
you can use to set up the system my
major reason for saying this you never
know if there's key loggers or something
installed I feel a little bit confident
right now with this system going ahead
and going through the first time
setup I know what to look for when it
comes to whether or not someone's put
something on the system to try and spoof
your information or key log or whatever
um you'd be surprised what people will
do to try and steal identity but I would
never trust a system that boots right
into Windows and is sitting at a desktop
without you going through this user
experience you never know what's present
so that's why if it had a if it had
windows on there that went right to the
desktop without this first time setup I
probably would have like gone the route
of taking the drive out uh or doing a
fresh install of Windows and formatting
that drive from the start just to make
sure that nothing is on there that's
nefarious so you're going to notice some
extra steps on this anyway if it was a
pre-built system from like HP or Dell or
Alienware or whatever they have very
specific Windows versions for them that
allow them to do extra stuff like Ping
to register your device or whatever the
previous page to this one said do I want
to register with HP it was optional I
said no but now I can uncheck this HP
stuff this makes me feel a little bit
more confident about this version of
Windows because of the fact that means
it's probably DRM to this motherboard it
also means if we go around change
changing any hardware we probably will
unregister our Windows which means we'd
have to buy a key now fortunately
there's a lot of key not generators I
that sounds very like scammy there's
lots of websites out there where you can
get like unused keys for like 20 bucks
right they're legit keys and stuff I've
never worked with any of those Brands I
know a lot of people highly believe in
them and all lot of my own commenters
have said dude you can get a Windows key
for like 15 bucks that's totally legit
Etc you can look into those options if
you want to wipe the DRM version of
Windows off of this um anyway we're
doing updates right now it's a
completely different update window to
normally when you see Windows updates
happening on a new install uh it happens
in the background but because this is
designed to be like an outof boox user
experience for an oem like HP in this in
this case it's very inyour face about
what's happening so now we have no
choice but just sort of sit here and
wait while the system updates itself but
one thing I want to talk about real
quick I have a feeling this is not the
original Ram that came with the system I
think he upgraded the ram only because
it seems odd to me that everything in
here is basic like and this in this case
black pcbs but basically green
PCB No Frills type of Hardware that's
supplied to companies like HP and Dell
and stuff but I have a feeling he added
more RAM to this it may have initially
been an 8 GB system or potentially a 16
GB system of just boring RAM and he
wanted lighting or something and so he
put RGB lights in there I find it hard
to believe that HP would put RGB Ram in
there and then just let it RGB like this
now it's very possible that that's
actually the way it went down I don't
know that I haven't searched what the
current HP Omen systems and stuff look
like but that's what's in this one what
I'm happy about this I've already said
it multiple times and I'll say it again
it's a standard microatx layout it's got
the same 369 screw holes I have a
feeling though this one is going to give
us some pretty solid performance for the
money you got to remember yeah it's a
5600 G nothing really to write home
about it's a 3060 easily one of the more
popular gpus that has replaced the 1060
as the popular GPU again nothing super
super worth riding home about but you
can't really buy one for under 300 bucks
new right now so that makes this one
hell of a deal all right enough talking
let's just uh wait and see how long this
is going to take all right so all the
updates are done I've not blown out any
of the dust or anything so far I want to
see how things are identifying
themselves make sure the specs are what
they're supposed to be okay so it is a
ryzen 5600 G as stated GPU is an RTX 360
and then our Ram we have 16 GB running
at 3200 mehz
so I I think it feels like a pretty
solid deal so far everything is what it
said it's supposed to be oh and then the
disc is a 1 TB Western Digital it's an
SN 530 couple of things I would probably
recommend to um prior to buying a used
system try and see proof of it running
they posted pictures of it on like I
said it lit up they didn't show a screen
of it on to be even then that that
picture could be faked it could be
something else plugging like a laptop
plugged into a screen to look like it's
on but saw it powered on that was good
enough for me um I was also personally
willing to take the risk but I always
would promote like hey can you take a
quick video of it on like on your cell
phone or something and like have a piece
of paper with your name on it or
something the name of whoever the sales
post is so you can see it's real and on
and running most of the posts I found
did include videos on their postings of
the system on this one did not however
um but it seemed uh it almost seem too
good to be true at the original 750
actually they originally wanted $850 and
then 750 it would not have been a good
deal I could have built the system with
brand new parts probably for cheaper
than that but now as you saw what I got
it for that would have been absolutely
impossible our updates are done um now
I'm just going to go through and make
sure like my drivers are correct and all
of that um I'm going to blow out some of
this dust take the front glass off which
just has a screw right here on the
bottom blow out this dust and get as
much of it off as I can then we'll take
a look at how the temperatures are and
stuff like that I guess at that point
we'll just play a game or two on on here
and see how it does all right so I'm
taking off the GPU Mount here real quick
has the world's biggest GPU mount for a
world's smallest GPU but as you can see