Since I discovered the lively used parts forum in Hungary, I haven't bought new anything. My motherboard seemed to overheat one day. I could stabilize the situation, by turning a room fan on max at the disassembled config, but it got annoying after some time. Since the AM3+ boards were out of production, I looked elsewhere - and the love for used parts was born.
I had good luck with the pieces so far. I also got rid of my hoarded parts and electronics.
On the flipside, we bought an assembled config for a friend of mine. It worked really well for 2 months, but then the GPU gave out. Which was the third of the price of the config. There's no guarantee on used parts, so now he has to look at another one, which will hopefully last longer than this.
i build a few systems when the to good to be true second hand offerings in my area added up to a complete system. They never lasted for very long but it was hilarious. Thinking about it I want to do a synergy setup with 2x4 monitors.
I had good luck with the pieces so far. I also got rid of my hoarded parts and electronics.
On the flipside, we bought an assembled config for a friend of mine. It worked really well for 2 months, but then the GPU gave out. Which was the third of the price of the config. There's no guarantee on used parts, so now he has to look at another one, which will hopefully last longer than this.