New here, about to maybe buy a prebuilt box. Is this a good deal?

A buddy of mine is selling his Hackintosh and I'm seriously considering buying it. He's only asking 400 and it feels like a great deal. He said he built it off a guide from TonyMacx and it runs great. This was a few years ago, tho. The OS on it is Snow Leopard, and some of the gear is kinda old, but easily upgradable. I'm gonna hafta get an SSD & maybe more Ram, new OS, but I think it still has some weight against today's machines. I know it's not max power, but at least it's a good start. What do you think? Specs are as follows...

(Oh I forgot to mention I'm going to be using it for audio production. So graphics aren't a priority, but I'm probably gonna be running the processor hard)

Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (includes original box, all documentation, CD with drivers, extra connectors) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128422

Processor: Intel i7-950 3.06 GHz, 8mb cache (includes booklet and original barcode with hologram taken from original packaging) https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-950-Socket-LGA1366-Processor/dp/B002A6G3V2

RAM: G.Skill 12GB Tri-channel memory (DDR3-1600 3 x 4GB) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231358

GPU: Gigabyte GV-R577UD-1GD, aka "The Batmobile card" (ATi Radeon HD 5770 Series, 1GB, HDMI / DVI / Displayport) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125309

Optical drive: HP DVD-RW

Wifi-card: custom Hackintosh-compatible card, made using this guide: http://x86wifi.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-to-build-your-own-real-airport-card.html

Card with 3 x FW800 ports

Power supply: SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold (includes manual, extra cables in original soft cases) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

Case: Corsair Carbide 330R quiet mid-tower case (includes extra hardware/screws) https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Carbide-Titanium-Quiet-Mid-Tower/dp/B00R0ZHWC2?th=1

Bluetooth: Belkin USB bluetooth adapter

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