Computer Appraisal

TimFiji

I was thinking of selling this and was curious what you guys think a good price would be.

AFTER rebates, the price came to 1258.74. I saved 145$ with rebates.


CoolerMaster Centurion RC-532
AMD X2 64 5600+ AM2 Processor
LiteOn LH20A1H186
LiteOn SHD16P1S
80mm SilenX
Maxtor 320GB SATA
Saitek Eclipse
G.Skill PC6400 DDR2 800Mhz (2x1GB DC)
Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 nForce 590
Chi Mei 22" widescreen LCD 2ms 800:1
XG Vortec 600W PSVO-600
Creative X-Fi Fatat1ty
PNY 320MB GeForce 8800GTS PCI-e

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

urahonky

I'd say anywhere from $1,500 - 1,800. Would be hard pressed to get more than that, only because if a person actually NEEDS (or wants) that rig, they'd usually build it themselves.

It's a geek thing.

But that machine is sweet, and should fetch some cash.

emnmnme

Rule of thumb when you sell electronics used is you charge a third of what you paid for it.

KMFurDM

Is it used? What software does it come with?

urahonky

emnmnme wrote: »

Rule of thumb when you sell electronics used is you charge a third of what you paid for it.

Haha, true.

urahonky

KMFurDM wrote: »

Is it used? What software does it come with?

Yeah, used is an important question. If it's brand new, my price may still stand... but used... probably drop it about $500 bucks.

TimFiji

KMFurDM wrote: »

Is it used? What software does it come with?

It will come with Windows Vista (uninstalled) and Windows XP 64 edition (installed). The Vista was 32 bit, blah.

Also, I'd give them whatever software I have which is random graphics stuff (Adobe Photoshop CS2, I'd have to check the disk and I don't feel like looking now.) The new MS Office.

It was used for about a month, but I believe I am moving back to France, though if I don't sell it I might try to take it with me. That'll be fun.

It also comes with 7.1 Cambridge THX speakers.

victor_c26

emnmnme wrote: »

Rule of thumb when you sell electronics used is you charge a third of what you paid for it.

But at what point can a machine be considered used though?

He built that rig, and had to use it to install and test the OS [and the hardware] for stability.

ArcSyn

I would say with the software, you could easily get $1500-2000 for it with those specs and including the full versions of the software most people get trial versions of with computers.
What version of Vista is it? Full or Upgrade?

PatboyX

You may be able to get more selling bits separately.
Monitor and speakers, for example, could fetch some cash.

KMFurDM

ArcSyn wrote: »

I would say with the software, you could easily get $1500-2000 for it with those specs and including the full versions of the software most people get trial versions of with computers.
What version of Vista is it? Full or Upgrade?

And legal? ;-)

ArcSyn

PatboyX wrote: »

You may be able to get more selling bits separately.
Monitor and speakers, for example, could fetch some cash.

Just don't piece out the computer unless you're willing to go back to France with a case and a sound card. Not that they are bad, but pieced out is a lot harder to sell everything and you could get stuck with some strange leftover components.

TimFiji

KMFurDM wrote: »

ArcSyn wrote: »

I would say with the software, you could easily get $1500-2000 for it with those specs and including the full versions of the software most people get trial versions of with computers.
What version of Vista is it? Full or Upgrade?

And legal? ;-)

Haha yeah all is legal and accounted for. I had the x64 from my last rig, but I ended up selling that to a buddy and he wasn't savvy on computers and didn't want to deal with 64 bit stuff (software, drivers, etc.). The Vista is full.