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Tyring to Sell Home Built Computers.. Is it worth it?

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June 22, 2013 4:16:19 PM

Hi, I recently built 3 computers for render farm, but I don't think I need them any more. They are brand new and never used, but they are only built with the following components:


CPU: AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo)
Mother Board: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
Cooler: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RS600-PCARE3-US 600W
Case: Athena Power CA-GSB01DA (Mid-Tower)

GPU: NO GRAPHICS CARD
HDD: NO HARD DRIVE (but I have spare 1TB, 500GB HDDs)
OS: Three Windows 8 Pro available upon request.

My questions is if it is worth to sell them. The motherboards are not bootable without GPU and I only have two HDD to install OS.

Do you think they will sell? Also, how much is the reasonable price for each machine? (I spent about $500 on each machine without OS, HDD, and GPU)

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a c 91 U Graphics card
June 22, 2013 4:33:35 PM

I'd say that since they aren't plug-and-chug systems, you're much, MUCH better off just selling them as scrap parts for 20% less than each parts brand-new value.
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a b U Graphics card
June 22, 2013 4:51:07 PM

DarkSable said:
I'd say that since they aren't plug-and-chug systems, you're much, MUCH better off just selling them as scrap parts for 20% each parts brand-new value.
In most markets they are worth at least 60-70% of the current cost of identical new parts.
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a c 91 U Graphics card
June 22, 2013 5:07:09 PM

GhislainG said:
DarkSable said:
I'd say that since they aren't plug-and-chug systems, you're much, MUCH better off just selling them as scrap parts for 20% each parts brand-new value.
In most markets they are worth at least 60-70% of the current cost of identical new parts.


Sorry - I was missing a couple words: 20% less than. (since they're mint, not used, but not boxed.)
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June 22, 2013 6:56:14 PM

Okay. What if I make them completely functioning as render farm nodes?

Do you guys think that would raise the price?
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a c 91 U Graphics card
June 22, 2013 7:01:41 PM

Sort of. It's pretty specialized, so I'm not certain that would help that much. If you made them gaming computers, you'd be able to sell them for a fair bit, but that would require a fair bit of cash up front.
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June 22, 2013 7:19:19 PM

I see. So unless I'm willing to put more money into them, you don't recommend selling them as whole machines, right?

If I'm willing to put more money, what other components will you recommend me to get (GPU, HDD if necessary, etc)?
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a c 91 U Graphics card
June 22, 2013 7:27:40 PM

Exactly. If you do put more money into them, I'd give them a moderately decent (~HD 7850 or so) graphics card and a 500GB hard drive with windows on it.
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June 23, 2013 7:00:26 AM

David Wood said:
Thank you, DarkSable. So assuming that I'm getting this GPU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) with 500GB, how much do you think I should sell them for? (per machine)

Used systems with a couple new parts still are used systems. You can't expect to recover the full cost of the new parts, including shipping and taxes. You could sell your systems and offer to install additional parts provided by the buyer(s). If you add the GPU and hard disk, you should still expect to get 70-80% of what the parts are worth brand new.
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