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Thinking of selling my HTPC. How much should I ask?

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July 27, 2014 6:51:59 PM

I built a HTPC last December. I spent about 1000.00 on all the components when i built it, not counting the OS.

1 x GIGABYTE GA-H87M-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i3-4130T Haswell Dual-Core 2.9GHz LGA 1150 35W Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4400 BX80646I34130T
2 x Western Digital WD AV-GP WD20EURS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive - OEM
1 x G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM
ASUS Black Blu-ray Burner SATA BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS
1 x Ceton InfiniTV 6 PCIe - 5205-DCT06IN-PCIE - Six-tuner Card for Watching Digital Cable TV on the PC, PCI-Express ...
1 x SILVERSTONE ST45SF 450W SFX12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
Windows 8.1 with Windows Media Center add on.

I'm thinking of switching to AT&T UVerse, which I can't use the PC for, and am thinking of selling the PC. How much should I ask for it considering the time I put into it configuring everything and building the PC itself?

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July 27, 2014 8:06:40 PM

First off, thank you for the level of detail you provided for your components. I would ask the case you used, because for I did not see it in your question (maybe I just missed it). I took all the components I did see and put together the same build (minus the case), if someone decided to build it right this minute, and here it is:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qYjrRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qYjrRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.79 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital AV-GP 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Silverstone 450W 80+ Bronze Certified SFX Power Supply ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Other: Ceton InfiniTV 6 PCIe - 5205-DCT06IN-PCIE - Six-tuner Card for Watching Digital Cable TV on the PC, PCI-Express x1 Interface ($280.00)
Total: $1005.71
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-07-27 22:59 EDT-0400

So leaving around $100 for case, and random other expenses, it would cost someone around $1,100 to build it themselves without having to actually shop around or wait for a good deal on a few parts. So, when you say you spent about $1,000 minus the OS when you built it back in December, that is the same cost it would have right now for someone to build it. Of course you were able to use the system for the past seven, almost eight months, so even though you may feel like having pieced it together yourself counts for being able to charge a small premium (and I would like to agree with you), you were able to actually build the system the way you wanted to and choose parts that are a better quality than pre-built machines, which I feel kind of negates that premium.

Anyway, that aside, I do providing you show hard drives and remaining components are in very good condition and the operating system is restored to factory default, you should be able to charge in the $850 - $900 range. Depending on the person they may want to pay less, so it really depends on the individual. You may end up having better luck breaking down the components to sell, and keeping some parts like one of the hard drives.
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