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How much do you guys think I could get for a machine with an fx 8350, two Gigabyte 7970's in crossfire, XFX Pro 1050 PSU, Biostar T series mobo, and NZXT Phantom 410 case? I would add 8 gigs of probably G skill ram and a hard drive to make it a working complete build if it was worth it. But I got this whole setup very cheap and was wondering what it would be worth if completed.

I would think the dual 7970's would be quite attractive to most, but I know most gamers also like to piece their machines together, instead of buying a complete rig. Would it be better to just part it out?
 
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Its going to depend on its age, whether its been overclocked or not and how dinged up the case is I think. Theirs also details like the HDD/SSD, RAM, OS, the exact mobo, any cooling, etc that you need to include as well.

Say... $1500-1600.
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Its going to depend on its age, whether its been overclocked or not and how dinged up the case is I think. Theirs also details like the HDD/SSD, RAM, OS, the exact mobo, any cooling, etc that you need to include as well.

Say... $1500-1600.
 
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Oh wow. That is a lot more than I thought. Everything was purchased new 8 months ago, and nothing has ever been overclocked. The case is a little dinged up, but only like 2 very small dents and one small scratch. The motherboard is a TA990FXE. I would have to purchase the HDD/SSD RAM and OS, as well as a CPU cooler. I would most likely just go with a hyper 212 EVO and a western digital black 1TB.
 
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I think your best bet is to go on ebay and look at what your parts are SELLING for (has bids, buy-it-now history) not what people are listing it for. Used is used, doesn't matter if its 1 day or 1 year. With a lot of new stuff on the horizon component prices are dropping..even for new stuff. As a rule of thumb I'd expect probably 70% of what I paid for a used product.

as far as your graphics cards.. I don't know what the part # is..but I found

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gigabyte-Radeon-HD-7970-3GB-384-bit-GDDR5-PCI-E-x16-GV-R797OC-3GD-GPU-Video-Card-/331280805419?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4d21dfee2b @ $175

used FX 8350 is probably $110-120

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xfx-P11050BEFX-1050w-Pro-Black-Edition-Psu-Pwr-W-Full-Modular-Cables-80-Plus-/201150290729?pt=PCA_UPS&hash=item2ed57ddb29 no bids at $130/175 buy it now. I imagine you could get it sold for $115-135

used biostar TA990FXE
$75-85

used hard drives aren't worth selling plus its a risk with your data on there..(yes even if you just reformat)
you might as well keep your case for a new build because you'll lose out quite a bit due to shipping.

I think 1500-1600 is wayyy to high an estimate..unless your cards end up being a different model.. I'd say you're looking more around the $750-850 mark mark.

 
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Yea I thought 1500-1600 was awfully high. I bought the case, 8350, two 7970's, biostar motherboard, and XFX power supply for $250. So I got it for a steal. I was just trying to make a little money out of the deal. I have someone willing to pay $200 for one 7970. I think I am just going to keep the rest and maybe try and piece together a new build or something.

I'm honestly having a hard time selling these 7970's because I got them for such a good deal. But I really don't game all that hard, so I don't really need dual 7970's in crossfire.
 
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Wow, yeah That's quite a steal..how'd you manage that. but yeah.. $1500-1600 is way out there..not sure where he got those numbers..but in any case you could certainly sell both cards and get 1 beefy one. as the rest of the build is totally fine..no point upgrading the fx 8350.
 
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A buddy of mine was moving over seas and was selling all his stuff. He didn't really need the money and knew I was into computers. So he just said $250 for everything. He had already sold his h100i cooler and ram, and kept his hard drive. But I already had a rig with a 6350, 260x, and a SSD in it, but a crappy HP mobo. And I believe on prebuilt machines like that, I can't change out motherboards as windows is somehow linked to my motherboard. This is just what I have read though, I never tried for my self.
 
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