How much is my custom gaming PC worth?

AThompson

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Jan 27, 2015
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I am trying to get more money to build a new PC. I built this one about a year and a half ago. It has no problems and i have maintained it regularly. When i purcased everything it costed about 1100 us dollars. Also i live in Maryland, USA if that makes any difference. thanks!!


Specs:
i5 - 3470 3.2 GHz - Prossesor
msi B75MA-P45 - motherboard
XFX R7870 Core Edition - GPU
WD black 1 tb - hard drive
corsair cx500 500w - Power supply
LG dvd multiwriter - dvd drive
corsair vengance ddr3 8g - RAM
asus wireless pcie adapter - wifi card
windows 7 64bit home premium - OS
NZXT source 220 - case


I also have all of the original boxes/manuals for each component
 
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Closer to $500 than 650. You can build an equivalent new PC for $750.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder...
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I will offer you £75, or the contents of my fridge. It is your decision my friend.

PS my fridge is quite large but not in good health.
 
Closer to $500 than 650. You can build an equivalent new PC for $750.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($80.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card ($133.98 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 220 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($13.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($88.98 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N10 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($14.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $719.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-27 17:26 EST-0500
 
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