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I am in the process of putting together a new PC and would like to sell my current one to help cover the cost.

Firstly, would it be better to sell the system as a whole or break it down into it's components? I'd imagine the whole system would be better but some of the components are much newer than the rest (graphics card and 2 ram sticks) and might sell better individually.

Secondly, I'm not sure what to ask for it. It's starting to become a bit dated but it's still a good system for anyone wanting to play at max quality the best games that 2011 had to offer...

Here are the specs, please let me know if I've omitted anything important:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H (with original packaging and documentation)
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 10 (Overclocked to 2.9 GHz)
Graphics: XFX AMD Radeon R7 240 2GB VRAM (with original packaging and documentation)
RAM: 4X2GB DDR2-800 w 2x integrated heat sink (original packaging for the other two)
HD: Seagate Barracuda ST3500418AS 500GB 7200 RPM
Case: Full-ATX w front 2xUSB2.0 & audio in/out, 1x80mm fan
PSU: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W (RS-500-PCAR-A3)
OS: Win 7 x64 Professional Edition
Additional: CD/DVD R/W drive

Graphics and 2 RAM sticks are 6 months old, rest of it is ~5yrs

I was thinking in the ballpark of $300 but I'd really like some input. I'm not in a hurry to sell and I'm in a university area so the local market is pretty strong I think.

I also have the old Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 that I replaced with the R7 but it's a crash-happy POS so I don't really think it's worth much.

Thanks in advance for any input.
 
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The psu is probably OK depending on your use, however it's shortage of pci-e power connectors is a major drawback, only one 6pin connector won't cut it for newer models. Not mentioning the fact it only has 36 amps shared between both 12v rails, might be cutting it close for a lot of cards. Otherwise it should be fine for normal use still.

As for the rest of the build, I can't really speak for a great price, it all depends on condition, and what they're willing to pay for really, really old hardware. Even the 240 is nothing special, you might get 50 or 60 if you're lucky if you sold that off individually.

But if you were to sell the whole system, assuming it is still in good condition, I would actually agree with your $300 price point...
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oops, didn't notice the word 'series' after 200 in CPU-Z. It's a 240, I'll edit the orignial post to add that and the psu's model. As for the case, I got it second hand and it doesn't have any brands or marks on it that I can see, the most extra info I can provide for it is that it's black and has a handle.

 
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It's a Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W (RS-500-PCAR-A3). This guy, but a bit older: http://www.coolermaster.com/powersupply/extreme/extreme-power-plus-500w/
 
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The psu is probably OK depending on your use, however it's shortage of pci-e power connectors is a major drawback, only one 6pin connector won't cut it for newer models. Not mentioning the fact it only has 36 amps shared between both 12v rails, might be cutting it close for a lot of cards. Otherwise it should be fine for normal use still.

As for the rest of the build, I can't really speak for a great price, it all depends on condition, and what they're willing to pay for really, really old hardware. Even the 240 is nothing special, you might get 50 or 60 if you're lucky if you sold that off individually.

But if you were to sell the whole system, assuming it is still in good condition, I would actually agree with your $300 price point, it's a good estimate. It might end up being a bit lower if I were to buy it, somewhere in the 250-280 range. But yeah, the hardware is far from obsolete for most tasks and if you're lucky can probably fetch that 300 bucks. If you can find a student like you said in the area willing to take it, even better.
 
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That's a bit harsh now isn't it? XD And where did you get that $20 value from?
 
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You can try listing it on a sale site in your local market with a $300 price tag and see what folks offer. I'd think $250-300 might be right - though I'd go ahead and grab the free Win 10 upgrade if it's available since that will be a nice selling point.
 
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I wouldn't expect any more than between 150 - 200. Even when the equipment was new, it was on the lower end. Windows 10 doesn't add value to the machine over any other machine, as every Windows 7 & 8 machine can still upgrade to 10 for free.

Probably get an extra 50 - 75 for the machine if you leave Windows 7 on it, throw a digital tuner card in it, and sell it as an HTPC.
 
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Thanks a lot for the input. Hopefully I'll get lucky and some freshman getting by on a tablet or a parent looking for a Minecraft box for their kid will give me a good price.
 
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Given the level of hardware, he's likely selling to someone who's not a super techy - therefore, selling it with the "new Windows" will be a plus (and broaden his audience of potential buyers) since most of the non-techies don't know about the free upgrade or are scared to do it themselves. I just did the same with an older laptop I was selling and it boosted the price.
 
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That's good to know. I was thinking of leaving a fresh install of 7 on thinking that people looking at used are the type that don't want to upgrade to 10 but if Win10 increases the price as you say that's probably the better option.
 
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Yeah I would have to agree, to somebody who isn't tech savvy using the selling point of the "latest and greatest software" will definitely make it sell better. I recently put together a pc for a friend(prebuilt-ish), and the w10 factor definitely helped move it faster. For techies though, it probably won't work. Then again I suppose tech savvy people probably won't touch this pc anyway.
 
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Even people buying a used cheaper PC want to feel like they're getting the latest and greatest - especially if they don't know any better on the other hardware, they know "Windows 10" > "Windows 7" or think they do. That's how for years PC makers sold their low end boxes, based on "it's cheap and it runs the latest windows/office/etc" even if it was molasses slow and ran outdated hardware.
 
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Not everybody's opinion of Windows 10 is positive. I know quite a few people who have gone back to 7. You really are praying on the ignorant at this point. If people want Windows 10, let them know it's an option. For somebody who doesn't want Windows 10, installing it would make the machine a no-go.
 
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