Want to sell my custom PC for a new custom PC. Where should I sell it and how should I price it?

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dipper_

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So I bought my computer at a bad time. I bought a 4790k instead of a skylark i7. And bought a 970 instead of a 10 series. I also wish I had bought a smaller case but to downsize to that, I would have to buy a bunch of old and overpriced parts.

My partslist is:

Asus Z97-A/USB3.1
GTX 970 Strix
EVGA 600 B1
i7 4790k
8Gb of G.skill + 4Gb of Kingston Memory
1TB WD Blue
120GB ADATA SP550
Corsair SPEC-02

I bought this for $1077.58 on 08/15/2016. Thanks!
 
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JackNaylorPE
I realized on re-reading that didn't answer your question:

First, let's consider that a good Rule of Thumb is: Take your build cost and then subtract 10% .... then 5% for each month of age for 6 months (60% value at this point) ... then 10% for every 6 months thereafter.

0.5 year old - 60% of build cost
1.0 - 50%
1.5 - 40%
2.0 - 30%
2.5 - 20%
3.0 - 10%

Using that with a 10 month old box, you have a ceiling of about 53% of $1,077.58

Now you have to look at why that might get knocked down

1. With the Z97 series, Asus "cheaped out" and was the only manufacturer not providing ALC 1150 in this price range. Being saddled with Realtek ALC892, an astute gamer would either pass or knock a few bucks off. (-$50)

2. It's not the best...
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I don't see why you want to get rid of this PC. It's still a beast of a machine, and going to skylake or kaby lake will not see a big increase. I built my current pc in August as while, and I got a 6700K.

Anyways, keep this PC. No need to sell it. All you have to do is upgrade the GPU. But even then, the 970 is still a fine card. What performance are you trying to accomplish?
 
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A 2500k is till a viable CPU ... while GFX card performance increases generation to generation have been significant, CPU's increases have been miniscule. The oddball RAM set up might be worth fixing, but other than the weak ob board sound on the MoBo, I see nothing that won't go a few more years.
 
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Mj_6__

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Set up is good. Off the missmatch RAM and go 10 series on the gpu. Your cpu can handle a gtx 1080 no prob but I would try 16gb of matching RAM. You will just get robbed on your sell. (Low balled)
 
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JackNaylorPE

JackNaylorPE

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I realized on re-reading that didn't answer your question:

First, let's consider that a good Rule of Thumb is: Take your build cost and then subtract 10% .... then 5% for each month of age for 6 months (60% value at this point) ... then 10% for every 6 months thereafter.

0.5 year old - 60% of build cost
1.0 - 50%
1.5 - 40%
2.0 - 30%
2.5 - 20%
3.0 - 10%

Using that with a 10 month old box, you have a ceiling of about 53% of $1,077.58

Now you have to look at why that might get knocked down

1. With the Z97 series, Asus "cheaped out" and was the only manufacturer not providing ALC 1150 in this price range. Being saddled with Realtek ALC892, an astute gamer would either pass or knock a few bucks off. (-$50)

2. It's not the best $970 but not bad at all (+$25)

3. The B1 is below what I'd recommend for a gaming box (-$25)

4. CPU - No add / no deduct

5. Memory - if not a matched pair ($-50)

6. HD is small and not a top performer but appropriate for this price range

7. SSD is too small for today. I'd want to replace with 250 but if user is into video editing, then would make a decent scratch drive. (I want to take a deduction, but will let this one go)

8. Small case limits your potential market but no deduction.

That puts us at about $475 - $500 from a knowledgeable user base. At that price I'd keep it for another year or 2

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