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How much can I sell this system?

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I have this system I was thinking of selling:

Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.13 GHz
2 GB RAM PC-5300
ATi HD 4850 512 MB
400W PSU
ASUS P5B mobo
250 GB HDD Western Digital
DVD-ROM
DVD-RW
Floppy with 7 in 1 card reader

First I was thinking of overclocking or upgrading, but then I rejected the first option since I know nothing of these things (I made some posts on the other forum categories) and was thinking about the second. But I realized that I wanted a faster memory, a PCI-Express 2.0 mobo and definitely a new processor and a new PSU to hold all that in place. Only thing worth keeping is my graphics card which I bought for 85 euros (that's around 110 dollars or 50 pounds - my previous card got "burned" due to Greek heat waves and it was still in warranty so I got the 4850 for half its original price), which means I can actually make money off of it.

So, how much do you think I can sell it? I could just leave its Windows XP in there (after formatting and reinstalling of course), but I can leave that up to the buyer. So, any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

PS: I am only talking about the case; no monitors, speakers, or any peripherals whatsoever in the deal.
PS2: If you have any other suggestions about what I can do to future proof my system (2 years ahead), without spending more than 600 euros, please share.

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I would buy a cheap $20 GPU and sell the system and 4850 seperately.

------------------------------ If its good in theory but not in practice,
its not good theory.
Reply to zenmaster

I cacn but a system just like that w/o the GPU but a faster process from Dell for $430 w/ 19" monitor and 1yr on-site warranty.

That would be abour $250 for they system after reselling the monitor.
Considering yours is used, I would say it's worth maybe $200 if you include the XP CD w/Serial#.

The GPU is worth almost as much as the rest of the system, so I would sell that seperate.

Now, I would put a cheap GPU in it and try to sell it for about $300 on CraigsList and mark down as necessary. Any offer in the $200-$250 would be a fair offer to accept.

------------------------------ If its good in theory but not in practice,
its not good theory.
Reply to zenmaster

If you seel the major components seperately (motherboard, cpu, GPU, and ram), you should be able to get a little more money.

Any core 2 duo will sell well on ebay, as will the gpu.

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