Selling/Recycling Old Systems

[Eli Nachtman]

Can anyone share their experience selling or recycling an old PC? I have an old gaming rig (spec below) that I'm not sure what to do with. I have it listed on craigslist but don't really know how to evaluate the value of older components. I also don't know if there is a more profitable place to recycle things instead. Can anyone guess the value of these components or offer insight on what to do with it?

1 x Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-B Blue Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case
1 x MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard
1 x MSI NX8800GTS 640M OC GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
1 x Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750
1 x Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KHX6400D2K2/4G
1 x PHILIPS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model SPD2413BM/17

 

[benali72]

Your machine is right on the borderline between sellable and a give-away.

If you want to sell it use Craigslist, but my guess is that you probably won't get more than $100 for it. It may not be worth your time to sell it.

If you want to recycle it, give it to a place that will re-use it, rather than just destroy it for materials. I recommend Free Geek if they're in your area (for locations see -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_geek#Locations

Cheers.