trying to sell a high end gaming pc: opinions

[BoracusGrim]

dont really know if im posting in the right place but heregoes.

i recently moved to L.A and atm i have a much more mobile lifestyle. since moneys tight i wanted to sell my year old beast rig on craigs list. the parts are as follows:

cpu- 3930k@4.0ghz
cooler- thermaltake water 2.0 extreme, pull config
ram- 4*8 gigs kingston hyperx 10th aniversary 1600mhz
ssd- 500gig samsung 840 pro
mobo- msi big bang xpower ii
v-card- 2*msi 770 lightning
Hdd- WD Black 1TB
PSU-Corsair AX 1200
BR drive- some crappy LG thing
Chassis- CM HAFX
os: fresh install win 7 professional

i was wondering how much you would post this at. i had originally spent ~3500usd and added 1000usd in upgrades so i was hoping to put it up for 3k

--also as far as downsides go there is 2 small scratches on the window and it comes with stock fans

 

[James Mason]

You "might" be able to get 2k for it.

Money put into something doesn't always retain it's value.

Ebay might be a better option. And you might have better luck selling the parts of individually.

FYI, if you didn't do a hard scrubbing of your HDD, it's possible for someone to recover any credit card information/ect from it.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/wipe-hard-drive.htm

 

[BoracusGrim]

well i was hoping since the 800 series didnt come out and most of the parts are still considered near/top of the line the value, that the value didnt depreciate that much.

on a related note, most of my data is on the ssd and only a few rarely played games and movies are on the hdd. as i understand it a program like ccleaner wouldnt work on a ssd. do you happen to have any info on how to wipe a ssd?

 

[James Mason]

well i was hoping since the 800 series didnt come out and most of the parts are still considered near/top of the line the value, that the value didnt depreciate that much.

on a related note, most of my data is on the ssd and only a few rarely played games and movies are on the hdd. as i understand it a program like ccleaner wouldnt work on a ssd. do you happen to have any info on how to wipe a ssd?

Take the SSD out and keep it for yourself, securely erasing SSDs greatly shortens their lifespan.