What is my computer worth?

[T0v0T]

I just recently built a new computer and was wondering how much I could sell it for as a whole instead of pricing out the parts.

CORSAIR CX series CX750M 750W ($79.99)

ASUS STRIX-GTX970-DC2OC-4GD5 GeForce GTX 970 4GB ($339.99)

Fractal Design Define R4 with Window Arctic White ($119.99)

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO ($34.99)

Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz ($239.99)

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner ($19.99)

WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM ($70.99)

Logitech G430 ($69.99)

ASUS Z97-E/USB3.1 LGA 1150 Intel Z97 ($128.99)

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB ($177.95)

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM 2.5" 250GB ($99.99)

Razer Deathadder Chroma ($59.99)

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate ($129.99)

Samsung 4K monitor ($599.99)

I also have an additional 3TB worth of hard drives, another 250GB SSD and 8GB of RAM as parts on the side that arent in use.

 

[getochkn]

Why would just build it and want to sell it? And PC's are like new cars. Loose a bunch of their value right away right off the lot.

 

[T0v0T]

Why would just build it and want to sell it? And PC's are like new cars. Loose a bunch of their value right away right off the lot.

Well I just like building them and after the test run to make sure everything works properly I decided I want to build another one just because I enjoy the process and not necessarily the outcome. I understand that it might not be worth a ton of money but if you had to give a price range what would you say?

 

[getochkn]

Depends on how you plan to sell it? Selling on craigslist, going to be less than the parts are worth probably. EBay or something, you might be able to sell it for cost or more.

But building a system just to build it and loose money on it isn't a fun hobby.

 

[T0v0T]

Depends on how you plan to sell it? Selling on craigslist, going to be less than the parts are worth probably. EBay or something, you might be able to sell it for cost or more.

But building a system just to build it and loose money on it isn't a fun hobby.

To be fair almost all hobbies require people to spend money and not get anything in return. The purpose of a hobby is to be just that, something fun that you enjoy and not mind spending money on. Yes if you can get money if return that is awesome but is very rarely the case. Getting cost back would be fine by me.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

As said above you will lose money trying to do this. PC parts drop about 20% in value as soon as they leave the store shelf. So take the retail prices and subtract 20% from the total. Then subtract more for having to replace that Corsair CX that never should have been used in a high end build. Then find someone who wants that exact system in that exact case.......you get the idea. The system is also going to need a graphics upgrade because it's not close to capable of 4K gaming with a single GTX 970.

You will probably get a higher total price from ebay but ebay will get their 10% too. People here aren't going to pay a premium. You might find someone on Craigslist who doesn't know about computer who's willing to pay a premium. You will get more of your money back by parting it out. And if you want to build computers to sell build them to order so you don't lose money.

 

[chris_shadez]

If you're going to do this (build and sell) as a hobby, you should consider building for people who want a custom PC and build to their needs/budget, actually making a profit.
Your current strategy will leave you at a loss