How much would this rather low-end stuff sell for?
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Okay, I've got a couple of components I'd like to sell off for a reasonable price:
ASUS P5GC-MX/1333
Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 @ 2.50GHz (stock cooler)
2GB DDR2 Kingston RAM
ASUS 8400GS Silent
It's all in quite good condition, just a little bit of dust round the CPU fan since I'd been using it as my main PC for a short while, and then just generally messing around with it out of boredom once I'd gotten a better build. It all works properly, no problems or anything like that, but there's no components other than what's there, so I'm wondering if I would be better off selling this stuff individually.
So how much would I be able to expect from this?
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Maybe £150?
I'd say €75 max.
Not sure on mobo but personally I've sold Pentium Ds for £35, 2GB of DDR2 for £30, and 8400GS I would imagine going for around the same. No more than £80 for the lot.
I'd build a PC out of it and sell it on ebay
Just nab a case, PSU, DVD drive and HDD then you're set.
[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;33659400']I'd build a PC out of it and sell it on ebay
Just nab a case, PSU, DVD drive and HDD then you're set.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. If it was in working condition with Windows 7 on it, it would easily add $50-100 to the total price on ebay.
Thanks guys. I'm not really looking for that much money, to be honest. As long as it isn't ridiculously low, I'm fine with that. The numbers you guys have come up with seem okay.
[QUOTE=GunskiMod;33660410]Agreed. If it was in working condition with Windows 7 on it, it would easily add $50-100 to the total price on ebay.[/QUOTE]
That is a pretty good idea, but I don't really have any spare cases or hard drives lying around (aside from a 60GB IDE HDD and a 2.5" SATA one). I do have a cheap no-brand case but I'd rather not try and sell it as the PSU's not exactly in top condition.
I suppose if that weren't an issue, though, I could probably chuck Windows 7 on it but leave the activation? Would that still give me a price boost?
$500 on Craigslist.
Putting shit on Ebay never sells in my experiences. The only time I've sold something on Ebay was a laptop HDD I got in return from a RMA for about $40
"Buy It Now" always works on eBay. Auctions are shit.
Yeah but people usually dont buy anything bigger then a phone on Ebay anyways because shipping costs a ton.
My dad sells iBooks on eBay all the time and shipping isn't much at all. It probably costs more in Canada because you have square wheels.
[QUOTE=jaybuz;33679943]My dad sells iBooks on eBay all the time and shipping isn't much at all. It probably costs more in Canada because you have square wheels.[/QUOTE]
Because iBook's are lighter then properly packaged motherboard/CPU combo.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;33679949]Because iBook's are lighter then properly packaged motherboard/CPU combo.[/QUOTE]
No way. They're pretty heavy and they need a massive box. It's the square wheels man!
You'd be lucky if you could pull $150 USD.
Hah, I've worked on that exact model board before, it's a notoriously unreliable piece of crap. The chipset used on the board actually doesn't officially support a 1333 MHz FSB. ASUS used some ugly hardware and BIOS hacks to force the chipset to recognize 1333 MHz FSB Wolfdale CPUs.
So, when you use a Wolfdale CPU, the chipset is always overclocked. The heatsink they use on it is woefully inadequate for the extra heat produced and usually burns out in short order and bricking the board.
Interestingly enough I have a computer here that just died with a motherboard from that same product line.
I'm not looking to auction it, I'd be pretty happy to put the whole thing up for like AUD$50 if I had to.
[QUOTE=bohb;33683169]Hah, I've worked on that exact model board before, it's a notoriously unreliable piece of crap. The chipset used on the board actually doesn't officially support a 1333 MHz FSB. ASUS used some ugly hardware and BIOS hacks to force the chipset to recognize 1333 MHz FSB Wolfdale CPUs.
So, when you use a Wolfdale CPU, the chipset is always overclocked. The heatsink they use on it is woefully inadequate for the extra heat produced and usually burns out in short order and bricking the board.[/QUOTE]
Intel's page on the E5200 says the FSB is 800MHz, which is in line with the 945GC(A2)'s 533/800 support, so I'm confused as to how it's always overclocked. I hadn't noticed any excess heat when I was using it, either.
[QUOTE=fauxpark;33683904]I'm not looking to auction it, I'd be pretty happy to put the whole thing up for like AUD$50 if I had to.
Intel's page on the E5200 says the FSB is 800MHz, which is in line with the 945GC(A2)'s 533/800 support, so I'm confused as to how it's always overclocked. I hadn't noticed any excess heat when I was using it, either.[/QUOTE]
"When a wolfdale CPU is used, the chipset is always overclocked"
I was referring to if anyone ever put in an E7000 or E8000 CPU into the board, it has a high chance of failing. Not that it's any more reliable when CPUs are used on it running within spec, the one I worked on died with an officially supported CPU in it. Other people on random forums I found while looking for help also said it was a crap board.
I'd keep the board, CPU and RAM and turn it into a small server of some sort (since it has integrated video) and wouldn't pull much power while running.
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