How much is my 3 year old gaming computer worth?

[Phaydren]

Hey! I've been looking to get rid of my chunky gaming computer soon or in the next year and was wondering how much I could probably get for it now. Here are the specs:
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146068
Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128423
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211 + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193
OS: Windows 7 64bit
DVD burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125320 + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426026
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121040
HDDs: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136012 + http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136074
Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102023
Geez... that's a lot... it was about a $2000 computer in 2010 and I've added some stuff onto it since then as you will see. Thanks!

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I'm not doing all that clikcing to find out what ya got .... next times names please

Rule of Thumb - Take your build cost and then subtract 10% .... then 5% for each month of age for 6 months (60% value at this point) ... then 10% for every 6 months thereafter.

So $2,000 - $200 (10%) - $600 (6 x 5%) - $1,000 (5 x 10%) = $200

 

[swifty_morgan]

if you could get 350 for it with the operating system ( disc ) I would take it.

 

[13thmonkey]

sell it as parts, you'll get people that need that mobo for instance as they have a dead one or similar. the 470 is worth about £80/$100 nowadays, they depreciate faster than cars.

 

[dansgas1000]

$450

 

[Trenchcoat]

Only a new car depreciates worse than computer hardware. Unlike a car though, your typical performance PC will become obsolete in 3-5 years.

Why are you looking to get rid of it? Is it too big, too dated? Are you moving away from PC gaming or is this to free up funds for a new build?

Either way I can't help because I'm across the pond but others may be able to assist.

 

[dingo07]

...Rule of Thumb - Take your build cost and then subtract 10% .... then 5% for each month of age for 6 months (60% value at this point) ... then 10% for every 6 months thereafter...

That's some equation...

 

[Phaydren]

Only a new car depreciates worse than computer hardware. Unlike a car though, your typical performance PC will become obsolete in 3-5 years.

Why are you looking to get rid of it? Is it too big, too dated? Are you moving away from PC gaming or is this to free up funds for a new build?

Either way I can't help because I'm across the pond but others may be able to assist.

I'm looking to get rid of it because it's so large... I'll be going off to college soon, and I need a smaller set up that won't be so complicated. But maybe it's not worth selling at all if some people are saying it's worth only $200-450 🙁

 

[Phaydren]

I'm not doing all that clikcing to find out what ya got .... next times names please

Rule of Thumb - Take your build cost and then subtract 10% .... then 5% for each month of age for 6 months (60% value at this point) ... then 10% for every 6 months thereafter.

So $2,000 - $200 (10%) - $600 (6 x 5%) - $1,000 (5 x 10%) = $200

Okay xD lemme try this again.
Case: NZXT Phantom
HDDs: 150gb Velociraptor + WD (blue) 320gb
OS: Windows 7 64 bit
Ram: 4gb ddr3 1600mhz
CPU: i7 950 @ 3.07 (lol, i think i overclocked it to 3.4)
GPU: GTX 470
MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R
PSU: 1220W PSU
okay... I think that's everything again 😱

 

[swifty_morgan]

Only a new car depreciates worse than computer hardware. Unlike a car though, your typical performance PC will become obsolete in 3-5 years.

Why are you looking to get rid of it? Is it too big, too dated? Are you moving away from PC gaming or is this to free up funds for a new build?

Either way I can't help because I'm across the pond but others may be able to assist.

I'm looking to get rid of it because it's so large... I'll be going off to college soon, and I need a smaller set up that won't be so complicated. But maybe it's not worth selling at all if some people are saying it's worth only $200-450 🙁

it's always going to be worth more to you than to somebody else.

 

[Phaydren]

sell it as parts, you'll get people that need that mobo for instance as they have a dead one or similar. the 470 is worth about £80/$100 nowadays, they depreciate faster than cars.

What is the best way to sell it all in your view? Amazon? Ebay? A friend?

 

[13thmonkey]

ebay in bits, you'll be ripping a friend off unless they particularly need your precise component.

 

[Phaydren]

Is there a way you can put two SSDs in Raid 0 (both 32 gb at SATA 3) and then use the combined drive as a ssd cache? If this is possible, will it be possible with this SSD? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171667 There is also an Adata ssd, but I'm not familar with Adata. Is Adata reliable?

 

[dingo07]

Anything is possible...