How Much is My Alienware x51R2 worth?

[dmchardy]

I've had my Alienware x51 R2 gaming Pc for just under a year now, and I'm looking now to sell it to afford to build my own pc.

Here are my specs.

Intel Core i7-4770 CPU (3.40GHz)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 OEM 1.5GB
1TB HDD
An upgraded dual band wireless adapter.
8GB of RAM
330W power supply

I can sell the item with the original boxing and the computer works perfectly.

Any ideas where I should look to sell the item and how much for?

 

[Entomber]

you could simply upgrade what you have now instead of selling everything (at a loss) and then buying parts that may be similar in performance to what you already have.

You would only need to buy a PSU and a GPU, if any, to upgrade that.

 

[dmchardy]

you could simply upgrade what you have now instead of selling everything (at a loss) and then buying parts that may be similar in performance to what you already have.

You would only need to buy a PSU and a GPU, if any, to upgrade that.

Hi there,

Cheers for answering. I've heard that the motherboard is a slight issue to work with (custom Mini-ITX), and in order to get a new PSU I'd need a new motherboard too.

I need a new case, as the alienware one is too small to home the GTX 970 STRIX, without removing the DVD drive.

With the fact that I would need to purchase a new case, gpu, motherboard and psu I think that selling the alienware is my only viable option. I may be wrong of course, as I've not really looked into the available PSU options for the alienware.

 

[junkeymonkey]

free to good home???

 

[dmchardy]

free to good home???

Not sure what you mean. I'm assuming that you're trolling.

 

[junkeymonkey]

you asked I told, but I guess its all a matter of opinion

 

[Entomber]

I figure you should be able to get maybe $900 or so for it.

 

[dmchardy]

you asked I told, but I guess its all a matter of opinion

Okay, say we forget it's an alienware... For the parts how much would you value the system at?

 

[dmchardy]

I figure you should be able to get maybe $900 or so for it.

So around £600?

 

[junkeymonkey]

go to sites like e-bay and see what there going for on average and assume that's the going rate on them -- there used parts and not many would pay well to take a chance on that [opinion]

 

[Entomber]

Well you can't separate the Alienware brand from the system parts, since Alienware has its own custom cases that some people think looks pretty cool. Partwise you're probably looking at this breakdown:

CPU - $300
GPU - $200 (depreciated)
HDD - $60
RAM - $80
Case - $50
PSU - $30
NIC - $30

Total: $750

those are just my price estimates, but simply for the brand name you could be able to get more for your build

 

[dmchardy]

go to sites like e-bay and see what there going for on average and assume that's the going rate on them -- there used parts and not many would pay well to take a chance on that [opinion]

Just checked the U.K Ebay site, and similar builds to mine are going for anything from £600 to £700 ($940 to $1100)

Hopefully, I can get this kind of return on my pc

Cheers for the help. Is there anywhere other than eBay you'd recomend to sell my item?

 

[Entomber]

eBay is a solid place to sell your PC. The price you get will depend largely on who you manage to attract to your product.

 

[junkeymonkey]

'' and similar builds to mine are going for anything from £600 to £700 ($940 to $1100)''


are they used or 2ed hand also??

 

[Entomber]

eBay doesn't really sell new

 

[junkeymonkey]

well I guess stick a ad in there and see who or what bites .. if you don't try you don't know

 

[dmchardy]

eBay is a solid place to sell your PC. The price you get will depend largely on who you manage to attract to your product.

Alright, I'll set a minimum sale price of $850 to attract buyers and see what happens

 

[junkeymonkey]

most of these here are claiming NEW

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/alienware-x51

 

[dmchardy]

'' and similar builds to mine are going for anything from £600 to £700 ($940 to $1100)''


are they used or 2ed hand also??

Yes, all of the previously sold machines were used or "refurbished". I didn't take notice of the refurbished ones however, as they've been tested and under-gone maintainence by professionals.

 

[dmchardy]

most of these here are claiming NEW

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/alienware-x51

I live in the U.K, so here's what I've been using for reference.

What do you think?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?LH_ItemCondition=4&_dcat=179&Processor%2520Type=Intel%2520Core%2520i7%25204th%2520Gen%252E&_nkw=alienware+x51+R2&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc

 

[junkeymonkey]

the only way to know for sure is to get it out on the market and see where it goes and what you get offered

 

[dmchardy]

most of these here are claiming NEW

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/alienware-x51

the only way to know for sure is to get it out on the market and see where it goes and what you get offered

Say I put it up and it sells for a price that I'm not happy with, do I own the right to withdraw my item from the site? (Obviously, without stealing the other person's money.)

 

[Entomber]

you might get negative feedback for such an action, which will make it harder for you to sell things in the future.

 

[junkeymonkey]

you may need to hold a ''reserve'' on the price as you see in some e-bay deals