Is my rig resale value appropriate?

[MrSniperTrifle]

Hi Community!

I'm hoping to sell my computer since I rarely utilize it's crazy power! I put the PC parts through PCPartpicker.com, which gave me a rough estimate of £1600 new for the tower ALONE (I spent way more than that lol xD Got to love electronic depreciation 😛). Anyways, I was hoping to get around £1000 for it second hand....

I'm wondering if my estimated resale a bit to much (or a little too conservative... xD)?. I just wanted to hear what you guys/gals think before I put it up on Gumtree or something similar...

Thanks for your time and I greatly appreciate any comments on this matter!

Alex

My PC specs:


Asus VG278HR + Asus XB280HK (I can sell these separately but an rough estimate would be appreciated )

MSI Z-77 GD80

i7 3770k @ 4.9GHz (Corsair H80i) (Semi-sketchy OC @4.9Ghz)

GTX 980 Zotac AMP (I did OC this by and extra 160MHz core, 400MHz memory, but yielded little gainZ xD)

16GB HyperX XMP @1866MHz

Asus STXII

ASUS PC68 wireless adapter

340GB SSD (there are three different drives)

3TB HDD 7200rpm

Corsair RM750

Corsair 760T (I had to drill some minor holes in the HDD cage to get the H80i radiator in a better position)
The case is fitted out with corsair SP and AF 120/140s

Windows 8.1 Pro

Cheers! N.B My profile pic is the actual PC.

 

[Barty1884]

The problem with PCPP 'after the fact', is some components fall into 'new, old stock' territory and are inflated beyond their actual market worth.

Id say a smart way to price it would be to look at comparable newer tech, and view as a percentage of their cost new.

I'm sure you spent significantly more on the 980 (assuming you bought it when it was released) compared to the cost of it new today, and it's a different picture comparing it to something like a GTX 1070.

Excluding the monitors, you could have a comparable setup (with some newer tech) for right around 1200GBP.
If you're curious what I'm using to arrive at that number, see: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/s8YP6X

Considering that, I'd expect to see no more than 60%, so somewhere around 750GBP.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but remember, I'm just one opinion - ultimately it's worth as much as someone is willing to pay.

As for the monitors, comparables can be had (new) for around 275.

Monitors hold their value fairly well, so I'd expect maybe 150-175 each out of them (assuming they're in good shape)

 

[MrSniperTrifle]

The problem with PCPP 'after the fact', is some components fall into 'new, old stock' territory and are inflated beyond their actual market worth.

Id say a smart way to price it would be to look at comparable newer tech, and view as a percentage of their cost new.

I'm sure you spent significantly more on the 980 (assuming you bought it when it was released) compared to the cost of it new today, and it's a different picture comparing it to something like a GTX 1070.

Excluding the monitors, you could have a comparable setup (with some newer tech) for right around 1200GBP.
If you're curious what I'm using to arrive at that number, see: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/s8YP6X

Considering that, I'd expect to see no more than 60%, so somewhere around 750GBP.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but remember, I'm just one opinion - ultimately it's worth as much as someone is willing to pay.

As for the monitors, comparables can be had (new) for around 275.

Monitors hold their value fairly well, so I'd expect maybe 150-175 each out of them (assuming they're in good shape)

Hi Barty1884

Cheers for the prompt response! I thank you (despite the nature of it xD) for your honest opinion and I value it greatly . You are very much correct, besides I'm pretty sure nobody wants to buy my dust ridden radiators and heat sinks when spending a grand of their hard earned cash!

I checked your computer that has comparable performance, and I noticed that it was missing my £170 sound card xD But since most people don't own a high enough performance headset to warrant such a device, I suppose it's almost irrelevant in the average user's eyes. So perhaps aiming my computer at the right target user could yield a greater resale value (fingers crossed).... 😀

Thanks again for your valuable contribution and I will most certainly take your estimate into great consideration when selling my computer.

Alex

 

[Barty1884]

I didn't include the sound card as, you're totally correct - it's a select buyer who will be interested in it.

Sometimes, parting your rig out, or even just parting out select components (like a ~170 sound card!) can yield better results.

Ultimately, some components are better being reused yourself than sold. Storage, as an example. Storage is (relatively) cheap new. Nobody really wants used storage unless it's extremely cheap. So ask yourself whether you'd rather have a fiver for a 120GB SSD (hypothetically), or whether you'd rather just keep it to use in your next build. You could use it as a recovery drive, or external storage etc. It's probably more useful to you when you think about it, than the five or ten quid you might get for it.

Go through your rig, and try to think about what you'd still use (or have to replace), assuming you're still going to be gaming - I'm reading that you just don't game enough to justify the components?

Each component you plan to use in future (assuming buying a replacement) has a cost. If the cost is greater than you can anticipate out of a component you have now....and it's still viable (like a Wireless N or AC adapter) etc etc, then you'd probably be better off keeping it.

If you feel you'd be better served by (something like) a GTX 960, that's going to cost you 140quid or so new.
You have a 980 which you might be able to get 175-200 back from. Is that 35-60quid you'd make from it really worth the hassle? Or would you just be better keeping the 980? Etc. Etc.

This turned into a longer reply than I anticipated. Hopefully you get the idea....