Question Old PC Parts - try to sell or recycle?

[Mr Tobes]

I have a pile of parts from a PC I originally built in 2014. Searching the parts online shows very little demand, I have no experience with ebay so it would be a significant time investment - is it generally worth trying to find buyers or should I save the effort and just drop them off at a recycling centre?

If there is a third option for donating parts to charity (UK based) that anyone knows of I would be interested.

Parts list (with original packaging):
NZXT H440 Black/Orange case w/ cables
EVGA Supernova NEX650G
Z97X-Gaming 7 Motherboard
GeForce GTX 970 (faulty)
Intel Core i5-4460 LGA1150

 

[Ralston18]

1) Donate if anyone will accept. Knowledgeable places will not accept older electronics. Or if they do then the parts are likely sent for recycling.

Some places just trash the parts so be sure about what the donee will do with unuseable parts.

2) Reycle.

With the possible exception of the case. If solid and in good shape someone may want it.

 

[TerryLaze]

1) Put it together and sell it as a system, you can state that the GPU has issues or leave it out of the deal all together.

2) Ask friends and relatives if they want a system, the 4460 is still pretty capable for a normy gamer.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

Another option would be maybe to add a couple of bits (ram, SSD), and use the system as a home plex server!

 

[Exploding PSU]

Just a random thought, you can always make a pedestal from acrylic and put the better parts there as a memento of old times. I know I had a faulty GTX 970 and I did just that. I know it's counter-productive to your goal of getting rid of the old parts, but I'm a sentimental person though so... yeah..

 

[Mr Tobes]

Just a random thought, you can always make a pedestal from acrylic and put the better parts there as a memento of old times. I know I had a faulty GTX 970 and I did just that. I know it's counter-productive to your goal of getting rid of the old parts, but I'm a sentimental person though so... yeah..

I do like this idea, it was my first build after all, but I currently live in a 6 person house share and space is a premium, the parts already take up enough space boxed up in the corner.

 

[Kona45primo]

Sell $30 for the GPU & psu $15 for the CPU and $80 for the motherboard. eBay search for whatever l, filter, show more, sold items. That will get you an idea on value. "Sell One like this" will give you an easy template to revise and post your ad.