Should I sell my PC or Ship it Overeas?

[adler264]

I am after some much needed advice and was wondering if anybody here could help me?

I am currently living in Sydney Australia and have recently been offered a job (which I have accepted) in New York City. As excited as I am, I have the slight issue or what to do with my newly built (April 2017) Full-Tower Desktop PC.
Its current specs are:
CPU: i7 6850k
Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S
M/B: Asus X99-E WS/USB 3.1
RAM: (8 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Corsair Vengeance LPX
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB
HDD: 4x 4TB WD Black
O/D: 2x LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
GPU: Asus 1080 Ti 11GB ROG STRIX OC
PSU: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum
CASE: NZXT Phantom 820
Monitors: 3x Asus VX24AH 24"
K/B: Corsair K95 RGB
M: Corsair M65 PRO
Yes I know the rig above is in many ways overkill but is was built so that I could do anything possible and with many upgrades in the future. At the moment I primarily use it for gaming/modded gaming and financial analysis (job). I am also slowly learning getting into video edition through the various adobe programs.

When I do move to NYC I will be initially living in a shared apartment, but do have plans to quick find an apartment of my own. Obviously until I get this apartment, I will not have any room for my desktop PC, but I only envision this being for 2-3 months. What I want to know is whether I should ship the PC over when I can or sell it now and when I get a place of my own build a brand new PC? Please advise.

 

[profoundnoah]

You have QUITE the strong build there. Have you considered downscaling your build a bit? Is there room for perhaps a micro-atx or mini-itx case? You can jam a LOT of performance into small spaces these days. How soon do you plan on leaving for the states? Personally, if you could sell your build right now and build a compact, high quality rig, I would recommend doing so ASAP.

 

[adler264]

You have QUITE the strong build there. Have you considered downscaling your build a bit? Is there room for perhaps a micro-atx or mini-itx case? You can jam a LOT of performance into small spaces these days. How soon do you plan on leaving for the states? Personally, if you could sell your build right now and build a compact, high quality rig, I would recommend doing so ASAP.

Downscaling was never my intention, rather expanding when I can.
I could go down to 32GB RAM, but would a micro-atx or mini-itx case fit the 1080ti and/or Noctua?
I will be leaving for the states in mid to late October

 

[USAFRet]

Sell it. Build something new that fits your space when you get settled.
Your living conditions will be up in the air for 6 months or so.

 

[profoundnoah]

I second that. If your PC isn't necessary to your work, then you would get far better value out of selling it and building one that's equipped with newer/stronger parts. You can get quite a healthy amount for those parts.

 

[Ghost in the Machine]

It seems that it would depend on what you can get by selling it versus what it would cost to replace it. You also need to factor in shipping costs. If you're sending it in a container along with your furniture then that's not a problem, but sending it separately could work out quite expensive (and don't forget you'll need insurance on top of that.)

Something you may not have considered is software. I don't know how it works "Down Under" but here in S. Africa a lot of the software like Windows, Office, and Anti-virus is "Region Activation Locked." So if at some point in time you want to re-install your legally purchased software you may have an issue with that.

 

[ritvarsdavis]

Another option, sell all the components with moving parts and bring over the rest. Pack it nicely in antistatic bags and bubble wrap it. Those can be CPU, RAM, SSD and possibly motherboard. Besides, selling parts separately would yield more money than selling the system as a whole.

By the time you've settled in, the new gen NVIDIA cards will be out so you'd be happy to have sold that 1080 Ti while the reselling value is still high.

 

[jsmithepa]

Shipping that distance will be usd$100+ dollars and it will be by sea, 30 days. The last time I did it, the PC arrive "scrambled." the HD slide out its cage, the PC cards pop out, so either disassemble the components before hand or stuff the empty spaces with hard styrofoam or balls of socks so things can't wiggle, there is no "white gloves" service. I wouldn't ship this thing if it got water cooled.

 

[jjacobus]

If you are really happy with your rig, you should probably ship it. First, find out what it would cost to ship. The decision to ship or sell then buy is a dollars + hassle calculation.
You could look at two shipping options: 1-delay shipping-pack it and have a friend/relative or carrier hold until you want it sent (depends on your living situation). 2-ship to your new employer. Look into the possibility of storing the rig at your work place until your living situation is settled.
Definitely, don't ship your monitor, buy a new one. Good ones are reasonably priced and it's a lot of effort to pack correctly.

 

[seagate_surfer]

adler264, Just to keep this in mind. While in transport, there could be bangs and some tough handling on your rig which may damage sensitive components and even if you take them with you, you still face this problem.