What parts are reusable?

laneh64 · May 24, 2015

So i only bought the parts for my pc last year and im wanting to build a bigger and better system. What parts can be resold individually and still work if not all? (sorry im not the most tech savvy) I am really just trying to get any money possible to help fund the new build. Also what are the chances of people actually buying these parts?

kwa-e · May 25, 2015

What is the specifications of your old PC that you want to salvage/reuse?

SBMfromLA · May 25, 2015

If they're still working then they could be sold... just don't expect a lot of money for older stuff. Since you said you wanted to have a "new build", you could just sell your entire system as a whole... but then again you could probably get more money if you sold them off individually.

Do you have any of the original boxes or packaging? If so, that could raise the resale value. Your best bet would be to search on sites like Craigslist or eBay for similar parts to see what people are charging for them to give you an idea on what to ask for. Just don't make the same mistake as so many by asking for too much.

lucas7004 · May 25, 2015

You could try to sell it on eBay or sell it at a pawn shop for a good price like $1200 if it's a budget but the price really depends on the system specs so what are your system specs?

delaro · May 25, 2015

If your not the most Tech Savy how exactly did you manage to build a PC and not know what parts you bought? What can be reused and resold, It helps to know what you have. Reselling parts or trading is common I do it all the time do you get a fantastic price? No but normally depending on the brand 1/2 to 3/4 is fairly easy to recoup.

Places to Resell,

Ebay
Amazon

Places to Resell and Trade.

Follow their rules and you wont have any issues.

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/forums/buy-sell-trade-giveaway-forum.43/
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewforum.php?f=12
http://www.overclock.net/f/14685/main-components
http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17
http://forums.pcper.com/forumdisplay.php?3-Trading-Post
http://forums.overclockersclub.com/forum/82-occ-market-place/
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/buy-sell-trade/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-8.html

laneh64 · May 25, 2015

well as i stated its my first build and i used it for gaming. now im looking for something that would be best suited for gaming/editing/youtube

CPU: AMD fx-6300
GPU: ASUS DirectCU II R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 Radeon R9 270X 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 CrossFireX Support Video Card
MOBO: ASUS M5A97 LE - 2.0
RAM: 8GB Patriot Viper
PSU: Antec HCG 520W
fans : 2 Cougar 120's 1 Cougar 140
CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H80i Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Liquid
Writer: HP dvd1265
Wifi adapter in pcie slot
will be keeping HDD
AOC 23" 1080 monitor

i have boxes for most of the parts

laneh64 · May 25, 2015

i know the parts i have ive just read in certain places some parts cannot be reused and i wanted to ask here.

DerpyHackintosh · May 25, 2015

laneh64 :

Did you build your PC from a year ago or do you know what the components are? It would help because you most probably aren't limited by most of your hardware, it is most probably just the graphics card or CPU that is the bottleneck. To check what your cpu is, go to: Start Menu>My Computer>Properties>System. To check what your GPU is, right-click on your desktop and a menu will show up, and It will say Intel Graphics, AMD Catalyst, or Nvidia control panel. Click on that and it will tell you your graphics spec. If you want to avoid all that, just download Speccy to find all your specs It would also be helpful to know what your PC will be used for. Pretty much all of your parts can be resold, but it may not be necessary because you might not need to upgrade every apart. Nothing beats a new system though!

lucas7004 · May 25, 2015

laneh64 :

I'd say to sell the entire system that is pre-built (without HDD of course) for around $1100 to $1250 on eBay, Amazon or even a pawn shop

DerpyHackintosh · May 25, 2015

laneh64 :

All used parts can be used in a new build unless they are not compatible. For example, you would not be able to use a new intel CPU with your old AMD mobo

laneh64 · May 25, 2015

So would yall suggest wholesale build or idv parts and how much? the only problem with the MOBO is that there is no USB 3.0 spot so the 2 ports on the front are useless.

i will not be reusing any parts myself except HDD

kwa-e · May 25, 2015

I'd sell the motherboard and the CPU and use the money to upgrade to a Xeon 1231 V3,

Video card is still fairly powerful, Don't upgrade if you are still satisfied with the performance and save up for a better card down the road.

Although if you can manage to sell the system for about $900-1000 that should give you headroom for a lot of better parts.

DerpyHackintosh · May 25, 2015

laneh64 :

You would save the most money by not upgrading the whole system and just upgrading the CPU and graphics card

Probably 6300>8350 and 270x>290/970/980

laneh64 · May 25, 2015

Well how would the upgrades fare at video/photo editing, recording gameplay, uploading to youtube, etc.

kwa-e · May 25, 2015

DerpyHackintosh :

laneh64 :

You would save the most money by not upgrading the whole system and just upgrading the CPU and graphics card

Probably 6300>8350 and 270x>290/970/980

Motherboard isn't very good, there's a high likelyhood of the 8350 throttling under full load just because of the VRM's overheating.

kwa-e · May 25, 2015

laneh64 :

Upgrading to a Xeon 1231 V3 should give you the processing power to render videos and record fairly fast.

DerpyHackintosh · May 25, 2015

kwa-e :

the Xeon is great value for money, basically an i7 4770 (4 cores, 8 threads Haswell) for the price of an i5. It's probably the CPU (6300) that would be the bottleneck.

laneh64 · May 25, 2015

That would require me to purchase a new motherboard considering its Intel correct?

kwa-e · May 25, 2015

Correct, And upgrading on your current motherboard is near impossible due to it's near horrible VRM cooling.

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