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Thread ID: 123926	2012-03-26 05:37:00	Whats my old computer worth.	Trev (427)	PC World Chat

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1266763	2012-03-26 05:37:00	As most of you know I have a new computer, see sig. OK I have a few people interested in my old one but don't know how much to ask for it, so what do you think it is worth. Motherboard : Asus P5N-EM HDMI. PCIe slot doesn't work (reason I got rid of it). Integrated graphics work ok. Intel 6850 core2 duo processor 3.0ghz. 4gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2 Ram. Enermax Liberty 500watt PSU. Asus DVD/CD rom drive. Thermaltake Soprano Dx VE7000 Case. 200gig formatted hard-drive. OS Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade with both 32 and 64 bit versions. :)	Trev (427)
1266764	2012-03-26 06:00:00	Rule of thumb, when brand new it's now worth 70% of it's retail cost. Then Depreciate it at 25% each year of it's life. Why did you do that? You could have just upgraded it. Enermax Liberty 500watt PSU. Asus DVD/CD rom drive. Thermaltake Soprano Dx VE7000 Case. 200gig formatted hard-drive. Those bit's would have been fine, just add another HDD...	pctek (84)
1266765	2012-03-27 01:30:00	What happened was I bought a GTX 560 TI graphics card to replace my not working GF 8800GTS. When I got the new card and put it into the computer it wouldn't work either. Got a lend of another going PCIe graphics card and that wouldn't work as will, so by that we determined that the PCIe slot was stuffed. I then looked on the GTX 560 box and it said that I needed a PSU of 550 watts to run card. So when I put the cost of a new motherboard, Graphics card, ram, cpu and psu altogether and for another couple of hundred dollars I could have a new computer. The new case is a Lancool PC-K62, very nice. www.lancoolpc.com Anyway I buy a new computer every 4 or 5 years. Had the other one for 3 and a half years. :)	Trev (427)
1266766	2012-03-27 01:34:00	Got one of those lancool cases here at work Trev, very nice... and huge :thumbs:	Gobe1 (6290)
1266767	2012-03-27 02:23:00	Oh, like the case !! Nice one Trev. - Not so much the exterior looks, but I like the internal layout - although I still like PSU's at the top but realise all cases, or most, are now coming out with them below now and it is a better use of space having them below I think. But yes, really good layout, lots of room, easy access, good ventilation (first time I have seen vented PCI slot brackets), liquid cooler holes, they have thought it through well. What did it cost - if you dont mind me asking?	Iantech (16386)
1266768	2012-03-27 02:32:00	Not at all. This www.computerlounge.co.nz less the graphics card and psu. I bought a GTX 560 TI from Ascent for $360 and a Corsair 650watt TXM650 from Computer Lounge for $169 so you can add that to the other price less the psu and graphics card. :)	Trev (427)
1266769	2012-03-27 03:33:00	I would have guessed in the $250-400 range but having a faulty motherboard makes it a tough sell, I know I personally wouldn't buy it unless I had something similar I needed parts for. How I usually work it out is price the nearest new equivalents and halve it. If it's quite new or has rare parts maybe a bit more, if it's more than 18 months to 2yrs old then I take whatever I can get :) New you'd be competing with something like; Pentium G840 $130 H61 MB $100 4GB RAM $50 Case + PSU ~ $200 DVD $40 windows 7 OEM $152 Which is $670 brand new and would be very close in performance.	dugimodo (138)
1266770	2012-03-27 05:21:00	swop for a box of 5% Woodies	prefect (6291)
1266771	2012-03-27 05:54:00	Off the top of my head maybe $300 or maybe up to $400 if under a auctions for those reasons when people are unaware ... Why didn't you keep the PSU the chassis and the OS for your new PC?? Sold the other bits as parts.	Nomad (952)
1266772	2012-03-27 06:17:00	I didn't keep my 500 watt psu because the new graphics card required a 550 watt one. Read my thread about graphics card failure a couple of weeks ago. :)	Trev (427)
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