Doing a scrapyard type PC thing, need GPU and pricing advice

[iamdarkyoshi]

I am trying to use up random parts around the house to build a PC to sell. So far I have:

 

Cooler master 500W PSU

Deepcool Tesseract case

160GB HDD from an old Mac (I hope it still works...)

3 case fans

An old soundblaster soundcard from an old OEM workstation PC

an mATX LGA1155 motherboard with i3 2100 CPU

Cooler master heatsink on said CPU

 

And thats it. I still need a GPU and RAM. I found a guy on craigslist that I will be meeting tomorrow, he has 8GB of DDR3 for 40 bucks. What a steal! (I will run memtest, do not worry)

 

I also need a GPU. I found a 560Ti Superclocked for 65 bucks. Worth it? Too good of a deal? I have never bought an nvidia GPU before... It also appears to be everyone's favorite card in terms of thermals...

 

If I can get a response from the seller of the 560Ti and buy it for 65 bucks, and I put the 8GB of RAM into it, what should I sell it for?

 

I also have an 8800GT sitting around, but it has no heatsink. Is it worth bodging something onto this or is this GPU just too old at this point?

Edited January 2, 2016 by iamdarkyoshi

[techguru]

I am trying to use up random parts around the house to build a PC to sell. So far I have:

 

Cooler master 500W PSU

Deepcool Tesseract case

160GB HDD from an old Mac (I hope it still works...)

3 case fans

An old soundblaster soundcard from an old OEM workstation PC

an mATX LGA1155 motherboard with i3 2300 CPU

Cooler master heatsink on said CPU

 

And thats it. I still need a GPU and RAM. I found a guy on craigslist that I will be meeting tomorrow, he has 8GB of DDR3 for 40 bucks. What a steal! (I will run memtest, do not worry)

 

I also need a GPU. I found a 560Ti Superclocked for 65 bucks. Worth it? Too good of a deal? I have never bought an nvidia GPU before... It also appears to be everyone's favorite card in terms of thermals...

 

If I can get a response from the seller of the 560Ti and buy it for 65 bucks, and I put the 8GB of RAM into it, what should I sell it for?

remind me not to buy from you

[iamdarkyoshi]

remind me not to buy from you

Why?

[STRMfrmXMN]

I am trying to use up random parts around the house to build a PC to sell. So far I have:

 

Cooler master 500W PSU

Deepcool Tesseract case

160GB HDD from an old Mac (I hope it still works...)

3 case fans

An old soundblaster soundcard from an old OEM workstation PC

an mATX LGA1155 motherboard with i3 2300 CPU

Cooler master heatsink on said CPU

 

And thats it. I still need a GPU and RAM. I found a guy on craigslist that I will be meeting tomorrow, he has 8GB of DDR3 for 40 bucks. What a steal! (I will run memtest, do not worry)

 

I also need a GPU. I found a 560Ti Superclocked for 65 bucks. Worth it? Too good of a deal? I have never bought an nvidia GPU before... It also appears to be everyone's favorite card in terms of thermals...

 

If I can get a response from the seller of the 560Ti and buy it for 65 bucks, and I put the 8GB of RAM into it, what should I sell it for?

 

I also have an 8800GT sitting around, but it has no heatsink. Is it worth bodging something onto this or is this GPU just too old at this point?

40 dollars for RAM? You can get new RAM for cheaper...

 

The 560ti should be about 60 bucks which is what he's selling it for so that's fine.

 

Why?

Because he doesn't want to buy a system with a possibly sketchy history.

[Guest]

8gb ddr3 for $40?

hmm, you can get that new.

[wyattzx]

8GB of DDR3 for $40 is brand new price right now. You can get 8GB of G.Skill Ripjaws for $30. The average price for a 560 Ti on ebay looks ot be about $70, so you're right around on point. 

 

For everything you have there, I wouldn't ask more than $300 for it.

[techguru]

Why?

im just making a joke...

thats the kinda pc I stay away from when buying second hand

mismash of parts that may or may not work

[iamdarkyoshi]

40 dollars for RAM? You can get new RAM for cheaper...

 

The 560ti should be about 60 bucks which is what he's selling it for so that's fine.

 

Because he doesn't want to buy a system with a possibly sketchy history.

 

8gb ddr3 for $40?

hmm, you can get that new.

Its literally within walking distance, so I choose to go for this ram. And I didnt know it got this cheap...

[STRMfrmXMN]

Its literally within walking distance, so I choose to go for this ram. And I didnt know it got this cheap...

OK, cuz 40 bucks for RAM is a fair bit when you can get it for like 30 bucks new, although I'm not sure about shipping.

[Guest]

Its literally within walking distance, so I choose to go for this ram. And I didnt know it got this cheap...

I would rather wait a few days for the new ram, it might even be cheaper.

[iamdarkyoshi]

OK, cuz 40 bucks for RAM is a fair bit when you can get it for like 30 bucks new, although I'm not sure about shipping.

I havent paid for RAM since I built my first PC...

[STRMfrmXMN]

I havent paid for RAM since I built my first PC...

Damn son

check PCPP and see if anything is cheap

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

I am trying to use up random parts around the house to build a PC to sell. So far I have:

 

Cooler master 500W PSU

Deepcool Tesseract case

160GB HDD from an old Mac (I hope it still works...)

3 case fans

An old soundblaster soundcard from an old OEM workstation PC

an mATX LGA1155 motherboard with i3 2100 CPU

Cooler master heatsink on said CPU

 

And thats it. I still need a GPU and RAM. I found a guy on craigslist that I will be meeting tomorrow, he has 8GB of DDR3 for 40 bucks. What a steal! (I will run memtest, do not worry)

 

I also need a GPU. I found a 560Ti Superclocked for 65 bucks. Worth it? Too good of a deal? I have never bought an nvidia GPU before... It also appears to be everyone's favorite card in terms of thermals...

 

If I can get a response from the seller of the 560Ti and buy it for 65 bucks, and I put the 8GB of RAM into it, what should I sell it for?

 

I also have an 8800GT sitting around, but it has no heatsink. Is it worth bodging something onto this or is this GPU just too old at this point?

I'm actually have a video where I take a 9800GT (which is a 8800GT with a smaller mp) and put a Intel stock cooler on it. hint hint, it goes very well.

[iamdarkbowser]

Its literally within walking distance, so I choose to go for this ram. And I didnt know it got this cheap...

Last I checked 8gb ddr3 ram costed about $60 to $70... Something evidently changed!

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Last I checked 8gb ddr3 ram costed about $60 to $70... Something evidently changed!

When I bought my first 8GB's two years ago it was almost 85$! Now it's like 38$ for 8GB's.

EDIT: The reason for RAM being so expensive was a major chip manufacturing factor in Asia burned down, so high demand and not enough supply drove prices up.

[GloriousPain]

Going to just note you can get used 580s on ebay for around $100-$120 which might be better

[EthanTheFrogMan]

40 dollars for RAM? You can get new RAM for cheaper...

 

The 560ti should be about 60 bucks which is what he's selling it for so that's fine.

 

Because he doesn't want to buy a system with a possibly sketchy history.

true, I got 8GB of DDR3 for $29 free shipping about a month back

[EthanTheFrogMan]

and it was HyperX fury ram.....

[EthanTheFrogMan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231643

 

or 

 

 

for 34.07 after waiving free return and 15NOW discount code, plus free shipping....

 

https://jet.com/product/Kingston-Memory-HX318C10FB8-Hyper-X-8GB-DDR3-1866-UDIMM-Fury-Black-Retail/413eb8d974364409ab240370eb519b0e

[iamdarkyoshi]

Well guys, he took 30 bucks for the RAM. Sweet.