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I'm going to be upgrading my platform soon and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to sell my CPU, motherboard and ram as one unit so someone could save on shipping.

 

Would it be wiser for me to sell the parts individually if I want the most back for them or do you guys think selling the whole platform at once would be attractive due to the savings on shipping and all that?

 

Just looking for some thoughts on this.

 

It's a Asus maximum hero VII, a 4790k and 16gb of corsair vengeance 2400mhz DDR3 ram.

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4 minutes ago, stateofpsychosis said:

I'm going to be upgrading my platform soon and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to sell my CPU, motherboard and ram as one unit so someone could save on shipping.

 

Would it be wiser for me to sell the parts individually if I want the most back for them or do you guys think selling the whole platform at once would be attractive due to the savings on shipping and all that?

 

Just looking for some thoughts on this.

 

It's a Asus maximum hero VII, a 4790k and 16gb of corsair vengeance 2400mhz DDR3 ram.

Honestly if you looking to make the most out of it then build it into a Steffen as well it as a working pc.

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I would rather sell them as a whole, because it is a well-balanced build. I only sell things separately when I doubt if anyone would buy all at once.

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The benefit of selling whole platform is instant transaction for all components, when someone decides to buy it. With separate components, graphic cards usually go the quickest, then RAM because people can just stick it in their existing system where CPU and motherboard are very dependent things.

 

Try selling it whole first and then sell by component if there is no interest in it. But be aware you may end up left with something that you won't be able to sell.

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25 minutes ago, stateofpsychosis said:

I'm going to be upgrading my platform soon and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to sell my CPU, motherboard and ram as one unit so someone could save on shipping.

 

Would it be wiser for me to sell the parts individually if I want the most back for them or do you guys think selling the whole platform at once would be attractive due to the savings on shipping and all that?

 

Just looking for some thoughts on this.

 

It's a Asus maximum hero VII, a 4790k and 16gb of corsair vengeance 2400mhz DDR3 ram.

Selling it as a whole vs parts have their benefits and drawbacks. As a whole, just need one transaction and done. The downside is that chances are people are only looking for one or two key parts and aren't interested in much of what someones selling usually. Parting out, you can usually make a bit more money. Downside is that if you have a part people aren't really interested in, it'll sit around for awhile. 

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19 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Selling it as a whole vs parts have their benefits and drawbacks. As a whole, just need one transaction and done. The downside is that chances are people are only looking for one or two key parts and aren't interested in much of what someones selling usually. Parting out, you can usually make a bit more money. Downside is that if you have a part people aren't really interested in, it'll sit around for awhile. 

I'm patient and in no hurry to get my money back so it sounds like selling them individually is best.

Thanks guys!

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39 minutes ago, Ben Quigley said:

Honestly if you looking to make the most out of it then build it into a Steffen as well it as a working pc.

I live in the middle of nowhere on an island so i'd have to sell the whole system online if I did that.

I do still have the box for the case..

but the original system is a little mismatched having a 1080 in it and also has a lot of money gone into the aesthetics and stuff that people won't likely pay extra for so I don't know about that..

Unless I find a friend who wants a whole system, I probably won't sell it that way.

Plus, I don't exactly want to do my upgrade to a 2080ti until the prices come down a bit in a year or so too so if I did that I'd just end up spending way more than I should knowing me :P

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It's better for you if someone buys it all at once - but personally I wouldn't do that for something that isn't an ultra cheap prebuilt.

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32 minutes ago, Sauron said:

It's better for you if someone buys it all at once - but personally I wouldn't do that for something that isn't an ultra cheap prebuilt.

That's a good point. Most people looking for used pre-builts are usually trying to scrapyard wars something aren't they?

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13 minutes ago, stateofpsychosis said:

That's a good point. Most people looking for used pre-builts are usually trying to scrapyard wars something aren't they?

Depends, I've bought a couple of dirt cheap prebuilts to use as media centers in the past. In general there are a lot of use cases for old sff prebuilts where speed isn't a requirement. I think of them like raspberry pis with (usually) better I/O and less dodgy boot drives.

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18 minutes ago, stateofpsychosis said:

That's a good point. Most people looking for used pre-builts are usually trying to scrapyard wars something aren't they?

For the most part, yes.

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people often pay a premium for older motherboards when theirs dies. 

The most expensive motherboards I've ever bought were used. 

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Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

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Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

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