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Gaming computer value?

RoboRat · 2014-05-22 12:19:25

I rent a house out and it was abandoned (and trashed) by the previous tenants - they pulled a runner without paying 2 months rent but left a lot of their stuff including a decent gaming PC tower. I am just looking for an approx value. Its in great condition and running on Windows 7. Its set up with dual dell 16" monitors…

22-05-2014 12:19pm

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RoboRat

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I rent a house out and it was abandoned (and trashed) by the previous tenants - they pulled a runner without paying 2 months rent but left a lot of their stuff including a decent gaming PC tower. I am just looking for an approx value. Its in great condition and running on Windows 7.

Its set up with dual dell 16" monitors
Intel i3-2120 3.3ghz processor
64 bit
8GB RAM
500GB Hard Drive
Geforce 8500GT Graphics Card
Creative Sb x-fi xtreme audio

It also has an Asus motherboard, not sure what type but its a big tower unit.

What would something like this go for second hand?

Cheers :-)

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#2 22-05-2014 4:35pm

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I have the feeling it's not worth a whole lot. The graphics card is a bit old now. You see brand new i5s custom builds recommended on the building and upgrading forum (they have a dedicated thread there for getting a price on your PC) for around €800, so I'm guessing an i3 would be worth maybe around €300 with screens included, the screen isn't particularly special. At this stage it would probably be due an upgrade to better parts.

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#3 22-05-2014 8:06pm

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You could manage 300 or so. Everything inside looks sound except the graphics card which is a pile of junk to be honest.

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#4 23-05-2014 9:46am

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Thanks folks, appreciate the feedback. €300 is better than nothing and it will help towards repairing the damage.

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