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    #2462
    jimbooth
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭jimbooth


    Anyone know anyplace that buys old laptops and desktops for parts?


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    #2463
    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    jimbooth wrote: »
    Anyone know anyplace that buys old laptops and desktops for parts?

    How old?

    If it's older than 4 or 5 years it's probably not worth a company's time, selling yourself is probably the only option.

    Newer, not too sure of anywhere but you might have some luck.

    Cex take hard drives, GPUs, CPUs and RAM regardless if you want a quick buck


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    #2464
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE
    CPU Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4820K (3.7GHz) 10MB Cache
    Motherboard ASUS® X79 DELUXE: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011, WIFI
    RAM16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
    Graphics Card 3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780
    Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON V300 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (450MB/R, 450MB/W)
    DVD 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
    PSU CORSAIR 750W RM SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
    Liquid Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
    Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit


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    #2465
    Aodhan5000
    Registered Users Posts: 596 ✭✭✭Aodhan5000


    How much would a Sapphire R9 380 4gb be worth?


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    #2466
    Shlippery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,255 ✭✭✭Shlippery


    Hi guys,

    Have a few bits looking to move on - wondering if I should sell individually, or get a case and sell as a whole machine?

    i5 2500k
    Asrock P67 Motherboard ASRock P67 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX
    Hyper 212 Evo
    2x2gb - 4GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-10666 1333MHz Ripjaw Series (9-9-9-24) Dual Channel kit for Intel LGA1156 Core
    2x4gb - HyperX HX318C10FK2/8 FURY 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1866 MHz CL10 DIMM Memory Module Kit, Blue
    ---
    EVGA 100-B1-0500-KR - 500W 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply (100-B1-0500-KR)


    - Any recommendations for a price point on them?

    Cheers,


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    #2467
    Lady Haywire
    Registered Users Posts: 5,181 ✭✭✭Lady Haywire


    Hey all. I am pretty useless at pricing stuff for selling on, could anyone give me a quick base for this-
    http://www.toshiba.ie/discontinued-products/satellite-l50-b-1hw/
    Roughly 2/2.5yrs old. Running great, have had to reinstall windows a couple of times as it screened on me but other than that it's had no issues. I was thinking around 250 or so but would that be too much/average?


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    #2468
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    I have a new Maplin mobo, cpu and ram kit that is already put together by them and tested etc. It RRP'ed for ~€900 in their shops.
    How much will I actually get for it? Although I'm tempted to keep the ram for myself since I have the same stick that could use a partner, how would that affect price?
    All parts would be under warranty with the manufacturer and would need to be registered, as Maplin shut down.

    Specs:
    Intel Core i7-7700 3.6 GHz QuadCore 8 MB Cache CPU
    ASUS STRIX Z270F GAMING Motherboard
    Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C14R Vengeance LPX 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4 2400MHz


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    #2469
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    CPU - about 180-200. Board - About 100. With the ram - probably about 350ish for the bundle overall.

    New Intel Coffee Lake CPU's and Ryzen 2 have really hurt value on older i7's.

    Unless you plan upgrading to a significantly better CPU or have specific demands of >4 cores it'd make sense to hang onto it as it's still an excellent CPU.


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    #2470
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Thanks, I already have the exact same new kit for my own PC, this is an unused spare. I'm upgrading from a 2500k and also a 780 to a 1070 so looking forward to it. That's why I'm tempted to keep the ram and make my bundle 16gb, although people put a bit of a premium on bundles already stuck together (people were buying these at 900 for god sake) so I'll see what buyers think.


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    #2471
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I'd say no-one was buying at 900. It's one of the reasons Maplin probably closed. Rather than aim at high volume decent prices, they opted for a low volume at outrageous prices model.

    I get that stores can't possibly compete with online prices but Maplins were a total joke. Items that cost €250 online were €5-600 in there. PC World/Currys look like a charity in comparison to them.

    Unfortunately the price of i7-6700 and i7-7700 has dramatically fallen thanks to the likes of Intel's new i5's starting at £150 that are 6-core versus the 4-core of the older i7. Same with AMD Ryzen 2, 2600X, 6-core/12-thread CPU for a small bit more.

    People still want i7-6700/7700 obviously when they've an older S1151 motherboard but as a bundle it'll probably not be the easiest to sell at anything other than ballpark figures outlined above. Even CEX sell the i7-7700 for €180 with 2 year warranty and they've been selling on adverts for similar money the last while.


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    #2472
    super_furry
    Registered Users Posts: 27,321 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Hi lads, selling my entire PC set-up at mates-rates prices to a friend and just want to make sure I'm not actually ripping anyone off. Is €400 fair enough for......


    Processor: AMD FX6200 Six-core @ 3.8GHz (64 bit)
    RAM: 16GB RAM
    Graphics Card: GTX 980
    Hard Drive: 2TB
    DVD Drive
    1080p 24 Inch LG Monitor
    Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard
    Decent gaming mouse (can't remember the brand)


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    #2473
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Very much so, amazing bargain for him. The card alone's worth 250-280.

    Only problem there the FX-6200 is a bit of a mad bottleneck to the 980. But don't encourage him to upgrade to another FX processor on that socket as they are all hopelessly outdated and not good performers.

    He should sell the motherboard, FX-6200 and 16GB ram, then get a new Intel 8100, €60 board + 8GB DDR4 ram. (Or Ryzen 1600)

    However not an urgent priority as most games should be OKish for now, but some CPU heavy ones will bottleneck badly. (battlefield 1 64p online is a good example of the type of games that run badly on FX cpus)


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    #2474
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    How much would this be worth, similar but worse new kit to what I posted above?

    i5 7400
    corsair ddr4 vengeance 4gbx1
    asus prime z270p


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    #2475
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    CPU - prob 100-120 depending. Motherboard - 60. Ram - 25 or 30. I'd say as a bundle, probably about 200.


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    #2476
    Shlippery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,255 ✭✭✭Shlippery


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    CPU - prob 100-120 depending. Motherboard - 60. Ram - 25 or 30. I'd say as a bundle, probably about 200.

    Hmm, makes me feel like €200 for this would be too much?
    i5 2500k
    12gb ddr3 (2x2gb, 2x4gb)
    Asrock p67 pro3
    EVGA 500B 500W 80+
    hyper 212 evo

    All someone would need is gpu, case and hdd and they'd be fairly set imo?

    Not sure whether to invest in the missing parts and sell on adverts as a whole unit, or just let someone else buy it and flip it at a profit :P


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    #2477
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Well, the difference there being you have the PSU and air cooler included which would be worth the extra €50, otherwise I'd have said €150 for a 2500K, P67 + 12GB DDR3 is very reasonable!

    People often look for old 1155 motherboards 2nd hand, so even as parts the bundle would probably sell for more than 200, but as an actual bundle, should be pretty easy to shift at 200. And to be honest selling stuff in parts can be a huge pain in the ass and time consuming!


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    #2478
    crouchimus
    Registered Users Posts: 12 ✭crouchimus


    This has served me well for roundabout the past 5 years but gonna have to upgrade soon (and not sure I want to re-learn how to build again so may just get pre-built somewhere), what ye think now, blast from the past:

    Cooler Master HAF XM USB 3.0 E ATX Case - £92.23
    AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor (4.0/4.2GHz, 8MB Level 3 Cache, 8MB Level 2 Cache, Socket AM3+, 125W, Retail Boxed) - £148.52
    Seagate 1TB 3.5 inch 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA3 Hard Drive - £50.00
    Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5 inch Basic SATA Solid State Drive - £71.75
    Patriot 8GB (2x 4GB) 2133MHz Dual Channel DDR3 Viper 3 Black Mamba Memory Kit - £85.12
    XFX Radeon HD 7950 DD Edition 3GB GDDR5 Graphics Card - £177.95
    Corsair Professional Series AX 760 Watt ATX/EPS Fully Modular 80 PLUS Platinum Power Supply Unit - £137.95
    Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z Motherboard (AMD 990FX/SB950, DDR3, S-ATA 600, ATX, PCI-Express 2.0, USB 3.0, SupremeFX III, Extreme Engine Digi+ II, Socke - £172.18
    TP Link TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter - £14.23
    Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (120mm) - £24.59

    Back then, total of the above was 975 sterling, pretty happy with how long it's given me (and still does the job but pushing it now).


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    #2479
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Nick the SSD for your new build, won't really add anything extra to the resale value. Same for the PSU, a great model but it's actual value would not be represented selling it whole. Maybe take that also and replace with a €35 PSU?

    The FX series is worth very little now due to how badly it has aged/lack of any upgrade options, so the CPU and board are unfortunately worth very little.

    Another option would be to sell the FX-8350 + board and ram (get about €150), just buy something like a Ryzen 1600 (€150) + B350M motherboard/8GB DDR4 (€150). Twice as fast as the FX-8350.

    Not much outlay and huge upgrade. Your graphics card would still be OK-ish for now (about the same as a GTX1050), when budget allows, a GTX1060 6GB or RX580 4GB at about €300 would be a massive upgrade. You would get €80 or so for your HD7950.


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    #2480
    pah
    Registered Users Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭pah


    http://www.adverts.ie/15557027

    Have I underpriced this?

    I thought 395 was reasonable with some leeway for bargaining. 370 is a good offer IMO but I just wanted a 2nd opinion on my pricing.

    TIA


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    #2481
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    I would say it's definitely not underpriced. It's a huge, old clunker of a thing and a brand new €600 gaming laptop would be just as fast, as well as lighter and with a warranty.

    I'd say €370 is really good price. I had one recently with a HD7950M, 8GB RAM, same CPU and 1TB HDD and I sold it for €250.


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    #2482
    pah
    Registered Users Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭pah


    I agree. Some other lad is saying it's worth 600.
    I bought it nov13 2nd hand for 850 original price was 1400 I think.

    I've accepted 370 anyway, I was hoping to get 350 :D


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    #2483
    pcuser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 571 ✭✭✭pcuser


    Can someone tell me the price I should advertise this for please?

    asus motherboard mb0g50
    i5-4690k
    GTX 950 2GB EVGA
    8GB Ram 1600 MHZ
    1TB HDD 7200 RPM
    600 Watt PSU
    Gaming Case
    integrator 600w PSU


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    #2484
    pcuser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 571 ✭✭✭pcuser


    Anyone?


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    #2485
    SickBoy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,525 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    pcuser wrote: »
    Can someone tell me the price I should advertise this for please?

    asus motherboard mb0g50
    i5-4690k
    GTX 950 2GB EVGA
    8GB Ram 1600 MHZ
    1TB HDD 7200 RPM
    600 Watt PSU
    Gaming Case
    integrator 600w PSU

    Ask for 300 and be prepared to take ~ 250


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    #2486
    pcuser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 571 ✭✭✭pcuser


    SickBoy wrote: »
    Ask for 300 and be prepared to take ~ 250

    Thank you,


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    #2487
    Alu
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Alu


    This started life as a standard Dell xps 8300 PC, which I upgraded over time...

    Dell XPS 8300 board
    Intel i5-2500 CPU 3.30GHZ
    12GB RAM
    GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Asus)
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
    USB 3 pci-e card
    EVGA 650 P2 PSU
    DVD Writer
    Fractal Design R4 case
    23" 1080P Dell LCD screen with speaker

    Thanks in advance for your valuation.


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    #2488
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    pcuser wrote: »
    Can someone tell me the price I should advertise this for please?

    asus motherboard mb0g50
    i5-4690k
    GTX 950 2GB EVGA
    8GB Ram 1600 MHZ
    1TB HDD 7200 RPM
    600 Watt PSU
    Gaming Case
    integrator 600w PSU

    This one is not so bad, I think 250 is way OTT. I'd say put it up for €480 and be ready to accept about €400.
    This started life as a standard Dell xps 8300 PC, which I upgraded over time...

    Dell XPS 8300 board
    Intel i5-2500 CPU 3.30GHZ
    12GB RAM
    GeForce GTX 1060 3GB (Asus)
    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
    USB 3 pci-e card
    EVGA 650 P2 PSU
    DVD Writer
    Fractal Design R4 case
    23" 1080P Dell LCD screen with speaker

    Thanks in advance for your valuation.

    Processor is seriously out-dated but considering it has the monitor included, the GTX1060 and its an XPS, probably get about €500 for it.


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    #2489
    Alu
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Alu


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »

    Processor is seriously out-dated but considering it has the monitor included, the GTX1060 and its an XPS, probably get about €500 for it.

    Thanks for that, the i5-2500 is old alright but still performing well for everyday use.


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    #2490
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    It is, but it falls down badly in CPU heavy games. Try playing Battlefield 1 online 64 with it for example, and you'd get frequent bad framerate drops and under-utilisation of the GTX1060 (bottlenecking). That's what I meant in terms of it being outdated.

    An upgrade to an i7-2600 for about €80 would solve the problem, or else a i7-3770 if the motherboard supports 3rd gen would be even better at about €120.


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    #2491
    Tazzimus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,933 ✭✭✭Tazzimus


    Tazzimus wrote: »
    Cobbled together a PC with old parts I had lying around and just wondering a rough price on it so I can get rid of them and get something else that'll take up the space:

    Asus M4A88TD-V
    AMD Athlon II X6
    Corsair Vengeance 4GB 1600Mhz
    MSI GeForce GTX670 2GB
    Hitachi Deskstar 500GB 7200rpm x2
    Cooler Master B500 V2 PSU
    Philips 236v monitors x2
    Antec DF-30 case
    or
    Aerocool Predator X3 case

    I have a copy of Windows 8 I'll pop on it as well that can be upgraded to 10

    Throwing this up again as it's in the way now


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