How much could I sell this computer for?

betyourlife · 07-07-2008, 08:40 PM

I just built this a week ago and am just curious to know what it would have cost me to buy this from a store or a private builder. It would be interesting to see how much money I saved....

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX

Motherboard: GIGA-BYTE S-series GA-MA78GM-S2H Desktop Board - AMD 780G - Socket AM2+ - 5200MHz, 2000MHz HT - 16GB - DDR2 SDRAM - µATX

Case: Antec 900 Advanced Gaming Case, with Advanced cooling system:
1 top 200mm TriCool fan with 3-speed switch control
1 rear 120mm TriCool fan with 3-speed switch control
2 front 120mm special black TriCool blue LED fans with 3-speed switch control to cool HDDs
1 side (optional) 120mm fan to cool graphic cards
1 middle (optional) 120mm fan to cool CPU or graphic cards
9 Drive Bays
7 Expansion Slots

Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SATA, 500 Gigabyte, Rotational Speed 7200 RPM, data transfer rate 1156Mbps Maximum Internal/300MBps Maximum External.

Video Card: XFX GeForce 8500GT 512MB 128-bit DDR2 500MHz PCI-E DVI/VGA/TV-Out SLI Ready Video Card

Memory: 8 gigabytes DDR II RAM (PC-6400) expandable to 16 gigabytes.

Optical Drive: Lenovo 16x Super Multi-Burner Drive With LightScribe Technology- (Double-layer) - DVD-RAM/±R/±RW - Serial ATA, Maximum Write Speed 16x DVD/40x CD, Maximum Rewrite Speed 8x DVD/40x CD, 2MB buffer.

Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit edition) with disk and papers.

USB Ports: 6

Fire Wire Ports: 2

Misc Ports:
2 x mini-DIN
1 x HD-15 VGA
1 x DVI-D
1 x HDMI
1 x S/PDIF In/Out
1 x Toslink S/PDIF Out
1 x SATA

1 x RJ-45 Network
1 x Mini-phone Audio Line In
4 x Mini-phone Audio Line Out
1 x Mini-phone Microphone

Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16
1 x PCI Express x1
2 x PCI

**emosun** · 07-10-2008, 04:36 AM

Looks like it cost about 900 to 1,100 $. But to ask how much another place would charge is hard to say.

I could see an equal OEM (dell , hp , gateway) costing about 1,400.

Or a private ebay builder chargeing maybe 1,100 to 1,200.

Just offhand , your psu is a bit overkill huh?

jumbo1990ny · 07-10-2008, 07:49 AM

i guess overkill in the sense he has a "eh" videocard with 700w of PSU..since u only would need like 550-ish for anything under 8800's

**koala** · 07-11-2008, 05:58 AM

Good choice on the PSU and large case. It gives you enough power for your existing components and plenty of room for upgrades in the future. Better than going for one that only just powers your computer, which is a common problem.

betyourlife · 07-11-2008, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by koala

Good choice on the PSU and large case. It gives you enough power for your existing components and plenty of room for upgrades in the future. Better than going for one that only just powers your computer, which is a common problem.

Thanks, that is exactly what I had in mind when I selected the components, future upgrades.

As far as the price, yes, I have seen similar systems sold by name brand manufacturers going for $1,500 an up. I doub't I would get that much for it though, and in any case, I built this for personal use. I was just kind of curious is all. And I did save a bunch by building rather than buying.

paintballkev812 · 07-11-2008, 03:05 PM

If you dont mind, how much did you pay? on a side note, why 8gb of ram? I have 3 and never run into any ram problems. Also seems like you built a high dollar computer then stuck like a $55 gfx card in it.

betyourlife · 07-12-2008, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paintballkev812

If you dont mind, how much did you pay? on a side note, why 8gb of ram? I have 3 and never run into any ram problems. Also seems like you built a high dollar computer then stuck like a $55 gfx card in it.

It meets my current gaming requ. though I will upgrade soon. You can never have enough RAM IMO, esp since most applications are becoming more RAM intensive. Cost me less than 1K including the OS (vista ultimate).

07-07-2008, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
betyourlife Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21 OS: Vista	How much could I sell this computer for? I just built this a week ago and am just curious to know what it would have cost me to buy this from a store or a private builder. It would be interesting to see how much money I saved.... Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX Motherboard: GIGA-BYTE S-series GA-MA78GM-S2H Desktop Board - AMD 780G - Socket AM2+ - 5200MHz, 2000MHz HT - 16GB - DDR2 SDRAM - µATX Case: Antec 900 Advanced Gaming Case, with Advanced cooling system: 1 top 200mm TriCool fan with 3-speed switch control 1 rear 120mm TriCool fan with 3-speed switch control 2 front 120mm special black TriCool blue LED fans with 3-speed switch control to cool HDDs 1 side (optional) 120mm fan to cool graphic cards 1 middle (optional) 120mm fan to cool CPU or graphic cards 9 Drive Bays 7 Expansion Slots Power Supply: OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SATA, 500 Gigabyte, Rotational Speed 7200 RPM, data transfer rate 1156Mbps Maximum Internal/300MBps Maximum External. Video Card: XFX GeForce 8500GT 512MB 128-bit DDR2 500MHz PCI-E DVI/VGA/TV-Out SLI Ready Video Card Memory: 8 gigabytes DDR II RAM (PC-6400) expandable to 16 gigabytes. Optical Drive: Lenovo 16x Super Multi-Burner Drive With LightScribe Technology- (Double-layer) - DVD-RAM/±R/±RW - Serial ATA, Maximum Write Speed 16x DVD/40x CD, Maximum Rewrite Speed 8x DVD/40x CD, 2MB buffer. Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate (64 bit edition) with disk and papers. USB Ports: 6 Fire Wire Ports: 2 Misc Ports: 2 x mini-DIN 1 x HD-15 VGA 1 x DVI-D 1 x HDMI 1 x S/PDIF In/Out 1 x Toslink S/PDIF Out 1 x SATA 1 x RJ-45 Network 1 x Mini-phone Audio Line In 4 x Mini-phone Audio Line Out 1 x Mini-phone Microphone Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI

07-10-2008, 04:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 7,013 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: How much could I sell this computer for? Looks like it cost about 900 to 1,100 $. But to ask how much another place would charge is hard to say. I could see an equal OEM (dell , hp , gateway) costing about 1,400. Or a private ebay builder chargeing maybe 1,100 to 1,200. Just offhand , your psu is a bit overkill huh? __________________ Gpu Benchmarks Cpu-Z Power supply information and selection Gpu-Z Video card quick list

07-10-2008, 07:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
jumbo1990ny Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 59 OS: Vista	Re: How much could I sell this computer for? i guess overkill in the sense he has a "eh" videocard with 700w of PSU..since u only would need like 550-ish for anything under 8800's

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07-11-2008, 03:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
paintballkev812 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 32 OS: Vista/XP	Re: How much could I sell this computer for? If you dont mind, how much did you pay? on a side note, why 8gb of ram? I have 3 and never run into any ram problems. Also seems like you built a high dollar computer then stuck like a $55 gfx card in it.