Strip it for parts. You can still use the case and the power supply to shave some cash off your next build, and you might even be able to hang onto the cooler.
I took a quick look at eBay to see what kind of ridiculous prices people are asking these days, and honestly, I couldn't stop laughing. If you want to actually move things, realistic prices would look more like this:
If you’re dead set on selling the whole rig just to go out and buy an entirely new setup, list it for $3,500. Then, if nobody bites, just start dropping the price bit by bit until someone finally caves.
Just make sure you’re looking at laptop RAM. You need DDR4 SODIMM modules specifically. As for the frequency, you can't really cheat the system; if you buy something faster, it’ll just downclock itself to match whatever the slowest stick in your rig is running. Honestly, don't waste your cash on anything higher than 2133MHz. It's a total rip-off.
Look, it really depends on which specific chip you grab. My whole point was that even though this motherboard is a total budget pick ($317) compared to those high-end monster boards running $300+, it still delivers rock-solid, high clock speeds. You don't have to sit there sweating that your board is gonna choke out your CPU; it’ll let you squeeze every bit of overclocking juice out of that processor without breaking a sweat.
I’ve never actually delidded a CPU myself, nor have I ever messed around with a pre-delidded unit, but from everything I’ve read online, you're looking at dropping temps by maybe 10 to 20 degrees. I noticed that Newegg sells some of them with a warranty included, so I can't figure out if they're getting them pre-done like that, or if they're just delidding and testing them in-house, slapping their own guarantee on it, and then shipping them out.
The headline says $14k, then you build it for $15.5k, and before you know it, you've somehow blown through $17k. 😁
Price tag is sitting at $13 $100. With this motherboard, you can easily push that processor past 5 GHz if you're feeling ambitious—though honestly, you don't even need to bother. And hey, they actually make this case in black too, if you want to go dark.
As for the monitor... https://www.nabava.net/monitori/aoc-...4-169-35848371
$967. It doesn't have G-Sync, but your Nvidia hardware will play nice with FreeSync just fine. You won't even notice the difference.
(With a budget this beefy, you might actually be better off just waiting for the next generation of GPUs and CPUs to drop)
I placed an order with them about a month back. Everything went smooth as silk. If you're sweating the shipping situation, don't bother—they get their stuff delivered right on time.
Not sure if something from Craigslist would fly for you, though. Link 1 Link 2
I honestly have zero clue what the point of this thing is, other than holding up a laptop that I could just as easily leave sitting on my desk. It’s definitely not winning any interior design awards because it looks pretty hideous, and frankly, it doesn't feel much more practical than nothing at all.
Look, I haven't used many laptop stands before, but this? This is just a stand. You get exactly what you see. There aren't some secret high-tech components or crazy specs designed to rip you off. You’d basically get the exact same result if you just propped your laptop up on a chunk of oak from Home Depot. Tell you what, I'll sell you one for $133.
Look, we’re talking about a dead socket here. A gtx 750—which honestly outperforms that card—is going for about $100 on the used market. (Though I've seen people listing them on eBay for like $700, which is just delusional 😁). I'm not trying to be a jerk or devalue anyone's gear, but man, they should consider themselves lucky if they can move the whole rig for $167. Honestly, they'd probably have way better luck just stripping it down and selling it for parts.
Honestly, the only way Windows 10 adds any value here is if it’s actually legitimate.
- CPU is basically pegged at 100%$50 - FM2 motherboard is worth about $33 - RAM is roughly $33 - GPU is sitting around $50 - HDD, assuming it isn't a total paperweight, maybe $17
Swapping in a Western Digital would be a killer upgrade. You’re probably stuck with a SATA 2 controller, so you won't hit those top-tier speeds, but man, it’ll still feel like you've gone from a snail to a jet—easily 4 or 5 times faster than that clunky old drive you're running now. Throwing in some extra RAM and an Intel Core i7 that's about 1GHz faster (I haven't actually checked if that's even compatible, oops) would also make a massive difference. If you run Windows XP or some lightweight Linux distro on it, the thing would honestly run pretty smooth.
Look, despite everything I just rambled about, my real advice? If you've got the cash, just go out and buy a new laptop. 😁
Look, you should probably drop the size and resolution you're actually aiming for. Just being honest—anything over 24" feels massive to me since my desk setup is pretty cramped and I'm sitting right in the screen's face. But hey, I know how some people roll; they're all about that "bigger is better" lifestyle and think even a 30" display isn't cutting it.
What kind of "dead end" are you even talking about? For 20 $0.00, you can grab basically everything top-tier on the market and still have 4000 left over for a killer monitor. Seriously, why on earth would anyone even consider slapping a Core i5-2500 in a build at that price point?
Honestly, you can get way more bang for your buck elsewhere—you could probably find better gear even at a local Target or Best Buy. You could easily cram a GTX 1060 or an RX 580 into that build without breaking a sweat. That is, unless you’re absolutely dead set on that specific processor.
