Used PC builds: What are they worth?

Robert Rodriguez2 said:If I were you, I’d just swap out the core platform. Sell the motherboard and the CPU, then keep everything else. You could jump over to an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 paired with a compatible board and maybe toss in another 8GB of RAM—assuming your current GPU isn't already hitting its limit.
Even a Ryzen 7 2700 might be a solid move.
Honestly, going with Intel right now just doesn't make much sense for the money.

To be blunt, I still prefer Intel when it comes to graphics performance. I know a guy running an AMD Ryzen 5 2600 x, and frankly, I wasn't impressed. When I'm juggling Photoshop, Illustrator, Affinity D/P, while simultaneously running a chat client, Chrome, PHPStorm, and uTorrent... it's rare that I feel even a hint of slowdown. And mind you, my rig is actually older than his (okay, maybe not by a huge margin, but it's older). What kind of jump in performance would I see if I moved up to an i7? Am I totally off base here?

That doesn't sound right to me. The 2600x should definitely have better multithreading performance than an i5. Either he's getting a wrong subjective impression, or there's some underlying issue with his PC or OS...
Then again, I saw on another thread that you actually need better single-thread performance—in that case, go with the i5...

I've got an opportunity to pick up a used rig featuring an AMD FX-4300 and 8GB of RAM. I'm wondering how much life is actually left in that processor if I pair it with something like an R9 270 x, or perhaps even a more powerful card. What kind of performance can I realistically expect when it comes to gaming?

PUBG, Fortnite, and things along those lines.

The R9 270 x is pretty much hitting the ceiling with that CPU. You’ll probably get decent performance in Fortnite, but PUBG might struggle a bit. Honestly, PUBG really needs those 8 threads to keep the frame drops and input lag under control. I guess you could try to compensate by cranking up the settings so the GPU stays pinned at 99% usage most of the time, but maybe just stick to 1080p on Very Low with High textures and low AA as your main tweak.

crimsonstag84 said:The R9 270X is pretty much hitting the ceiling with that CPU. You'll get decent performance in Fortnite, but PUBG is going to be a struggle. To avoid those annoying frame drops and input lag in PUBG, you really need 8 threads. One way to compensate is to crank up some settings so the GPU stays pegged at 99% utilization most of the time. My advice? Stick to 1080p with very low settings, maybe bump textures to High, and keep AA on low as your only adjustment.

It won't be 1080p because it’s being hooked up to a 32-inch TV with a 720p resolution.

First off, I should probably mention that I don't know the first thing about computers, so please be gentle with me

I have two computers sitting there in "non-working" condition.
My son was experimenting with a friend—they cleaned out the fans and I suppose they did other things too—but when it came time to put everything back together... his friend bolted, and now my son can't figure out how to reassemble them. They’ve just been sitting in a box in the corner of the room for a long, long time, and I honestly don't know what to do with them.
I would really love to recover my photos from them, because I wasn't smart enough to back everything up immediately.

Does it even make sense to pay for repairs or software cleaning? Technology moves so fast, and these machines are roughly 5 to 10 years old. I know they weren't cheap when we bought them, but... Here are some specs for one of them:
Windows 7, 500 GB storage, 8 GB RAM, Intel-Asus motherboard

Is it possible to sell these? They actually worked fine; they didn't break, it's just that my son got a newer, more powerful computer as a gift so he could play games.

Part of me wants to just throw them out the window, but I'm trying to be mindful of the environment, so I'm holding back.

Please, help.

It’s a pretty slim spec sheet, but if we're talking about a machine with a 500GB HDD and 8GB of RAM, it shouldn't be total junk—especially for someone who just uses it for basic browsing and casual tasks. Honestly, it might actually be worth picking up at that price.

Timothy Kim60 said:It’s not a ton of info regarding the PC, I guess. But if it has a 500GB HDD and 8GB of RAM, it probably shouldn't be total junk (especially for a casual user), so maybe buying it could be worth it.

It just feels like a waste of money, honestly. My son has his own setup, I use a laptop, and this thing is just sitting here gathering dust. Does anyone think someone would pick this up for a small amount of cash? Or maybe a repair shop or someone who builds PCs would take it just for the parts?

Nicole Torres91 said:It’s just such a waste of money, honestly. My son has his own setup, I’ve got my laptop, and this thing is just sitting here gathering dust. Does anyone actually buy stuff like this for cheap? Or maybe there's someone who fixes up PCs and would take it just for the parts?

Look, you gotta find out the exact specs first. Just list everything out right here and the guys will give you a rough idea of what it's worth, then you can try throwing it on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace.

I mean, you might be able to squeeze some decent utility out of those 8 GB of RAM and that 500GB hard drive, but let's be real—we're looking at a DDR3 platform here. If the rest of the components are relatively recent, it might not be a total wash, but honestly, it all really depends on what else is tucked into that build.

Nicole Torres91 said:It’s just a waste of money at this point. My son has his own setup, I’ve got my laptop, and this thing is just sitting there gathering dust. Would anyone actually buy this for cheap? Or maybe someone who builds PCs could use it for parts?

Just download speccy and paste the results here so we can see exactly what kind of hardware is inside that machine...

analogtiger19 said:Download a tool like speccy and paste the results here. We need to see exactly what kind of hardware we're dealing with before we move forward...

And what exactly am I supposed to run that on?
On a computer that’s currently just a pile of parts?

Matthew Young35 said:What exactly are you planning to run this on?
On a computer that's currently just a pile of parts?

Thanks for all the replies, though I feel like we might be speaking two different languages here. 😁

I really hate not being able to understand things... but I guess I was born too early, and technology arrived a bit too late for me 🙂. It feels wrong to just throw stuff away when I know it still works, but then again, I honestly have no idea if it’s worth paying someone to look everything over and put it together
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Anyway, thanks to you 👍

https://www.craigslist.org/f-pc-computers...listing-28121296

I guess I'm wondering what this might be worth, maybe?

about 1500-$533

Timothy Kim60 said:around 1500-$533

Max 600-$233...

Just offloaded an FX8350, 16GB DDR3, gtx 760 2gb ddr5, 1TB HDD, 120GB SSD, and a Corsair 750W for $400.

Also moved a Phenom X6 1055 T, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, 60GB SSD, GT 740 1GB DDR5, and a Fortron 500W for $267.

Six months back, I flipped an i7 6700 laptop with 16GB DDR4, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, gtx 980 m, and a 17" screen for $533...

I'm looking to upgrade my rig, so I'm trying to figure out what my current setup is worth—both as a bundle and if I sell things off one by one. I also want to see which parts might actually be worth keeping for a new build. I've still got the receipts from March 2016 here.

MBO Gigabyte 970 A-DSP3

GPU Gigabyte Geforce Gtx 750

CPU AMD FX-6300 6

PSU Corsair VS 450

RAM 1x8gb Kingston DDR3 1600
1x8gb Hyper DDR3 1866

DISK WD 1TB 5,400rpm
SSD Samsung 850 evo 250

Cooler Master Hyper 412

Thanks!

Why double post? This is the wrong thread.

wiredotter14 said:Why double up on the same post? You're in the wrong thread.

But this is literally the estimation thread, isn't it?

darkmaker13 said:So this is just an estimate?

I checked that other thread first. Thought they were identical.😁