Hi guys, i need a little help

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motley

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I have an 860cu or 870cu i cant remember without checking back papaerwork

i7-820
8gb ram
GTX 460
17"

Anyway i will be upgrading here in the next 2-3 months

If i were to put a new drive in it and do a fresh install (i have some high end ssd's in it at the moment)

What is a fair price to sell it for? i paid £1300 approx about 2 years back for the chassis, 460 and cpu, and i know i wont get anything like that.

there isnt anything wrong with it, i run a pc shop and every month or so air is blown through the vents so its never got too hot.

I guess the only thing that is slightly annoying is the mouse touchpad had gotten really shiny after 2 year of wow playing.

My dilemma is if i put it the shop amongst the new laptops we sell it would be dated and a little behind some spec wise. But its such a different beast only a person like us on here appreciate it

Would £700-800 be fair? i need to get this sold, i have been working out some quotes on here and plan to treat myself very soon

cheers for reading and any help
 
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Yamikotai

Yamikotai

Expert
motley said:
I have an 860cu or 870cu i cant remember without checking back papaerwork

i7-820
8gb ram
GTX 460
17"

Anyway i will be upgrading here in the next 2-3 months

If i were to put a new drive in it and do a fresh install (i have some high end ssd's in it at the moment)

What is a fair price to sell it for? i paid £1300 approx about 2 years back for the chassis, 460 and cpu, and i know i wont get anything like that.

there isnt anything wrong with it, i run a pc shop and every month or so air is blown through the vents so its never got too hot.

I guess the only thing that is slightly annoying is the mouse touchpad had gotten really shiny after 2 year of wow playing.

My dilemma is if i put it the shop amongst the new laptops we sell it would be dated and a little behind some spec wise. But its such a different beast only a person like us on here appreciate it

Would £700-800 be fair? i need to get this sold, i have been working out some quotes on here and plan to treat myself very soon

cheers for reading and any help
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If you were to sell it to someone who knows tech, I doubt you'd get more than £600-700 for it. But if you sell it to the right person you could probably get at least £800 for it.
 
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Agito

Silver Level Poster
Dunno, I just ran the numbers of a new Optimus III and for £840 I've got a machine of quite a bit higher end in comparison. Obviously, for someone who knows nothing about laptops you could sell a donkey and tell them it has 16GB of RAM so if you get the right buyer, go for the £800.

Also, playing games with the touch pad? Damn, mate.
 
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motley

Member
Agito said:
Dunno, I just ran the numbers of a new Optimus III and for £840 I've got a machine of quite a bit higher end in comparison. Obviously, for someone who knows nothing about laptops you could sell a donkey and tell them it has 16GB of RAM so if you get the right buyer, go for the £800.

Also, playing games with the touch pad? Damn, mate.
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:) you can blame the wife for that. with 3 kids, she doesnt like me hidden away on a desk somewhere. I usually end up on a sofa
 
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