Resale of Bought PC

[Dominic Lucey]

In November 2011, I bought a Desktop PC from PC Specialist (with the specifications below) to play video games which my former computer couldn't handle but I have a new computer now and no longer want to play games (and have a computer which suits my current needs) and so am hoping to sell my PC, I was wondering if I should sell it and if so what would be a reasonable price. I won't be using it and I don't know if I should just leave it gathering dust and only use it several times a year or if it is worth selling to give me a bit of money. I haven't yet decided how I will sell it, maybe to a friend or using an online platform such as ebuyer or ebay but I don't think that is relevant to this site so I'm not seeking help about that. Before selling it, do you recommend that I remove dust from it and also wipe hard drive of senstive data and software which I wouldn't have the right to resell? Its original cost was about £650. I hope to hear from you and thank you in advance for whatever help you may provide.

Case STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU) AMD PHENOM II X6 SIX CORE 1090T (3.20GHz/9MB CACHE/AM3)
Motherboard ASUS® M5A87: AM3+ PLATFORM, DUAL DDR3,SATA 6.0GB/s, USB 3.0
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x
4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTS 450 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 1TB SATA-II 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 32MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0
PORT
Power Supply 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£29)
Processor Cooling STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL
PCs
USB Options 4 PORT USB 2.0 INTERNAL PCI CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Modem NONE, I WILL BE USING BROADBAND
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Surge Protection 6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Cable Tidy JML 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management For Your PC
(£4)
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year
Labour)
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

 

[vanthus]

I would certainly wipe the hard drive,keep in mind though it could still be possible for someone to recover the data,but
I don't think many people would bother trying to do that.

 

[SpyderTracks]

I would certainly wipe the hard drive,keep in mind though it could still be possible for someone to recover the data,but
I don't think many people would bother trying to do that.

To do a more thorough clean you can use ccleaner by piriform, it can do enhanced erases with up to 8 passes or so.

 

[alexdw]

To do a more thorough clean you can use ccleaner by piriform, it can do enhanced erases with up to 8 passes or so.

Or better still wipe the whole drive with something like DBAN.

As for what to do with it - if you have no use for it I would probably try to sell it on eBay or similar. You could give it a clean before so it looks better in the photos but otherwise I can't think of anything else that you haven't mentioned.