What is the current value of my desktop computer?

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Ryan Frazi

I purchased all the parts to this computer in June 2011 (getting close to 2 years ago) except for an additional 2TB hardrive June of 2012 and the Logitech Illuminated keyboard a few months ago. Everything is still in great condition; I just have no need for it anymore and would like to sell it. I am wondering what an estimation of the current value of it would be so that I know what to sell it for? All the components brand new were originally $1060, and now all the same components would cost $999 brand new. Here are the specs/components and their current price ($999 total):

$20--1 x ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$67--1 x Logitech 920-000914 Black USB Wired Ultra-thin Illuminated Keyboard
$85--1 x Western Digital WD Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$135--1 x Asus VE228H 21.5" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor w/Speakers
$11--1 x IMC FX-087 All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader
$105--1 x AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor HDX840WFGMBOX
$50--Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan
$61--G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL
$115--1 x ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
$135--GIGABYTE GV-N550OC-1GI GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$110--1 x CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible
$105--1 x Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Thank you!

Answer
$300 as a starting point

What are some good graphics cards?

Discombobu

I am building a computer and i need a graphics card. I was thinking about getting XFX Radeon HD 6870 or an ASUS Radeon 7850, but i want your opinions and suggestions. I want to be able to play battlefield 3 on ultra. I do not want to spend over $250. It needs to be a good quality card. Also, will it boost the graphics if i get 2 graphics cards?
Thanks.

Answer
In general, you're better off going with a single higher-end card than a pair of lesser cards in SLI or Crossfire.

Although dual-cards can yield really high fps in some games, the performance doesn't scale equally with all titles. Plus dual-card combos require more power, generate more heat and noise, and are subject to micro-stuttering (instability in frame rates)
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-geforce-stutter-crossfire,review-32256.html

The 2GB Radeon HD 7850 is far superior to the HD 6870, even slightly better overall than the older Radeon HD 6950 and GeForce GTX 560 Ti.... the 7850 is easily the best value under $200.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161405
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129230

Performance:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148-21.html

But if you can spend $230, Nvidia's brand-new GeForce GTX 660 is the card to get.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130826

Both cards are capable of playing BF3 on Ultra at 1920x1080 with acceptable fps, but the GTX 660 is much stronger, approximately equivalent to the Radeon HD 7870 overall.

http://www.techspot.com/review/572-nvidia-geforce-gtx-660/page4.html
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/09/13/nvidia-geforce-gtx-660-2gb-review/5

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