Gaming Rig Value

beardyweirdy · 6 May 2011 at 15:03

Hi, I am new to the forum_ hello!!
I would like some advice on selling my rig. I t is a couple of years old. I am not sure how much to put it on Ebay/gumtree for. Here are the specs:
*Thermaltake Armor case
*Asus P5N32 sli plus Mobo
*2 x 1gb Corsair Dominator ddr2
1 x 2gb Kingston Hyper ddr2
*Intel Extreme Q6850 3 ghz per core (never overclocked)
*2 x Palit Sonic 1GB GTX 460 in SLI (2048GB IN TOTAL) - these have a slightly faster clock speed than the others, same as GTX 470 or 480 I think.
*1 DVD WRITER
*1 DVD DRIVE
*500gb hdd
250gb hdd

Seasonic 900w psu
windows 7 professional

Any Advice appreciated
Cheers

Stoner81 · 6 May 2011 at 15:05

This is not allowed outside of the Members Market here (afaik) so I doubt you will get any answers.

Stoner81.

beardyweirdy · 6 May 2011 at 15:06

Thanks- will post there

sk82jack · 6 May 2011 at 15:07

Check out the FAQ.

Not allowed price checks outside of the Members Market.

You need 250 posts and be registered 90 days to access Members Market.

Sorry dude.

True_Scotsman · 6 May 2011 at 15:10

You cant post in MM, you need 250+ posts and at least be registered for 90 days.

See :- http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/faq.php?s=&do=search&q=Members+Market&match=all&titlesonly=0

beardyweirdy · 6 May 2011 at 15:17

No worries thanks for the replies. Just need an idea.

Cheers

beardyweirdy · 6 May 2011 at 16:02

Here's another question- I am thinking of upgrading, is it worth using the gtx460s and buliding a rig around them, or should I just sell the whole thing and start again with an i7 rig? I wouldn't mind a watercooled set up as there a few decent second hands one around.

Thans for any advice

Cheers

stulid · 6 May 2011 at 16:03

beardyweirdy said:
Here's another question- I am thinking of upgrading, is it worth using the gtx460s

Absolutely

They are faster than even a single GTX570 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/314?vs=306

beardyweirdy · 6 May 2011 at 16:14

Thanks. I think that with my current set up, the CPU might be a bottle neck. What CPU & Mobo would you suggest upgrading to. (I was looking at the Rampage 2) Think I would need to upgrade to DDR3 memory too

Cheers

stulid · 6 May 2011 at 16:16

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £139.98
(£116.65) £139.98
(£116.65)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sub Total : £284.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £58.89
Total : £353.35

The motherboard supports symmetrical crossfire/sli at 8X/8X for both PCI-E slots.

The motherboard is also easy to overclock, just like the GD55 - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2011/01/07/how-to-overclock-the-intel-core-i5-2500k/5

You have a killer PSU by the way

beardyweirdy · 6 May 2011 at 16:19

Thanks for the reply
Chris