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Topic: Pricechecking + Upgrade suggestions
smashcrab
Posts: 23
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
I'm trying to offload some hardware for a mate so he can upgrade, and I was wondering what you guys thought would be a worthwhile price to try to sell the following bits:

Asus a8n sli deluxe
1gb kingmax ddr400 (2*512mb)
3500+ socket 939 cpu (venice core)
Thermaltake tower silent heatsink + led fan

Going by costs of buying them new, now, using staticice.com.au :
$240 for mobo, ~$85 for ram, $80 for cpu, ~$50 for heatsink = $455

I haven't been watching hardware specs/prices like I used to, and if he can get some decent loot for the above parts he wants to upgrade to an am2 mobo, ddr2 ram and a decent dualcore cpu.

Money is tight, but for an example of what he's after, heres what we put together on paper today:

Amd64 4800+ - $138

ASUS M2N-E-SLi - $129

KINGSTON Twin Pack HYPER X 2x1 gig (2gig) DDR2 800Mhz CL4 (PC2-6400 CL4) - $169

Asus silent cube heatsink/fan - ~$80

Basically he just wants to be able to play (and enjoy) crysis without using stick-figure mode.
For the time being, he'll stick with his pcie 256mb x800gto

Any suggestions on replacement parts?
What would you guys think is a worthwile opening ebay/wherever price for selling the rest?
First person to say $2 wins a free backpunch!
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mission
Posts: 3379
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
$2
smashcrab
Posts: 24
Location: Brisbane, Queensland

*flying backpunch of doom*
paveway
Posts: 6086
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
$2.50 ?
smashcrab
Posts: 25
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
NO SOUP FOR YOU, YOU COME BACK 2 WEEKS!
Persay
Posts: 4666
Location: Other International
poor troll
step
Posts: 1357
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Mobo: Abit IP35-E ($135) or the IP35 ($168) if he has the money.
CPU: E6420 ($239) or E4400 ($159)
Ram: Patriot 2G PC2-5300(1GX2) DC SL Kit with HeatSpread $105
Cooler: Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme $72
orbitor
Posts: 7413
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Prices you could expect for his gear:

Asus a8n sli deluxe - about $50
1gb kingmax ddr400 (2*512mb) - about $40
3500+ socket 939 cpu (venice core) - about $40
Thermaltake tower silent heatsink + led fan - about $20

Total: $150
smashcrab
Posts: 26
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Thanks, but I've been trying to convince him to make the switch to intel for ages and he insists on sticking with "the underdog".
My fault, I got that in his head when I first introduced him to pc gear 5-6 years ago, when amd was the bomb, and now im regretting it..

I'll push for step's suggestions, but can anybody suggest an amd equivalent for the same pricerange?
Crakaveli
Posts: 2573
Location: USA
let your friend waste his money.. Intel > amd.
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