Do alot of people buy a used GPU & CPU?

[Cappuccino]

Hi, I want to sell my GPU and CPU on eBay, but I was wondering if its worth it or not? They are both used around 4-6 months. How do I check if the GPU or the CPU is in good condition? Is there a program to check their health lol? The buyer will most definitely going to ask me some questions, but like what? I'm kinda new to these stuff D:

Really appreciate some help. :thumbsup:

 

[SPBHM]

it's very rare for CPUs to have problems, I think you can use the tools people use to test overclocking stability, like Prime95 to test a CPU...

for VGAs it's a lot more difficult, I don't see the point in things like Furmark since current VGAs have protections for it, but running some unigine heaven for a while should give a good idea, or just run some games...

 

[phexac]

Are they working for you without a problem? If yes, then they are in a good condition! I would expect zero questions on eBay from your buyers. You list it, say a few words, and wait a week for it to sell.

I sell quite a lot of my used stuff on eBay. It's an incredible tool to reduce the cost of your equipment. I easily get 25% to 50% back from my purchase price when I upgrade every few years.

My favorite sale of all time was when I sold a broken PS3 for parts for $100 (and there were 10+ different unique bidders over the course of the week)!!

Sandy Bridge and newer CPUs in particular right now are holding their value really well. You can check closed listings for what stuff has sold for recently. For example, right now I am using i7-2600k that I bough in 2011 (and it's doing fantastic and I don't plan on upgrading right now etc. etc.). At the time I paid $319 for it. Looking at closed auction listings on eBay shows that it's an incredibly popular item that sells for $160 to $200. 50% to 60% back on a 4-year old CPU is amazing.

The high resale value speaks to the parts' long-term reliability, even when you know that what you are buying may have been overclocked, etc. The other cause is the relatively slow rate of performance improvement compared to prior years. Overclocked i7-2600k will still perform on par with a brand new stock core i7-6700k.

The bottom line is, selling is easy, there is a ton of money in it, and you don't need to do anything complicated to do it.

 

[Cappuccino]

it's very rare for CPUs to have problems, I think you can use the tools people use to test overclocking stability, like Prime95 to test a CPU...

for VGAs it's a lot more difficult, I don't see the point in things like Furmark since current VGAs have protections for it, but running some unigine heaven for a while should give a good idea, or just run some games...

Hi thanks. What are VGA's?

Also I want to sell my

Intel Core i5 3570k
and
NVIDEA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Do you have any idea how much they go for used?

 

[Cappuccino]

Are they working for you without a problem? If yes, then they are in a good condition! I would expect zero questions on eBay from your buyers. You list it, say a few words, and wait a week for it to sell.

I sell quite a lot of my used stuff on eBay. It's an incredible tool to reduce the cost of your equipment. I easily get 25% to 50% back from my purchase price when I upgrade every few years.

My favorite sale of all time was when I sold a broken PS3 for parts for $100 (and there were 10+ different unique bidders over the course of the week)!!

Sandy Bridge and newer CPUs in particular right now are holding their value really well. You can check closed listings for what stuff has sold for recently. For example, right now I am using i7-2600k that I bough in 2011 (and it's doing fantastic and I don't plan on upgrading right now etc. etc.). At the time I paid $319 for it. Looking at closed auction listings on eBay shows that it's an incredibly popular item that sells for $160 to $200. 50% to 60% back on a 4-year old CPU is amazing.

The high resale value speaks to the parts' long-term reliability, even when you know that what you are buying may have been overclocked, etc. The other cause is the relatively slow rate of performance improvement compared to prior years. Overclocked i7-2600k will still perform on par with a brand new stock core i7-6700k.

The bottom line is, selling is easy, there is a ton of money in it, and you don't need to do anything complicated to do it.

Hi

Yes they are all working perfectly fine, but just to make sure how do i check if it's 100% working? Can you check somehow?


Thank you very much! I sold my limited edition 3DS XL for £270 last week and I originally paid £170 full price 2 years ago.

Also I want to sell my -
Intel Core i5 3570k
and
NVIDEA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Do you have any idea how much they go for used? Should I set to auction or buy it now/best offer?
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[Mondozei]

Prices vary in each market, not just between countries but even within countries. Sweden has an ubercompetitive market on Sweclockers, for hardware enthusiasts, and a secondary and more broad market like that on ebay but ours is called Blocket.

The prices I see for a GPU like the 980 Ti is typically higher abroad than they go for on Sweclockers.

As to your general question about whether people are buying used stuff: yes. You shouldn't have a problem to sell either of them. Just make sure you search for those two beforehand to get a general feel of what they might go for.

 

[DigDog]

3770k will do well, the 660 not so well.

i have bought two used high-end old GPU (a GTX 280 and a GTX 570) and they both did very well for me, for about 50 gbp each.

*i meant 3570

 

[sm625]

Just make sure you store the CPU in a static shielded bag placed inside a bubble wrap sleeve, and make sure you are grounded while handling it.

 

[Mercennarius]

I tend to trust used CPUs more than used GPUs.

 

[Rvenger]

Hi

Yes they are all working perfectly fine, but just to make sure how do i check if it's 100% working? Can you check somehow?


Thank you very much! I sold my limited edition 3DS XL for £270 last week and I originally paid £170 full price 2 years ago.

Also I want to sell my -
Intel Core i5 3570k
and
NVIDEA GeForce GTX 660 Ti

Do you have any idea how much they go for used? Should I set to auction or buy it now/best offer?
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I am sorry but per the forum rules, no price checks are allowed.

-Rvenger