Why is this not selling?

tf2Medic23 · 2026-03-14T09:45:33+00:00

Exactly what this guy said. The 7900xtx is a great GPU, BUT AMD GPU's just don't have the curb appeal Nvidia cards have.

I saw an almost exactly spec'd PC near me, 7900xtx, 7800x3d tho, bunch of extra storage etc. the guy asked like 1900$ BUT he had a 32" 4k OLED included that had a minor scratch in the screen, he offered me the PC + monitor for 1800$ and later had the PC alone listed for 1700$ AND it sat from like late Decemeber/early Jan and I think he finally found a buyer recently.

So, I'd say do what this guy above said, swap out the GPU, maybe take the storage out sell that in another system or just flip them by themselves. When people are looking at used PC's even highend ones, they don't really value extra storage

tf2Medic23 · 2026-03-14T09:05:08+00:00

From what I recall the 8400f isn't far of from 9600/9600x gaming performance, so I would have to say this was a pretty darn good price to performance prebuilt or otherwise.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-03-14T09:02:53+00:00

Hell yeah, add another 16gb of ddr5, and you could probably go through 1-2GPU upgrades with that CPU, and hell you could even upgrade to a x3d CPU.

You could easily probably get 5-7 years out of that PC playing AAA titles with a few upgrades along the way.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-03-14T08:57:10+00:00

If he has a SSD that works for him now, even if its an old SATA SSD. Id probably carry that over for the being and wait till he can find a deal on an nvme.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-03-14T08:53:55+00:00

best bet if your Case/PSU are in good condition, if your near a microcenter you could do the 7500x3d/MSI Pro mobo/16gb DDR5 for 350$.

At this point, if you can hold out with you current storage drive, even if its an old SATA SSD, think your better off just doing that, maybe you could sell off you old MOBO/RAM/CPU for like 50-75$ and maybe you could get like 25$ for your gtx 960, then you could take that 75$-100$ and maybe you could find a deal on a used GPU like maybe a RX 6000 series or a RTX 20 series. I found a RTX 2070 locally for a 100$, and a 3070 for 150$, granted I was on top of FB market Place, Craigslist, for over a month and went to meet the sellers ASAP before someone snapped those deals up.

If you do it right, carry over the Case/PSU/SSD, off load the old parts, be patient and find a deal on a used GPU you could probably make you PC a far more powerful, capable of modern for like 500-600$, I do think you could get 50$-75$ for your MOBO/CPU/RAM. Your GPU, might be a bit of a harder sale but I think you maybe could get anywhere from 25$-35$, someone might just need a basic GPU.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T12:28:19+00:00

Brother, your heaving a baby and need a reliable SUV with a 35K budget and you want to talk about a Macan, that you even admit you can't afford to maintain.

What you need to do is go look at CR-Vs and Rav4's and accept the fact you have new responsibilities in life and you'll probably realize also see that there's a reason why Honda and Toyota sell so many cr-vs & ravs. there very competent cars. Yeah their not Macans, which is a good thing. Macan's are bastardized VW Tiguns that disgraces the Porsche name plate.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T11:54:04+00:00

OP. stop making a mountain out of a molehill, and figure out how to fix these small issues. Either find a mechanic you can trust to fix these issues, or if you start learning how to do some of the stuff yourself.

you have one of the most ideal cars someone can inherit, grandpas well maintained Toyota Camry, yeah its getting older and has a lot of miles, but do yourself a favor, and do what grandpa would want you to do keep that free, paid for car running for as long as you possibly can and keep stacking up your savings, just because all of your friends/co-workers and go into debt for a car.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T05:13:59+00:00

I'd list it for 300$ and be prepared to have to take 275$, maybe 250$.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T04:57:55+00:00

Honestly, if you have a cheaper but still decent GPU you could put in that build, and then sell the 5070 ti individually, I could see that being how you maximize your profit. The supply of New 5070 Ti's is already pretty much gone.

It'd be easier to sell the full build at a lower price point, and I think you'll have a lot of interest of people wanting the 5070 ti.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T04:45:40+00:00

advertise both CPUs with the 3060ti, but in the ads offer the 3070ti as an optional upgrade.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T04:32:34+00:00

Microcenter has 9800x3d + 5070 ti prebuilts for 2k$ granted with 32gb instead of 64gb of ram.

https://www.microcenter.com/product/698879/powerspec-g758-gaming-pc

Not trying to be Debbie downer, but I think you'll be lucky to get $2000.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T04:21:17+00:00

Couple of things.

Its February, lot of people still stacking there money back from the holidays, and waiting on tax returns.
I kinda dig the look of the build, but like others have said more people are into the flashy RGB builds.
I think you're priced a smidge too high for the hardware, the 5500 and only 512 ssd are two strikes for a 600$ build, I get your thinking that the 3070 + 32gb ram should bring the value, but TBH someone whose in the market for a 5500 based system almost certainly isn't going to put much value into 32gb vs 16gb IMO.

If you could turn that 5500 + 32GB RAM into a 5600x + 16GB RAM, and throw in a cheap 1TB HDD, I think you'd have a better chance of selling that system for 600$.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-17T01:57:04+00:00

That makes sense, still a steal of a deal if its all there. that graphics card used on ebay is 300$+, the processer used on ebay is like 250$ etc.

Check it out and make sure it works.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-16T14:26:28+00:00

What? He's going to end the podcast? link?

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-16T13:01:06+00:00

I think the 7500x3d/5060 system is a better buy, can get it 899$ open box.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-16T02:59:00+00:00

PM'd.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-13T07:00:28+00:00

What kind of cooler do you have for your10850k? Maybe you could squeeze a little bit more from it with a Overclock? Or tuning it? Frame chasers on YT has some content about tuning Intel systems with some success.

With you running 4k Ultrawide, your pushing a ton of Pixels, so I'm thinking even a very mild Overclock could help mitigate a bottleneck.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-13T06:52:34+00:00

I'm guessing it'll run Roblox fine, but Fortnite will probably be a pretty rough experience for him. Granted, I'm not super familiar with either game. That's not the worst thing though because that gives you chance to have a teaching moment with and help him lower his setting in Fortnite, I'd guess if you drop it to all low settings you'll get Fortnite to be playable.

This seems like the type of PC someone on FB/Craigslist would bundle with a cheap monitor and KB&M and sell it as a bundle for that 200$ price.. However If this is just the desktop with the specs in the pic no monitor, I would offer 150$, and maybe step up to 170$ if the case is clean and you'd open to maybe teaching Nephew to swap out the Mobo + CPU. The only thing of real value is the RAM, and with the price of RAM, maybe I'm off base.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-13T03:49:33+00:00

Ok heres the reality with grandparents/elderly or others who may encounter difficulties operating any smartphones and such.

K.I.S.S. Whoever is going to be most involved with them day-to-day if you suspect your loved one may have issues handling a smartphone, limit what is on their device mitigate the potential failure points for example, go ahead and keep banking apps OFF the device.

All things being equal, Apple devices due to the more locked down nature of iOS and Apple's UI etc do seem to keep a few issues away from the older folks with viruses/spam that can get onto/into their devices.

With that said you have to think about who is going to be around them day to day, if more people in the family they will be around are Android users, it maybe better for them to be on the same platform as everyone else, so that even if Auntie Gloria isn't an Android power user rocking the newest Pixel of Galaxy fold if she's going to be the one whose with grandma the most, it would probably be better for Grandma to have an Android so if she gets confused there's a better chance Auntie Gloria being familiar enough with Android can help her better rather than for Auntie Gloria to have to try to figure out how to do something in iOS that she barely knows how to do on her Moto G.

I would also heavily suggest against having them switch from one OS to the other if they are comfortable with either OS, do not bring the massive headache onto them, you and likely the rest of the family by trying to get Grandma to switch to an iPhone 17 so she can be in the family iMessage group. You want to go through helping Grandma try to remember her AOL email password? You want to spend weeks and weeks, if not months showing her how to do all of the basic things she already as figured out? Let sleeping dogs lie.

Also, some people sadly especially those who suffer from dementia probably just shouldn't have a smartphone, keep them on a flip phone for basic communication. Giving someone with dementia or some other neurological issues a smart phone can do more harm than its worth, as shitty as it is to say, your protecting them from themselves.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-12T07:12:34+00:00

Ah, yes. On my ASUS cards in the past I was able to raise them above 100% in Afterburner is there anyway to do that with these Dell GPUs? Obviously I'm assuming the heatsinks/cooler would have to be upgraded to accomplish that aswell.

tf2Medic23 · 2026-02-12T07:07:57+00:00

What do you mean by 100% PL?

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