Upgrade my Celeron 500 system to AMD 1600+ to sell?

[Mitchua]

I've been trying to sell a Celeron 500MHz system for a long time (for more
than $100, thanks Ebay ) and there have been no takers. It has a good
sized hard-drive, RAM, CD, etc. but I think the "500MHz" is scaring everyone
away. I have a ECS socket A mobo lying around. Should I dish out *another*
$35 on a used Athon XP 1600+ to upgrade the system to something someone
would buy? Does anyone have experience doing that?

Thanks,
Mitchua

 

[Stacey]

I've been trying to sell a Celeron 500MHz system for a long time (for more
than $100, thanks Ebay ) and there have been no takers. It has a good
sized hard-drive, RAM, CD, etc. but I think the "500MHz" is scaring
everyone
away. I have a ECS socket A mobo lying around. Should I dish out
*another* $35 on a used Athon XP 1600+ to upgrade the system to something
someone
would buy? Does anyone have experience doing that?

You'll be WAY better off parting it out. A used system is almost worthless
but people will pay stupid money for the parts. You might get more than
$100 for the chip, the board and the ram selling them seperately.

Here's what someone would pay for the whole thing..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2749794124&category=3744

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2751253374&category=42162

 

[Mitchua]

You'll be WAY better off parting it out. A used system is almost worthless
but people will pay stupid money for the parts. You might get more than
$100 for the chip, the board and the ram selling them seperately.

Are you serious? That's nuts. Here I was thinking that ppl would see the
system and think, "Hey, all the components are there for a good system. I
just need a new mobo/cpu". they'd really buy the case, board, video card,
RAM, hard drives separately?

--Mitchua

 

[Ancra]

Are you serious? That's nuts. Here I was thinking that ppl would see the
system and think, "Hey, all the components are there for a good system. I
just need a new mobo/cpu". they'd really buy the case, board, video card,
RAM, hard drives separately?

I think he is serious. Judging by myself and friends, we have to pay
money to get rid of old junk like a Celeron system, and we sure ain't
figuring to buy one. But we often get ourself into situations where we
feel we want an odd old obsolete component.


ancra