Disparaitre Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 (edited) What would you guys/gals do in this situation? I have a 1 year old, silent mod'd Shuttle SG31G2 with an E7600, 4gb DDRII, XFX 9800GT EE, 1tb WD Green and DVD burner. I have a friend that wants to trade his 4 year old Black Alienware Area-51 ALX WC'd system with 650w Silverstone PSU, a Pentium D 950 on a Nforce4 Sli based P5N32-Sli Deluxe, 1gb DDRII, 250gb HD, dual WC'd 256mb eVga 7900GT's and a DVD burner. The ALX is using the 2x 120mm Koolance Exos 2 but is just integrated into the case. I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if I could hock the ALX system for the $500 my system is worth faster than I can hock my SG31G2 more than anything. If you were trying to sell a system for $500 which do you think would realistically sell faster? Speed and efficiency or water cooled name branding? Edited May 1, 2010 by WARDOZERX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 I think you need to go to the hock shop and ask them, not us... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAINuKe Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 Keep the C2d and tell him he can keep his alienware. Trade not worth it IMHO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capthowdy575 Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 lol its not worth it at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 Wow, this trade isn't even close to a good deal E7600 for a P4 = HELL NO 4GB of DDR2 for 1GB of DDR2 = HELL NO 1TB WD for a unnamed 250GB HD = HELL NO I have no idea why this is even a question. I can't find anything that makes this deal even close to worth it! Alienware PC's have always been grossly overpriced for what it would cost to build the same system! Also the garbage Alienware case that maybe others, NOT myself, think looks cool, doesn't "keep cool" as well as a lower price antec 1200, 900, or even 300! If I was you friend, I would love for you to take this deal, lmao. But, if I were you, I would find out what kind of drugs that kids is on, cause it's some good stuff! KEEP WHAT YOU HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkypoo7 Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 This is a joke right? You can't possibly even have this question floating in your mind... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowKing Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 This is a joke right? You can't possibly even have this question floating in your mind... how is it NOT? I mean it has the cool name......and the cool name Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzlenitch Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 This is a joke right? You can't possibly even have this question floating in your mind... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disparaitre Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 (edited) The prob is I have no idea how well Boutique names resell and as such I have no idea what the ALX would be worth. I assume if anyone bought it it'd be more for the case with the PSU and WC system seeing as the video cards, mobo and CPU are prob worth $100 - $125 which is negligible. I tried looking on eBay and I only found the reg Alienware cases but not the WC ones. Edited May 1, 2010 by WARDOZERX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 He said hock shop, so I figured he is wanting to take whichever he can get the most cash for down there and sell it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 The prob is I have no idea how well Boutique names resell and as such I have no idea what the ALX would be worth. I assume if anyone bought it it'd be more for the case with the PSU and WC system seeing as the video cards, mobo and CPU are prob worth $100 - $125 which is negligible. I tried looking on eBay and I only found the reg Alienware cases but not the WC ones. The way I always look at it - Break everything down in the build individually and price it that way. Bottom Line here you would be able to get much more money for your current system than you would for his! Also, anyone who would care about the WC, would NOT be buying a P4 and Water Cooling it, LMAO. Although your system is dated, it still has much more upgrade potential than his. Unless you find some1 who is on the same drugs your friends is trying to trade this AW pc to you in the 1st place, then you are much better off with your current build!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick2500 Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 That Alienware system is worth maybe $100, because the hardware is about 5 years old. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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