How much can I sell this for?

[nissmo300]

PS: ENERMAX 550W Power Supply (with Copper Shielding for better EMI reduction) - $138

MB: ASUS 875P P4C800-E Deluxe - $175

CPU: Intel Pentium 4/ 3.4C GHz 800MHz FSB HT - $425

HDD: Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10K RPM SATA - $215

MEM: CORSAIR XMS Extreme Speed Series 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-4000PRO - $184 x 2pieces (1GB)

VIDEO: ATI RADEON 9800XT 256MB DDR - $435

PC Case: http://www.pccasegear.com/prod980.htm - $210

Total price: $1,966


If I built this how much can I sell it for?

[housepig]

not for enough... I went to Pricewatch and ran your numbers, I can get the parts for $156 cheaper, even considering the same case price.

you can sell it for a million dollars, if you can find someone willing to pay that much.

realistically, you're going to have a problem beating the price of any half-decent beige-box boutique store that deals in bulk and gets wholesale prices.

[nissmo300]

Those prices are from Newegg except the case.

[indolikaa]

If you get a 10% markup on your total expenditure, you've done well.

You picked a good vendor and good products. Assuming everything is compatible with each other, not a bad machine...

[freestyler]

You'd need a:

Floppy Drive
DVD Writer
Monitor
Keyboard
Mouse
Sound Card
Another Hard Drive

to make it worth my while

a non-devilsown os would be nice too

[indolikaa]

Floppy Drive?!

[Craig Tucker]

Less than you paid for it, as its now all second hand

[Hardcoreruss]

Same MB, Ram and Graphics card as me.

[housepig]

Less than you paid for it, as its now all second hand

I thought of that right after I posted before... once you drive it off the lot, the value drops 50%....

[indolikaa]

You could sell it to a Mac user for $3000. They wouldn't know any better.

[hhhhbk]

you wouldnt cover the components cost id be surprised at more than $1200
how do you plan on selling it
ebay?

most people want cheap pcs rather than top components as they cant tell the difference
im surprised at how many people still use PC world its a rip off

[hhhhbk]

Less than you paid for it, as its now all second hand

I thought of that right after I posted before... once you drive it off the lot, the value drops 50%....

i think by the question hes trying to work out if he can make money by buying components and building a pc
the answer is no
if people are willing to buy from an individual like yourself rather than a shop
then odds are they would trust ebay/get a firm to build it to their specs