Excellent score. Now what to do with it?

[Zaluss]

I was browsing craigslist the other day at work on my lunch when I spotted a Gigabyte Aurora case for $20. Condition was fair with some scratches but for $20 sure why not. I emailed the guy and he said he was around the corner from my work so he came by and dropped it off.

I opened up the case and found an M2N32 SLI Deluxe/Wifi, Sempron AM2+ processor, and an Antec 650w NeoPower Blue, 4GBs of generic DDR2.

I asked the guy about them and he said he doesn't know it was his ex wifes and I could have it all.

Now what should I do? Build a system? Is it worth it? All I need is a hard drive and video card. Hell the motherboard is better than my current system but my system is mAtx.

 

[GlocksRock]

You could just list all the stuff you don't want on ebay or craigslist and profit.

 

[Nemo128]

I'd repurpose it all if you have a computer need. The chances of you making anything worthwhile for that hardware, after you factor in your time and effort to sell/ship/trade are slim to none.

You could also pick the best components from each box and build a better one. No spending necessary for a slight upgrade.

If you decide to sell it, tell local friends about it. Less effort needed.

 

[Zaluss]

Thats what I was thinking. My only desktop PC now is an HTPC which I don't use as an HTPC anymore. I use my Xbox 360 for Netflix and the HTPC really as a squeezebox server and web browsing machine.

I think I'm going to swap the Athlon 240 X2 in my HTPC to the new tower and put the Sempron in the HTPC and sell the HTPC as a whole machine on craigslist for cheap. Should offset the cost of buying a better video card (Probably HD4890 or HD5770) and a better hard drive (WD 640GB Black/Blue).

OR I could wait until the new Six core AM2+ processors come out and pick up a used quad for cheap and keep the dual core in the HTPC and sell that for a bit more.

Might as well get back into PC gaming one of these days