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Im interested in selling my computer and maybe getting a laptop instead. Ive already looked around and seen what kind of cash Id need for a laptop of my choice. Now im only interested in what I could possibly get out of my computer. ** This is not a post trying to sell it, just interested in seeing what it could sell for.**

Monitor
20.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 5ms, 1000:1, WSXGA+ 1680x1050, DVI with HDCP, VGA(D-sub), Built-In Speakers, 16:10 Aspect Ratio

Processor
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition Processor ADO5000DSWOF - 2.60GHz, 1MB Cache, 1000MHz (2000 MT/s) FSB, Brisbane, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket AM2 (940), Processor - No Fan

Motherboard
MSI K9N SLI-F Motherboard - v2.0, NVIDIA nForce 570 LT SLI, Socket AM2/AM2+, ATX, Audio, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, USB 2.0, Serial ATA, RAID

RAM
OCZ Platinum Revision-2 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 x 1024MB)

Video Card
XFX GeForce 8500 GT Ultra Silent Cooling Video Card - 512MB DDR2, SLI Ready, PCI Express 1.0 x16, (Dual Link) DVI, VGA, HDTV

Sound Card
SoundBlaster LIVE! 24bit

Power Supply
Allied 500Watt PSU

Speakers
Cyber Acoustics CA-3001 3-Piece Black Speaker System
 
maybe $350-$470, gpu is weak, proc is getting outdated, motherboard and monitor are nice though

if you want a better pc i would just get a new video card IMO
 
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i agree w/ reflex. besides, just a lil heads up, you cant upgrade much on a laptop in case you decide to get 1. only possible thing to upgrade is the memory, which is the #1 thing most people do to their laptops if they wanna speed it up. just figured id give ya a lil heads up bout that.
 
pillar said:
only possible thing to upgrade is the memory, which is the #1 thing most people do to their laptops if they wanna speed it up. just figured id give ya a lil heads up bout that.
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this,

dont waste money, unless you really need portability

you can just get a netbook if you want potability
 
Well Im just interested in playing CSS and thats about it. I really dont game anymore and sitting at a desk all the time starts to annoy me. I found a good laptop at $1049 with a Core 2 Duo, ATI 4650, 4 gigs of ram and 500GB harddrive.
 
You could probably get a good $600-$700 if you sell it on Craigslist. Just talk it up with some good adjectives and people bite.
 
I had a p7805u, and it played CSS flawlessly. Only problem was that it weighed 12+lbs. A bit ridiculous to be caring around in my backpack all the time.

My solution: I got a netbook, and have a beast of a pc waiting for me at home.

Btw, whoever said all you can upgrade in a laptop is the mem, in my p7805u you could upgrade the processor, ram, and hdd's. Heck, you could even swap out the screen for one with a higher native res.
 
Thanks putty, good suggestion and cheaper than the one i was looking at. But not by much. Like i stated Im looking for mobility. I drive an hour to work and school almost every day. And have no family local and its nice to take it with me where ever i go
 
Putty said:
I had a p7805u, and it played CSS flawlessly. Only problem was that it weighed 12+lbs. A bit ridiculous to be caring around in my backpack all the time.

My solution: I got a netbook, and have a beast of a pc waiting for me at home.

Btw, whoever said all you can upgrade in a laptop is the mem, in my p7805u you could upgrade the processor, ram, and hdd's. Heck, you could even swap out the screen for one with a higher native res.
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well thats for standard laptops. now its obvious that your talking about a gaming laptop, which yes, you can upgrade alot of the features. i do agree w/ putty that if its just for school work, i highly suggest the netbook & leave the gaming to home. netbooks are ultra cheap w/ great battery life.
 
Yep. I have my $1200 rig at home to play anything I want; meanwhile I have my HP Mini 110 for mobile stuff. It's a decent computer for web / word processing. Heck I even had Visual Studio on here. A plus, my battery is ~8hrs, so no need for my charger.

There was one laptop very similiar to mine for ~$600, I'll do some research when I'm free tonight and post it
 
After some browsing on TigerDirect, I found these:

Asus G51VX-RX05 Refurbished Notebook PC - Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.6", HDMI, eSATA, Vista Home Premium
This thing has a GTX 260M. It's $800, and refurb'd, but you can get a warranty if you're iffy about it.


Acer Aspire AS5738DG-6165 TriDef 3D Notebook PC - Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.20GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.6" Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 3D
I'm not too crazy about Acer, but this has an ATI Radeon HD 4570. I think that's a good card, not sure though; I don't know much about AMD / ATI.

Gateway? NV5337u
This had a decent video card, and it's from Gateway, which I seem to like.
I'm sure you could find it cheaper from a retailer, since this is straight from Gateway.
Plus it has a 6cell battery, which is the same as in my netbook (8hrs). Granted that's a bigger screen and stronger hardware, so that 6 cell will be under strain, meaning less than 8 hours.
 
I'd say around $400 bucks maybe a bit more because you got a decent monitor in there.
 
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