How much should I sell my 6-month-old high-end PC for? Switching to MacBook M5 Pro

Posted by FmAddon@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 15 comments

I bought my PC around 6 months ago for nearly 2086$ (200k INR), but now I’m planning to sell it because I’m switching to a MacBook M5 Pro.

How much should I realistically sell this PC for?

PC Specs:

Zotac Gaming RTX 5070 Solid OC 12GB GDDR7
Deepcool Mystique 360 ARGB Liquid Cooler
MSI MAG PANO 100R PZ ARGB Case
MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750W 80+ Gold PSU
Kingston NV3 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB Gen5 NVMe SSD
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WIFI Motherboard
Intel Core i9-14900KS
Antec P12R ARGB Reverse Fan

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3_14_thon@reddit

Damn, reading the first part of the title had me beliving Im in a different sub

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jumbospoiler@reddit

Switching from a high-end gaming PC to a MacBook for what, email and spreadsheets? That's the real plot twist here.

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I originally built this PC mainly for video editing, not gaming. But Premiere Pro started lagging a lot and crashing repeatedly, which became really frustrating during work. That’s the main reason I’m planning to switch to a MacBook.

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jumbospoiler@reddit

but that's a software issue not a hardware one - updating drivers or reinstalling Premiere usually fixes that before dropping 2k on a new machine.

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FmAddon@reddit (OP)

Yeah, but there are other reasons too. Whenever the power goes out, the PC becomes useless since my UPS barely gives 2 minutes of backup, and I also need something portable now because I travel more often.

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Grouchy-Storm-8155@reddit

Honestly, for a 6-month-old high-end build with those specs, I wouldn’t rush to sell it too cheap. The 14900KS + RTX 5070 combo alone still makes this a seriously premium setup.

Realistically though, PC resale drops fast because buyers compare against current new-part pricing + warranty availability. You’ll probably get the strongest interest somewhere around 70–80% of your original build cost depending on condition, thermals, invoices, and whether all boxes/warranties are available.

If it’s clean, well-maintained, under warranty, and stress-tested properly, I could honestly see this attracting buyers faster than most marketplace builds because the parts selection is actually balanced instead of random RGB stuffing 😅

Personally, I’d list slightly higher first and leave room for negotiation rather than posting your absolute lowest acceptable price immediately.

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FmAddon@reddit (OP)

Yeah, I’ll probably list it a bit higher first and negotiate later since the PC is still in great condition with warranty and boxes available.

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SCOOkumar@reddit

A 5070 does not constitute a high end build. Part it out, you may get close to $17/1800 considering RAM/SSD/GPU prices at the moment.

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Shishamylov@reddit

If you part it out you’ll never sell some of the components

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SCOOkumar@reddit

But you’ll get most of your money back, so you could just scrap or donate the other components.

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InfiniteLight07@reddit

As a lower-midrange GPU user, I can say that a 5070 is midrange, maybe a midrange+ card.

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RedditorJustChillin@reddit

Keep the PC

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Party_Complex_7583@reddit

idk if it will get good pricing when sold entirely you should rather sell it individual. But if you still want to continue sell it entirely then go for something like 180k+ INR. Use that 2TB Gen 4 SSD and 1TB Gen 5 SSD as the main highlight those alone can get upto 40k and 32GB DDR5 bro that will cost a fortune in this economy 30k I think. Sell the Entire PC highlighting the Gen 5 SSD and DDR5 RAM

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Slottr@reddit

Look at used prices for your area and take an estimate off that. I'd usually say roughly 15-20% cheaper than new. Less if you want it gone faster.