Used desktop, what should I do with it?

[SuperSet]

Thanks for all the good advice and some buy offers, haha.. wasn't expecting that. I'm waiting on my new system to be built but it looks like I'll likely sell this system when my new one arrives. Most likely, I'll just put it up on here in the WTS section since I'm not sure where else you would list a computer for sale. It will be a good deal.

[MotoriousRacing]

wouldn't a $300 - $400 GPU upgrade be enough to meet your needs? Find something on sale.

[whatwhy]

wouldn't a $300 - $400 GPU upgrade be enough to meet your needs? Find something on sale.

CPU still plays a huge part in video editing.

[MotoriousRacing]

CPU still plays a huge part in video editing.

Sure but i7-2600K Sandy Bridge Quad Core is no longer good?

[SuperSet]

Sure but i7-2600K Sandy Bridge Quad Core is no longer good?

My current system is really awesome but I will be editing in 4K soon so it's more processor intensive and will take more space. The computer store is supposed to line me up with the latest stuff, including more drive bays.

[whatwhy]

Sure but i7-2600K Sandy Bridge Quad Core is no longer good?

My current system is really awesome but I will be editing in 4K soon so it's more processor intensive and will take more space. The computer store is supposed to line me up with the latest stuff, including more drive bays.

SuperSet answered your question on that one. i7-2600 works great but if it's getting serious and in HD+, then you really want to squeeze all you can, it makes a huge difference in rendering times and editing previews. There's more than one way to skin a cat. I personally have an i5-3570K and I just overclock it to get the most out of it.

[AreWeFree]

Those are good specs to be donating to good will. I guess if you can deduct from taxes that would be an ok way to go.

Value wise, about $700 is fair asking price. Brand new system from Dell with equivalent specs is $1,000.

Also, what software will you be rendering with? If it's GPU accelerated, you'll get far more performance for your money if you buy a supported video card and get two SSD's for scratch disks.

If you need massive storage space and have a few dollars get a good NAS and save uncut/finished work there. When you need to work with it you can copy to local disk, edit, and throw it back on the NAS.

You could also set up a RAID 5 or 6 on your desktop and get large hdd's but I highly recommend a dedicated RAID card. Software raid and built in motherboard raid is slower and more fragile. If your motherboard dies you'll need to get compatible replacement to successfully mount your array again.

[SuperSet]

Those are good specs to be donating to good will. I guess if you can deduct from taxes that would be an ok way to go.

Value wise, about $700 is fair asking price. Brand new system from Dell with equivalent specs is $1,000.

Also, what software will you be rendering with? If it's GPU accelerated, you'll get far more performance for your money if you buy a supported video card and get two SSD's for scratch disks.

If you need massive storage space and have a few dollars get a good NAS and save uncut/finished work there. When you need to work with it you can copy to local disk, edit, and throw it back on the NAS.

You could also set up a RAID 5 or 6 on your desktop and get large hdd's but I highly recommend a dedicated RAID card. Software raid and built in motherboard raid is slower and more fragile. If your motherboard dies you'll need to get compatible replacement to successfully mount your array again.

Great advice, thank you. Some of those terms are not familiar to me but I'll pass it on to the computer shop for my next computer.

[stilly]

Looking for input from the more tech savvy members...
I'm going to be updating my desktop soon due to rapidly growing video editing needs. My current desktop is pretty nice. It's this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227382

Once I get the new desktop, should I donate this one to Goodwill or try to sell it? For selling it, what's a good place to do that?

Computer tech changes too quickly for me to understand current market value so could use some help.
Thanks fellas!

Are you INSANE?

Geeze... I am looking at my Socket 939 Mobo with an AMD 64X2 4200+ with 2GB of RAM on windows XP pro and I have been running it since 2005/2007ish...

THAT beast you have is NOT ready to be sold yet, it is still VERY useable for what you want to do. Damn, I will even low ball you and offer $250 for it, but seriously, that machine I would NOT even think of giving to goodwill just yet. It has another 4 years on it before it goes to goodwill. But when you do turn it in, it will net you $400 for a tax deduction...

Just get a new graphics card and maybe a different hard drive, maybe upgrade the OS to a SSD drive and then a storage drive for the rest and have at it. Heck, go for a 700 series nvidia card if you want, but that has plenty of life in it still...

This is a depressing thread, I am going back to the reloading forum...