Sell your desktop PC
Everyday desktops, office PCs, gaming PCs and custom builds, working or faulty. Tell us what is inside it and how it is behaving. The PC needs to be complete, with its components still fitted, rather than stripped for parts.
What to tell us about your desktop PC
You do not need to know everything. “I don’t know” is a fine answer in the form, and the photos fill in a lot of gaps.
Pre-built or custom
For a brand-name PC (for example a Dell OptiPlex or HP Pavilion) the model name is often enough to start with. For a custom build, the parts list is what we need.
Processor and graphics card
In Windows, Task Manager’s Performance tab shows the CPU and GPU. For gaming PCs these two make the biggest difference, so give the full model names if you can.
Memory and storage
Total memory (and how many sticks, if you know) and each drive’s size. “I don’t know” is a perfectly good answer.
Motherboard and power supply
System Information lists the motherboard as “BaseBoard Product”. The power supply’s make and wattage are on the label on its side, which you can often see through a glass panel.
How it behaves
Does it power on? Do the fans spin? Is there a picture? Does it crash under load? A short description of what happens is enough.
Working or faulty: what we may consider
These are examples of what we are happy to look at. We cannot promise an offer for every one, but a fault on its own does not rule a desktop PC out.
We may consider
- Working desktops and gaming PCs with normal wear.
- PCs that will not power on, or power on with no picture.
- PCs that crash, restart or show blue screens.
- PCs that will not start Windows.
- Loud or failing fans.
- Cosmetic damage to the case or glass panel.
Generally not suitable
- PCs that have been stripped, with the graphics card, memory, drives or power supply removed.
- PCs left partly taken apart, for example after a repair attempt.
- Poor-quality repair work, or repairs that were not disclosed. If a part has been replaced because of a fault, tell us and we will review it individually.
- Work PCs still managed by an organisation, or that you are not authorised to sell.
- PCs reported lost or stolen.
Photos that help
- The front of the case.
- The side, or through the glass panel if it has one.
- The back, showing the ports and the graphics card outputs.
- The inside, only if the side panel comes off easily. Please do not remove any components.
- The System Information window or Task Manager’s Performance tab, if it works.
- Close-ups of any damage you mention.
If the power supply label is visible, a photo of it helps.
What affects an offer
- The processor and graphics card, especially for gaming PCs.
- Memory, storage and the power supply.
- Whether it is a brand-name model or a custom build, and its age.
- The condition of the case and components.
- What the fault is, if there is one.
- Whether it is complete, with nothing removed.
If you accept an offer
Offers are valid for seven days. If you accept and your postcode is one of the selected Manchester and nearby postcodes we collect from, we arrange collection at an agreed time, at no charge. Elsewhere in the UK, we email you written instructions for posting your desktop PC. When it arrives, we check it against your description and photos, agree the final price with you and pay by bank transfer. Read how the whole process works.
Before handover, back up your data, remove your accounts and any activation lock, and erase the desktop PC if it still works. The preparation guide has the steps.
Selling a desktop PC: questions
Do you buy custom-built PCs?
I have upgraded my PC over the years. Does that matter?
Should I take the graphics card out before selling?
What about my monitor, keyboard and mouse?
Get an offer for your desktop PC
Send us the details and a few photos. If it is something we can use, we will email you an offer. There is no obligation to accept.
Any offer we make is based on the details and photos you send, and is valid for seven days. It is subject to us checking the device when we receive it and confirming it matches your description.