MSI Laptop Upgrade

I was thinking of upgrading to a new GT model from MSI. Since I do not yet have 100 posts, I would like to get some feedback here, on how much I should sell my current one for. The current laptop is a GT70-2pc with many upgrades. Cosmetic condition is an A
32 GB Gskill RipJaws DDR 1600
3 x 250 Gb Samsung Evo mSata drives in Raid 0
Standard 1tb 7200 rpm Data HDD
GeForce GTX 970m/6gb
Intel A/C Wifi

Any helpful pricing solutions would be appreciated.

 

I would say realistically you could get between 800-1100 depending on if you have all the original packing, boxes, documents etc, and how much warranty is left (10+ months etc). Also of course if you are super patient and find the perfect buyer you may be able to get more.

From my experience, you will almost always be able to sell it easier, and make more by taking 2 or even all three of the SSD's out and selling them separately. That is unfortunate to have to do, but most folks have their own plans for drives and don't want someone else's anyway. That could net you 1300-1500 or more depending on how much the drives go for.

 

Appreciate the feedback. Maybe I will sell it with one SSD, and sell the other two. Or, just put in a 2.5" SSD in place of the mSata daughter board. This particular laptop came like that originally. I purchased the mSata board separately. I could also purchase a 870m, that came with it, and sell the 970m also.

 

I'd be interested in 1 Msata ssd if you decide to sell them separately.


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If I do sell them separately, it will have to be on ebay, since I do not 100 posts as of yet. I will update this thread once/if I do.

 

However you decide to sell the system, I would say it is worth selling the mSata's somehow. With newer models moving to m.2 drives, they aren't compatible, unless you had another computer that could use them or are looking at a computer with mSata. I don't think the mSata board works in most other computers, as far as I know.

 

Part out the components that you had purchased separately, and restore to stock configuration if you still have old parts. Otherwise it may not be worth the value when you sell them altogether.

 

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I think I may hang on to this laptop until some 1070m/1080m pascals show up. Not seeing much of a difference between what I have now, and what is available.
Other than higher memory bandwidth of the DDR 4, there really isn't anything better on the market now. As far as the CPU, the differences are negligible. Sure there are slight improvements in some components, but as of right now, I don't see the benefits outweighing the drawbacks.

 

You will need at least 2 generations for the upgrade to be worthy.

 

don´t change because other change... do it if you need....
cpu are not boosting all the time.... Intel optimize its business since they have no competitors....

 

I dont think there is a ton of difference in CPU's. I have done a comparison, and other than DDR4 support, and 64gb of ram support, there is not a huge difference in benchmarks. When mobile pascal comes out, then maybe.

 

Right, there isn't a huge difference in the last couple CPU generations. Most of the benefit of Skylake was faster DDR4 with being able to have more ram, adding thunderbolt / usb 3.1 type C ports (on some models), better cooling and efficiency were about the biggest things. Nothing game changing for most people, but just incremental benefits across the board.

 

That's true, and it's not worth it to spend money on CPU upgrade, instead get better GPU or do GPU upgrade if it's going to be a big jump for you.