Just sold a PC and packed the internals like this to stop the graphics card and cooler moving around during shipping.
Basically just a ridiculous amount of paper tightly packed around the graphics card and cooler area so nothing can shift in transit.
Curious to know how other people here package systems when shipping them out.
Would you trust this arriving at your door, or would you do something differently?
Found these old setup pics from early 2021 before I started properly upgrading things.
Single monitor era before discovering dual/triple monitor setups and never being able to go back.
Also peak NZXT H510 period where everyone thought the case looked incredible until we collectively realised the airflow was absolutely terrible.
Pretty sure this setup also had:
Pictures are dark as hell but they’re the only ones I could find.
If you've sold tech on eBay as a business, you already know this → but the numbers are worth spelling out clearly.
14.6% effective rate for business sellers in electronics once you factor in VAT on fees, the regulatory surcharge, and the fixed order fee. Individual sellers pay nothing since October 2024. The entire burden falls on businesses.
Curious whether others have found ways around this, or just absorbed it into pricing.
The data is pretty clear → 13% annual growth, driven by cost of living pressure, hardware upgrade cycles, and a shift in how people buy tech.
Sharing the research and thinking that shapes what we're working on here regularly. Happy to discuss the numbers or where you think the market is heading.
Funny part is this thing is also running an entire platform at the same time.
Curious what people think the actual limit would be before it completely falls over and tumbles away.
Came across this from late 2025 talking about the shift toward second-hand builds in the UK.
Considering where GPU pricing still is now, feels like nothing really changed.. people just adapted.
Article: Why the UK Relies on Second-Hand PC Builds
This used to be a proper lounge setup, now it’s basically turned into storage + spare parts overflow.
Still has the base though: sofa, wall-mounted TV, lighting, big desk, plus a stack of old consoles and monitors.
Plan is to fully reset it into a clean gaming/work space (2–3 monitor setup), while keeping all the storage functional (including the chaos).
Got a couple before pics, will post the transformation once it’s done. Maybe a full day sprint for 2 days starting from this weekend.
Throw me some cool ideas and suggestions fellas.
Seeing these around £800-£900 in the UK.
This one’s listed at £882.00, is that about right now or still overpriced?
£499.99 with free delivery.
Component List:
Not sure where these older GPUs sit now with current pricing.
Is this about right or overpriced?
Link: https://computey.com/product/570596629893/budget-friendly-gaming-pc-nvidia-1660-super-windows-11-pro
UK pricing
Specs:
Seen this listed around £449.99 with free delivery. not sure where these older GPUs sit now with current pricing.
Is this about right or overpriced?
This is proper flagship territory, not something you see listed often at reasonable prices.
→ https://computey.com/product/591760877610/palit-gamerock-geforce-rtx-5090-32-gb-video-card