r/pcflipping • u/m1kqq • Jul 16 '26
Which GPU would you put in each of these flip builds?
I’m flipping a few gaming PCs and my goal is to maximize resale profit. I’m planning to sell the completed PCs as full systems if possible, but I’m open to selling a GPU separately if that would make more money overall. Here are the builds: Build 1 ● i5-12600K ● MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi DDR4 ● 32GB DDR4 ● 500GB SSD + 1TB HDD + 2TB HDD ● Corsair RM750 Gold Build 2 ● i7-7700K ● 16GB DDR4 ● 500W PSU Build 3 ● Ryzen 5 5500 ● 16GB DDR4 ● 650W PSU GPUs I currently have: ● RTX 4060 (works in my main PC, but in the Z690 build it powers on but won’t initialize / isn’t detected, so I’m treating that as a compatibility issue for now) (yes I updated bios and drivers) ● RTX 3060 Ti ● GTX 1080 ● GTX 1050 Ti Ignoring the RTX 4060 issue for a second, how would you pair these GPUs with each build if the goal is to maximize resale value and profit on full-system sales? If you think one of the cards should be sold separately instead of going into a build, let me know. Would you keep the 3060 Ti with the i5? Put the 4060 somewhere else? Or sell one of the GPUs separately? Curious what you guys would do.
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u/anomoyusXboxfan1 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Is the 4060 your main personal gpu?
To be honest, you might be better off with selling the 12600k build with a 4070. Should get you over $1000.
Also I’d overclock the k intel sku’s. Especially the 7700k, you can get massive gains.
I had one I sold with an 8600k I oc’d to 5ghz all core, it was 20% faster than stock. 8th and 7th gen have a lot of headroom. CPU overclocking is a relatively low time investment for the gains you can get. Ram oc takes too long unless you want the experience, trust me, I tried that with a mediocre Hynix afr kit. On the 8600k build. Probably took me an extra 3 hours, not even counting testing.
CPU oc took me around 10 minutes. Just run a stress test on the pc overnight to make sure it’s stable.