Windows 10 end of life
Upgraded your PC? The old parts are still worth money.
Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 in October 2025. Windows 11 needs an 8th-generation Intel processor or newer plus TPM 2.0, which left a lot of perfectly working machines stranded — and a lot of people with a replaced PC and no idea what to do with the old one.
The parts didn’t stop working — Windows just stopped supporting them. A 4th or 6th-generation i5 is still a capable office machine, and there’s a steady refurbishment market that wants exactly these chips. The same goes for the DDR3 and DDR4 you pulled out. We buy both.
What we buy from an old build
The processor
Intel Core i3, i5, i7 and i9 from 3rd generation onwards — precisely the range that couldn’t make the jump to Windows 11.
The memory
DDR3 and DDR4 in desktop, laptop and server form factors. Memory is worth sending as a batch rather than a single stick.
Live prices for typical parts
Straight from our price list — these update as the market moves.
Businesses replacing a fleet
If you’ve refreshed an office and have a stack of identical machines, the components are worth more together than the boxes are whole. We quote per unit and don’t reduce the rate for volume, and we can handle stripped CPUs and memory in bulk. See our trade page for how that works.
Don’t bin them
Working silicon that goes to landfill is a genuine waste — the embodied carbon in a CPU is far higher than most people assume. Everything we buy is tested and resold into working machines rather than shredded. More on that on our sustainability page.
How it works
- 1. Search your model on the homepage for an instant price.
- 2. Confirm the order — your quote is locked for 7 days.
- 3. We email a free prepaid label. Post it, and we test on arrival.
- 4. Paid by PayPal or UK bank transfer, 1–2 business days after testing.
Minimum order £50.00. UK sellers only.