Mac Pro 2009 - To keep or not to keep? Only running windows

Well, with values of older Mac Pro's going down, i'm now unsure what I should do.
In total I have 3 Mac Pro's. 1 for work at my father's house (2009, 2.26 8 core), 1 there for Testing and Guests (2006 2GHz dual core).
My third one, however, I keep here for gaming. It is fully loaded, SLIpatched. It currently uses a 5970, 2 SSD (1 for windows boot, 1 for steam games). It has 4GB of the original ECC ram and 16GB of Kingston HyperX. It is unable to run OS X at the moment, but only due to the OS X hard drive being removed and the 5970.
So my dilemma is this. I only use it for gaming pretty much, and I only use it under windows 7. It is NEVER used for tasks such as Video Editing, Servers, or any other things like that. It rocks... But because I enjoy upgrading its video setup a lot, its somewhat cramped PCIE spaces dont' allow for much for me.
So... I'm wondering if it's really worth keeping, or if I should just try and sell it, and then proceed to build a PC that does well enough for my needs. I understand Mac Pros are particularly good for work based things... And this one is used for none of that, so am I sort of just wasting it by only using it for gaming? OR should I just trade my Processor palette from my current mac pro in for a Single processor palette, and install a W3690?
What I'm thinking of building is an EVGA 4 way SLI X58 based PC. Dunno if i'd take the effort to hackintosh it though, so much trouble.
So what should I do?
Should I try and sell it before it loses more value, while also adding thigns to it to up the value, and build a PC? If so, what sorts of things should I consider adding to it to try and sell it for a better value despite its age? What value do you think I could potentially get for it?
Should I just trade in for a Single CPU board, and put in a W3690? (I already upgraded the firmware with the utility to the 2010)
Remember though, I currently have 2 other mac pro's I do use for work stuff.
Thanks all

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As for if you should keep it, well depends on what you want to use it for. It is not quite ready to replace a true Business phone, but great as a phone with constant internet access and WiFi support and iPod all in one. And in time (Feb 3rd party developers can make programs for it) more apps will come out that could make it better for Business.
As for returning it...well there is a restocking fee on the phone. Forget the terms of it though.
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