In a mega pinch for money

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:50 pm

Random_Troll wrote:That really is a terrible deal.

Doesn't really matter, I'll be building a much better rig over the summer. This is just so I can replace my Dell proprietary mobo/cpu with something better for the moment.

Clessy · Post by **Clessy** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:59 pm

Random_Troll wrote:That really is a terrible deal.

You're insane if you where to go to the store and buy the excate smart parts it would be more expensive.

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:09 pm

Clessy wrote:
Random_Troll wrote:That really is a terrible deal.
You're insane if you where to go to the store and buy the excate smart parts it would be more expensive.

You charge the same amount for that p4 that I paid for my Athlon64 3000+. yeah. Great deal

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:42 pm

Random_Troll wrote:
Clessy wrote:
Random_Troll wrote:That really is a terrible deal.
You're insane if you where to go to the store and buy the excate smart parts it would be more expensive.
You charge the same amount for that p4 that I paid for my Athlon64 3000+. yeah. Great deal

P4 parts are more expensive, even though they're probably worse.

I'd prefer an Athlon Rig, but I already have all the stuff that fits into the mobo, so it works out well.

At this point, almost * > Dell Proprietary Mobos from 2 years ago

ETR · Post by **ETR** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:51 pm

einbebop44 wrote:
Random_Troll wrote:
Clessy wrote:
Random_Troll wrote:That really is a terrible deal.
You're insane if you where to go to the store and buy the excate smart parts it would be more expensive.
You charge the same amount for that p4 that I paid for my Athlon64 3000+. yeah. Great deal
P4 parts are more expensive, even though they're probably worse. I'd prefer an Athlon Rig, but I already have all the stuff that fits into the mobo, so it works out well.

At this point, almost * > Dell Proprietary Mobos from 2 years ago

Not to ruin the deal, Cless, but Ein, you realize you'll prolly have to reinstall windows, and that the RAM you have is gonna slow down the system, unless you have like PC3200.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Feb 08, 2005 11:04 pm

Yeah I realise that. I just re-formatted the other day, so it's not really a big deal. It'll be better than what I have right now, so it's worth the $100 odd bucks for the next four months or so.

VB_User · Post by **VB_User** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:57 am

i would of bought this package......damn

Lartrak · Post by **Lartrak** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:00 pm

I hate ebay. I know it is off topic, but I do. They jack up the shipping, and whenever you have a complaint, there is not much to do except file a case with a ebay moderator.....Some jerk sold me a piece of crap virtual boy that was listed in working condition.....Not only did I get my money back, but since he let me keep it, I sold the controller, stand, ac, and two games for almost double what I paid for the whole unit!!

Um. Why do you hate eBay again? You got a broken virtual boy, got your money back, then GAINED money by selling the parts of it that did work. I'd be VERY happy with that deal. And sellers list their shipping rates. If they're too high, use a different seller.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:00 pm

You know what's hilarious about this? RT was damn right--Cless ripped me off. Could've gotten the stuff brand new for about the same, maybe $10 more. The mobo retails for like $65.

But what's even better? The fact that he sent me a CPU with a bunch of bent pins. What a surprise. So I got doubly ripped off.

You win some, you lose some I guess. Karma.

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:05 pm

Bent pins on a P4 is usually bad. I know I've bent some pins on some old CPUs and bent them back and it was fine, but I've heard plenty of stories about bent pins on P4's and the system turning into a unstable-reboot-randomly-pile-of-crap.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:27 pm

Yeah, unfortunately like 15 or so pins were bent, so it's pretty much useless.

megaman8x · Post by **megaman8x** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:43 pm

welcome to the human condition

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:15 pm

einbebop44 wrote:Yeah, unfortunately like 15 or so pins were bent, so it's pretty much useless.

Did you try bending them back and seeing how it worked? Maybe you'll get lucky.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:29 pm

Nah, I decided not to install it before it came--I dunno why I bought it.

Post by **Quzar** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:34 pm

ive had old socket 7s get almost every pin bent, and bent them back. with a P4 i got a whole 3 or 4 rows bent, which was fixed with a knife between the rows and a gentle amount of pressure. it shouldnt be too big a deal

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:57 pm

einbebop44 wrote:Nah, I decided not to install it before it came--I dunno why I bought it.

Then send it my way and I'll see if I can get it going

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 6:49 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MESE:IT

Probably won't go very high, so if anyone feels like bidding feel free.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:57 pm

Ok, I completely take back that you could get it cheaper. Obviously I don't know my sh
*t. Sorry about that, Cless. Everything has worked out alright, thanks again, even though you got banned I know you still check here. My bad.

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:15 pm

einbebop44 wrote:Ok, I completely take back that you could get it cheaper. Obviously I don't know my sh
*t. Sorry about that, Cless. Everything has worked out alright, thanks again, even though you got banned I know you still check here. My bad.

That thing sold for $128 plus shipping!!! I'd say that you made out okay