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Athlon 64 eBay goodness

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DevilsAdvocate

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This is probably my best score ever! 😀

My new rig

Auction said that it powered up, and only beeped. Probably a bad video card according to the auction.

LOL! Alll I had to do was reseat the RAM - powered up like a charm 😀

Athlon 64 3200+ (Clawhammer)
1GB (2X512MB) PC3200 Kingston Valueram
FIC K8T800 mobo
160GB Maxtor 8MB 7200 RPM HDD
Toshiba 8X DVD-RW
Toshiba DVD-ROM
Chaintech GF FX 5200 128MB
9 in 1 card reader
3.5" FDD
Windows XP Home Plus LAN installed - What the hell does "Plus LAN" mean?

... all wrapped up in a crappy vein-opening Foxconn case.

I rule 😎
 
Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
Auction said that it powered up, and only beeped. Probably a bad video card according to the auction.

LOL! Alll I had to do was reseat the RAM - powered up like a charm 😀

Chaintech GF FX 5200 128MB
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Even if the video card was bad, it would have been a good deal since you'll end up replacing it anyway...
 
Man, that's quite a gamble, being sold as-is, the board could been fried as well as the CPU, etc. They could still beep and be beyond repair. Who knows. Awesome that it worked out for you but $450 is a lot to shell out when you don't know. Even the 160GB drive could have been toast.
 
Originally posted by: dman
Man, that's quite a gamble, being sold as-is, the board could been fried as well as the CPU, etc. They could still beep and be beyond repair. Who knows. Awesome that it worked out for you but $450 is a lot to shell out when you don't know. Even the 160GB drive could have been toast.
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Sure - but I worked in a PC repair shop for a number of years, and I figured that the chance of multiple component failure on a system that new was low.

Fortunately it all works... and now I just need a 6800 GT 😀
 
Originally posted by: waggy
have you emailed the seller to let them know? heh i would just for fun!
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I thought about it, and then I realized that it owuld probably be a waste of time. They weren't particularly good at returning e-mails after I paid.
 
Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
Originally posted by: waggy
have you emailed the seller to let them know? heh i would just for fun!
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I thought about it, and then I realized that it owuld probably be a waste of time. They weren't particularly good at returning e-mails after I paid.
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yeah but i bet he returns that one! hahah
 
About three weeks ago, I just picked up a Athlon 64 3000+ for $40 dollars. The seller didn't know what it was and he told me that if it didn't work, he would return my money back to me. It worked!


Anyways, a bump for ya...
 
Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate
Originally posted by: waggy
have you emailed the seller to let them know? heh i would just for fun!
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I thought about it, and then I realized that it owuld probably be a waste of time. They weren't particularly good at returning e-mails after I paid.
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Screw that, let him sell more stuff that he thinks is junked and buy it, too.
 
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