*DEAD* Tyan S2462NG and IWILL Socket A AMD DUAL XP MP for $35.81 +Sh&Tax

[jacksandgo]

Not a bad deal if you need a good server motherboard. Takes a hefty power supply and has some limitations, but it's a great price for either one. They're sort of pushy on the sales side, but you can get through it if you want one of these.

Link:

TYAN MP

IWILL MP

 

[kof]

Some pretty poor recent reviews at reseller ratings.

 

[axskkyline]

are dual cpu a lot better? ANd are u able to oc it?? hehe probalby not huh

 

[Delbert]

If you don?t want to hassle with any hacks newegg has some 1.2GHz dual ready processors for $55 shipped.
link

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: axskkyline
are dual cpu a lot better? ANd are u able to oc it?? hehe probalby not huh

Depends on what you are doing. It is not going to benefit you at all if you are gaming.

 

[Ziptar]

I just ordered one of these and only afterwards realized that the shopping cart and checkout IS NOT secure.....

 

[CyberTron]

I see SCSI on the pic, but not the description, and i am confused what NG means at the end of the model number, not deeing a great deal of info on that apposed to just S2462 any help?

 

[dexvx]

^

Tyan's NG designation means that it has Network and Graphics (Video). If it had SCSI, the designation would be like S2462NGU160 or something

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: CyberTron
I see SCSI on the pic, but not the description, and i am confused what NG means at the end of the model number, not deeing a great deal of info on that apposed to just S2462 any help?

No SCSI...seems just a standard part number!


Tyan Link

 

[snoturtle]

Originally posted by: Ziptar
I just ordered one of these and only afterwards realized that the shopping cart and checkout IS NOT secure.....

Found this while reading the reviews

not sure why there isn't a lock but checking the properties does show teh sam secure info as the paypal site and other online retailers

The lock being there and than going away is interesting though

There is an option for them to call you about the cc info instead of putting it through online

4/19/03 11:02 PM
Great website, although I didn't want to really buy something with my credit card when the secure lock didn't show during my transaction.

terry12218

comments posted: 0
user type: home
transaction date: 4/19/03

Reseller Reply
Posted by


4/20/03 11:02 PM
Hello
Ours is a secured website. You can also see it by clciking Right hand mouse button and clicking on Properties , You will notice

SSL 3.0, RC4 with 128 bit encryption (High); RSA with 1024 bit exchange

But good and valid point, we will have your comments sent to websmaster immedialty.

Thank you

 

[CyberTron]

Originally posted by: Engineer

Originally posted by: CyberTron
I see SCSI on the pic, but not the description, and i am confused what NG means at the end of the model number, not deeing a great deal of info on that apposed to just S2462 any help?

No SCSI...seems just a standard part number!


Tyan Link

Well i just got on their "live support" and this is what i got....

Please wait for a site operator to respond.
You are now chatting with 'upendra'
upendra: How may I help you ?
you: Hi there, im back, i just realize you said the MPX doesnt support SCSI, thats the iWill i know that.....
you: i need to know if this board.... http://www.partspc.com/store/product4022.html
you: supports SCSI or not.
upendra: Please hold on
you: thank you.
you: sorry for the trouble
upendra: Yes it support the SCSI interface
you: thank you.

**Edit**
Oh Lord, I just found this as you pointed out....

Standard Model QLogic SM Adaptec SCSI UPC Number

S2462NG No No 6 35872 006012

 

[Swanny]

Looks like the deal is dead. When I try to check out I'm getting $335.81 on the Tyan and $135.84 on the Iwill

 

[Engineer]

Yep...seems dead now !

Probably cancel all the orders....based on what we all see on Resellerratings!

 

[kof]

I tried adding another $35 m/b - would not show up in cart.

 

[Ziptar]

Oh well.. I guess I'll have to stick with my $35 Tyan TigerMP...

This email is regarding your Order #6174XX

We regret to inform you that we have had to cancel your order due to to a
problem with processing & checking the validity of the information
provided to us by you. The street address you provided was not verified.
In addition the authorization result came back with a null value (negative
or 0 (Zero) -- Negative indicates possible fraud, 0 indicates too much
activity on card recently or internal bank code we were not made aware of.
Also many Regualr Cards, and most Check and Debit cards give this value if
there is a daily limit on them.

Heh.. what total BS!!! The card I used is THE only card I use for online orders and I have never had address verification problems with anyone else....

 

[jacksandgo]

Yep, they yanked the deal and adjusted the listing on PriceWatch.com as well. Ah well...when it's sounds/looks too good to be true...it usually is.

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Ziptar
Oh well.. I guess I'll have to stick with my $35 Tyan TigerMP...

This email is regarding your Order #6174XX

We regret to inform you that we have had to cancel your order due to to a
problem with processing & checking the validity of the information
provided to us by you. The street address you provided was not verified.
In addition the authorization result came back with a null value (negative
or 0 (Zero) -- Negative indicates possible fraud, 0 indicates too much
activity on card recently or internal bank code we were not made aware of.
Also many Regualr Cards, and most Check and Debit cards give this value if
there is a daily limit on them.

Heh.. what total BS!!! The card I used is THE only card I use for online orders and I have never had address verification problems with anyone else....

I'll get the same thing and I use my card at the tune of $2000 per month without a hitch. A good reason to give negative feedback on Resellerratings.com. I wouldn't mind them simply cancelling the order because of price mistake, but to give BS about it...BLAH! :|:|:|

 

[Engineer]

This was posted by IsOs in the DC forum....

Originally posted by: IsOs
I just received an email from partspc.com telling me that they cannot complete the order.

Due to the extremely competitive nature of our business we are advertising a few items as loss leaders and an item on your order is one of them. We will not be able to process this order.

:|

Talking about shtzy service! :|

 

[CyberTron]

haha its probably my fault since i contacted them and stuff. sorry guys. :brokenheart:

 

[Lanyap]

DOH, that doesn't make any sense. They advertised an item at a low price (a loss leader) to get you into their e-store but then when you buy it they cancel your order because they will not honor the price. That's really dum AND dummer. This is food for the BBB.

Due to the extremely competitive nature of our business we are advertising a few items as loss leaders and an item on your order is one of them. We will not be able to process this order.

 

[Lanyap]

WOW, I was reading through the comments on resellerratings. These guys are scum. They post low prices on pricewatch to get people in the estore to buy stuff then they find all kind of creative ways to get out of the sale because they are going to lose money. The say you have a CC problem or they try to get you to pay more or buy an extended warranty. This reminds me of all of the shady online computer places in the early days.

 

[salfter]

Originally posted by: axskkyline
are dual cpu a lot better?

Depends on what you're doing. I do lots of video editing/encoding, and that kind of work definitely goes faster with two processors. If you're just wasting time playing games, don't bother.

It's worth noting that the S2462 is built around the AMD 760MP chipset, not the newer 760MPX chipset. The 762 northbridge is the same for both, but you get the same 766 southbridge as was used with the single-processor 760 chipset. Since this uses 32-bit 33-MHz PCI to connect to the northbridge, you will get no 66-MHz PCI slots (you get some 64-bit PCI slots, but they're stuck at 33 MHz). The 760MPX chipset uses the 768 southbridge, which uses 64-bit 66-MHz PCI to connect to the northbridge. For most people, this won't make any difference...in that case, $36 is a steal for a dual-processor board. There are some devices (high-speed SCSI/IDE/RAID cards, Gigabit Ethernet cards, etc.) that can benefit from running on a 66-MHz PCI bus, so you might want to keep this difference in mind if you need these addons. (You're not necessarily talking only about expensive cards, either...one machine @ home uses a Promise Ultra133TX2 IDE card, which is a 32-bit 66-MHz PCI card.)

 

[Engineer]

Add me to the cancelled list. Said that they ran out before my order. I would bet that "Nobody" received either of these boards. (Ordered the IWill board).

Thanks jacksandgo for the OP!

 

[Delbert]

These people do seem to be e-tailer scum. How can we best teach them a lesson for their unethical business methods

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: Delbert
These people do seem to be e-tailer scum. How can we best teach them a lesson for their unethical business methods

Probably not much...

Don't buy from them

Don't recommend them

Rate negative on ratings service (Resellerratings.com)....

Their business is to sell things (I think )....if they don't sell, they go out of business.