Where Do I Buy?

[Away]

I support a lot of older systems in my work (mostly Socket A) and have not been able to find an adequate website to shop for replacement components. I am generally dealing with either needing to replace a CPU or MOBO and the client not wanting to buy a new system. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dexvx]

eBay

Look for reputable sellers or actually read the feedback on some sellers. Generally you won't find much fraud on older components. Or you can try the FS/T forum here, they use a feedback system called heatware.com here.

 

[Zepper]

Try the FS/Trade section here (and other techie sites) as well as eBay. geeks.com may have some. Newegg, Directron and Mwave have some mobos (the inexpensive Epox with the Via KT880 chipset is supposed to be in at Newegg on Monday) and CPUs, but the new processors are getting pricey as they become scarce. Try Pricewatch too.

I wish AMD would turn production of the Sock A CPUs over to another company as that's all most people really need. I'm running a Duron 1600 quite happily.

.bh.

 

[Penth]

fs/t forum is good. I've got a socket a athlon 1100 and asus a7v with a hsf for sale there.

 

[cKGunslinger]

eBay, Craigslist, FS/T Forums are you best bet.

Heck, at our multi-billion dollar company, we still sometimes have to order ancient PC hardware from eBay if we are in a pinch.

 

[networkman]

Geeks.com

I work for a library system, and we generally order up power supplies(Antec) and hard drives from CDW. We've also picked up some decent used laser printers from eBay as well.

 

[Zepper]

I just looked at geeks.com (which I noted earlier) and they have no name-brand Sock A mobos except the Chaintech micro ATX, which is a good board.

.bh.

 

[Away]

I just don't understand this "forced upgrade" philosophy going on in computers. If something is as successful as Socket A was (and still is), you can't convince me that they were not making a ton of money off of it. I agree that they probably should turn it over to a new company if they wish to ignore it now.