January Sales!

Post by **mid_gen** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 12:59 pm

Ok, after seeing chiefeh's laptop in action, I've decided to to purchase a laptop

Not cheap obviously, so I am selling my desktop parts. Here goes :

Epox 8KHA+ mobo
AMD Athlon MP 1800+
Zalman Flower Cooler
40gb Maxtor 7200RPM HDD
2x256Mb DDR PC2100 DIMMs
1x256Mb DDR PC2100 ECC DIMM
Sparkle Geforce 4 Ti4400
Hercules Game Theatre XP (with breakout box)
QuietPC.com 300w PSU
Belkin FireWire card

Probably a few other bits n pieces...

Sensible offers please!

PS. If anyone says "it's not january yet", I will kick you in the nuts ;p

Post by **PeteTheHair** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 3:49 pm

Take a peek at the alienware laptops (www.alienware.co.uk)... seem quite nice, though I doubt the battery is up to much.

How much you want for the GF4?

Post by **mid_gen** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 4:11 pm

Yeah I've got my eye on one of the Area 51m laptops with a 3.06Ghz P4 (Hyper Threaded). 512Mb DDR, 64MB Radeon 9000.

Bout twice the speed of my current desktop

Not too bothered about battery life, I want a portable PC, rather than a laptop

Lookin around at a few prices....£95 for the gfx card. There is a weird bug with it. For some reason it doesn't like the default NT/2K/XP VGA driver, and crashes. Not a big deal, just means you have to plug in any old crappy VGA card when installing windows until you've got the drivers installed.

garlando · Post by **garlando** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 10:11 pm

How much u want for the mobo and each stick of RAM?

Chief · Post by **Chief** » Wed Dec 25, 2002 10:24 pm

indeed.
midgen has learned the ways of the laptop

he has joined me, in my quest to rule the galaxy..

How much do you want for the xp1800 ?
£30 @ shotgun.

They are £50 on dabs - i can negeotiate..

£30 + 2 cans of beer?

Post by **mid_gen** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 12:18 pm

Well, my desktop is up in Hull at the moment, (one of the main reasons I now want a laptop). If Lazymanc can get into my room and remove parts from my PC, then I spose it could be done. That would leave me with no PC at all until a laptop of some description arrives.

What I'd rather do is just post the parts, I got plenty of jiffy bags etc

Delivery will be early mid-January, payment at Shotgun probably easiest option.

Epox 8KHA+ mobo £50
AMD Athlon MP 1800+ £35 (it is an MP)
Zalman Flower Cooler £15
40gb Maxtor 7200RPM HDD £40
2x256Mb Crucial DDR PC2100 DIMMs £35 each
1x256Mb Crucial DDR PC2100 ECC DIMM £40
Sparkle Geforce 4 Ti4400 £100
Hercules Game Theatre XP (with breakout box) £80
QuietPC.com 300w silent PSU £30
Belkin FireWire card £20

Hauppage WinTV Nova Digital Satellite TV card (never used) bargain at £20

That's just going from what I paid for the components.

eclipse · Post by **eclipse** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 2:21 pm

and I thought mid was against laptops, I guess you joined the light side of the force middeh

god I love laptops, I just need a job to get one

Post by **mid_gen** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 6:19 pm

I was until I realised that they can actually play games these days.
That and that fact that it would actually be genuinely useful, seeing as I move my PC the length of the country every month or so.

If all you want is a machine to sit on your desk and do stuff with then get a desktop. A high-spec laptop (ie. one that plays games) isn't practical for actaully using as a laptop, mainly because a) it will burn your legs, b) the batteries las about 5 seconds

I rarely play games on my desktop these days so it doesn't make much sense to have a GF4 system sitting there. I've got Reason for all my storage/backup needs.

eclipse · Post by **eclipse** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 8:05 pm

a portable PC, yeah, I like ultra-portability though
mmmmmmmmm PowerBook G4
allow me to mention, once again, that it is only 1inch thin, weighs just 5.3 pounds, and still has a 15.2" screen.

Chief · Post by **Chief** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 9:32 pm

hehhe, in all honesty if i want a mobile computer (ie, something i use when im walking about..) i will get a pocket pc... or my next mobile phone which is nearly a pc anyway (SonyEricsson P800)

where as my laptop, is not something i walk around with - so battery life and weight arnt really an issue.

biggles · Post by **biggles** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 10:48 pm

monitor?

Post by **mid_gen** » Thu Dec 26, 2002 11:30 pm

a) It's in Hull

b) It's heavy

c) I've already sold it

Sorry

biggles · Post by **biggles** » Fri Dec 27, 2002 10:56 am

basterd:P

ok mid_gen gimme total price for.
1 stick of ram, non eec,
mobo,
processor,
heatsink,
cd-drive?

Post by **mid_gen** » Fri Dec 27, 2002 1:47 pm

Ok, that makes 4 people wanting to buy the parts now. Y'all have to wait until I get back to university. I might decide to keep the parts after all if Reason hasn't stopped it's random crashing

uatec · Post by **uatec** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 11:28 am

mid,

could i reserve the PSU? £30

Cheers

Post by **mid_gen** » Mon Dec 30, 2002 1:37 pm

Ok, PSU : done, that's one part I am definitely selling.

I will *definitely* be selling the GF4, PSU, and the 2x256mb non-ECC DIMMs.

ZiK · Post by **ZiK** » Tue Dec 31, 2002 4:08 am

i need that DBV card ^_^. please can i obtain it off you for 20 bob?

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 11:22 am

ok enough of the rabble... whats left?
i had my eye on that athlon 1800MP but it looks like some one else nabbed it- could i swap it for a standard athlon 1800XP and a fiver as if my plans come to fruition there may be interesting things ahed for a new personal server (unlikely but worth a try- it all hinges on getting a decent job first but i can still afford the processor first if thats ok/possible?)

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 12:02 pm

i'll even go for the 256mb ecc ram too if thats still there. ahh maybe another step closer to my dream....... or possibly to nowhere but closer all the same!

Post by **mid_gen** » Wed Jan 08, 2003 12:07 pm

Ok, what's left....

/me opens side of case and pokes around..

QuietPC.com PSU 300w

Hercules Game Theatre XP (that's the funky sound card with the blue breakout box. http://europe.hercules.com/showpage.php?p=8&b=0&f=1

Plextor 40x CDRW

Pioneer 8x slot loading DVD-ROM drive

256Mb ECC DIMM