FS: Computer

AsSiMiLaTeD

Hello gang, it looks like I'm going to be selling one of my PCs. This is a machine that I custom built as a gaming machine for myself a couple years back. I've since given this to my wife, but now we're looking to sell it in lieu of a laptop.

Although it's a couple years old, it's still a fairly fast machine even by today's standards. It won't run GRAW at 90 FPS, but it will play any game I throw at it.

Here's a list of components, and what they're worth based on prices I've seen on EBay and some other places:


AMD Athlon XP 3000 - 50
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe - 75
1 GB DDR 3200 Corsair - 75
250 WD Hard Drive - 50
60 WD Hard Drive - 20
GeForce 6600GT OC BFG - 100
Zalman CPU Fan - 25
Pioneer DVD Burner A08XL - 30
Black Antec Case - 50


All together, that's $475. I'll sell for $400 + S&H. I'd prefer to sell it as a unit, but will considering selling it separately if I can get the majority of the parts sold that way. I don't mind taking a couple parts to EBay, but dodn't want to deal with selling a piece or two here and then being forced to part it out there.

If you need a monitor and keyboard/mouse, I'd be willing to sell those as well.

I don't have a pic handy, but can take one if necessary.

Thanks for looking.

PolkThug

If you part out, I'll take the CPU.

AsSiMiLaTeD

Okay, I'll start keeping a running list of who wants what in case that becomes necessary.

jakelm

Would you have a pic of the tower?

I'm also trying to find the specs on the CPU. No luck. AMD doesnt seem to have any info on the XP3000+. It is a + right?

I'm looking for an inexpensive upgrade, this might be the ticket.

bobman1235

AMD's website sucks, but a simple Google search will show you plenty of articles about the 3000+.

AsSiMiLaTeD

I don't have any pics handy. There's nothing really fancy about the case itself - it's just a black Antec case, wanna say it has 3 or 4 CD drive bays. if you need to see a picture, I can snap a quick pic of the front tonight.

i can run CPU-Z tonight when I get home and give you the specs on the processor.

AsSiMiLaTeD

I'm also fairly certain that mine is the Barton core, but again CPU-z will confirm that...

jakelm

I have tried to figure out which one he has. It seems there are different XP3000's. Different bus speeds and such. AMD's site doesnt have any info on the XP 3000. Tons of info on the sempron 3000, 64 3000+ and the FX3000.

If it is the Barton core, thats only 2.0 - 1.8ghz. Might not be enough upgrade for me. I'm just having a problem trying to find the specs.

Bob, even in those great articles, specs are nowhere to be found, except one mention of 2.0ghz

jakelm

Is the Athlon XP any different then the 64 3000+?

http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/Default.aspx

As you can see I am very new to the AMD world, I appologize

jakelm

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=AXDA3000DKV4D&cat=CPU

I think this is yours Polkmaniac.

AsSiMiLaTeD

Yes, just checked, and that's mine. if you're looking to run Windows XP 64 bit, then this isn't the PC for you. It's not a dual core or 64 bit processor.

If you can tell us what you have now, I'm sure we can tell you if this will be a decent upgrade or not.

jakelm

Dont laugh.....Demension 2100...you know what brand..lol..:p

scornful

Polkmaniac wrote:

AMD Athlon XP 3000 - 50
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe - 75
1 GB DDR 3200 Corsair - 75
250 WD Hard Drive - 50
60 WD Hard Drive - 20
GeForce 6600GT OC BFG - 100
Zalman CPU Fan - 25
Pioneer DVD Burner A08XL - 30
Black Antec Case - 50

All solid components. If you guys try to compare this with a low cost Dell or other, don't bother. What you give up in processor speed compared to the newer ones you gain with the video card. I run games on this same card in my HTPC with no problems. Try doing that with built in graphics.

AsSiMiLaTeD

scornful is correct. You could actually find a PC with better 'specs' for the same price, but these are quality parts.

Kinda like, you can buy a Aiwa 600 watt AV receiver for abotu a fifth of the price of a NAD 500 watt, but we all know how that comparison turns out...

nadams

Sorry, if I wasn't buying a house, I'd be all over that proc. Been looking for a boost over my 2200+

AsSiMiLaTeD

I removed the comment about this sale being contingent upon another from my original post. This is 100% up for grabs.

surfntomm

what is the cpu cooler, you say zalman but there are a ton of zalman products. does it have a bracket for a p4 socket 478?

AsSiMiLaTeD

I'm not sure which Zalman model it is, I paid $59 for it at CompUSA a few months back. I know it came with the adapter for the Intel Processor, but I doubt I still have that.

noimposse

Christ! I needed a new agp card last week when my 9800pro fried on me....ended up grabbing a cheap 9600xt just to get me back up and running.

Guess I should have held off a few days.

PoweredByDodge

The Barton just got a little more praise due to a 512 k L2 cache as compared to the 256 on the ThoroughBred. All in all, not a noteable difference. Barton 3200's are basically overclocked Barton 2500's... same guts, just a 'pick of the litter' core that'll remain stable at the 400 mhz bus speed over the 333.

Anywho, back to the 3000+... the quantispeed ratings of AMD (ie. 3000+, 2500+, 3500+) aren't ****. An AMD Athlon XP 3000+ @ 2.16 GHz really is an equal or better to a 3 GHz Pentium 4 (without Hyperthreading) at a 533 mhz front side bus.

Right now, today, that processor is worth anywhere between 30 and 60 dollars, depending on whether or not its been beat to hell (run at high temperatures for long periods). If it's sat at 35 idle / 50 under load for its lifetime (which would what it should be at given a 'good' paperweight on it), then it might as well be brand new -- and is worth the 60 (or more if you get a guy who really really really wants it). If its been idling at 50 and peaking at 65, then - well - you get the point.

I must say though, nice rig. That's what I had been running for my workstation at home for a couple of years. Then the server went haywire and I had to sacrifice parts to make it 'invulnerable to defeat'. Server got the good board and the 2 GB ram along with all the nice HDD's -- workstation kept the Barton 3200+ but got the **** board and a piddily 512 of pc 2700 ram.


Socket A Bliss: 4 machines, one processor ---> A Documentary

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Server: AMD Sempron 2400+ T-Bred 1.67 GHz / Soyo Dragon KT-600 Ultra board / 2 GB Corsair PC3200 / Jpac 550w PSU / Zip, floppy, dvd-reader / Nvidia Riva TNT basic video / WD-SE 40 GB PATA system OS drive chained to board / 2x WD-SE 200 GB PATA mission critical data drives on Silicon Image 0680 soft-raid card + Linux mdadm Raid-1 / 4x WD-SE 250 GB SATA multimedia data drives on Silicon Image 3114 soft-raid card + Linux mdadm Raid-5... and it sounds like a hair dryer all day long 24-7... Cyberpower 1100 VA UPS as well.
Runs Linux FC5, Apache HTTP / HTTPS + PHP 5.1 + Perl 5.8 + OpenSSL, Sendmail, Dovecot, Squirrelmail, ASSP, SSHD + SFTP, Cups, NFS, Samba (for when I'm inside 'fake' Windows with VMWare), and ClamAV + Shorewall
Build Cost = ~ $1,500

Workstation: AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Barton 2.2 Ghz / PC Chips M848A (the Shuttle took a dive) / 512 MB Crucial PC 2700 + 256 MB Crucial PC 3200 (the 2 sticks run at 333 together) / Jpac 550w PSU / 2x DVD-RW / 2x DVD-R / floppy / WD-Raptor 34 GB SATA system drive on Silicon Image 3112 card / Soundblaster Live audio / Nvidia Geforce Fx 5500 video -- Runs Linux FC5 with VMWare workstation to simulate an environment for Windows so that I can run all my CAD ****.
Build Cost = ~ $600

Mom's: AMD Mobile Duron Morgan 800 MHz overclocked at 1.1 GHz / Biostar K7 (forget the model) board / HiPro 350w PSU / DVD-R + CD-RW combo drive / WD-BB 40 GB PATA system drive / Dlink DWL-G510 wireless / **** onboard video + audio. -- Runs Linux FC5 + Madwifi wireless drivers
Build Cost = ~ $200 + the cost of the monitor

Home Theatre PC: AMD Duron Applebred 1.6 Ghz / Foxconn (oh how I loathe it) mobo / no-name 250w PSU that came with the pretty little black 'VCR' style case / 256 MB Crucial PC3200 / SoundBlaster Audigy SE / Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 + composite out / Asus 7133 Tv tuner (Philips 7133/4 chipset) ... plays all audio / video / etc off the server. The epitome of laziness! -- Runs Linux FC5 + oXine + Mencoder + some crazy bash scripting that I did.
Build Cost= ~ $225

AsSiMiLaTeD

Bump...

I think my price is fair and you'd be hard pressed to find a similar quality PC for this price, but I've been wrong before. Is my price too high, or are there just no takers?