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I've been looking around at Ebay, they got some pretty good computers for some pretty cheap prices!
309 bucks for this one system (U.S.) and theres only a few things missing.
System Configuration:
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz (800FSB) CPU w/ Hyper-Threading
CPU Fan: P4 Heavy Duty Cooling Fan With Heat Sink
Motherboard: ECS 648FX-A 800FSB
Memory: not included (supports up to 3GB DDR400)
AGP: 8xAGP slot
IDE: Supports four IDE ATA 133 devices
PSI: 5 PCI slots
USB: 6 USB 2.0 ports (4 on a back and 2 on a front)
Sound: AC 97 digital sound (onboard)
Network: 10/100/ RJ45 network card (Ethernet, cable or DSL)
Ports: 1 serial, 1 parallel, 1 microphone jack
Case: Black Neon Mid Tower 350w power supply (front USB)
Case Bays: 4 external 5.25", 1 external 3.5" , 6 internal 3.5" bays
Cooling Fan 80mm case fan with neon light
Software:
All driver disks and manuals are included.
System Condition: All system components are brand new. System is assembled and tested.
* This is not a complete system. Some parts such as (hard drive, video card, memory, etc.) need to be added.
sounds like it kicks ass.
Dade Murphey
16-02-04, 20:14
what are you looking up on ebay to find full systems like that? are you just typing in "computer" and sorting thru everything that comes up?
Edit: oh...and yeah...that's hella cheap...go for it if you feel comfortable...haha
I would be very wary getting anything off eBay. At the very least send your money via an escrow service. If they tell you they want the money up front and won't do an escrow then tell them to sod themselves.
I bet it wont sell for that price, and eBay is FULL of frauds.
I dunno, it seems like a good computer minus some of those items which are fairly cheap.
btw, im not settling on that computer....
i'll look around first.
right now im looking at my cousins atv parts he has for sale on ebay (which i help to take apart and clean :))
"* This is not a complete system. Some parts such as (hard drive, video card, memory, etc.) need to be added."
that might be why it's so cheap
Umm, duh, i realize that.
those other items arent too expensive.
cept the video card.... but i dont plan to get a kick ass one.
jut a decent one like the one in my other computer.
nVidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200 128 MB
Dribble Joy
16-02-04, 20:30
It's probably a teapot.
Wow, look at this one
System Configuration:
Processor: Intel P4 2.8HGz (800FSB) 512k CPU with Hyper Threading
CPU Fan: P4 Heavy Duty Cooling Fan With Heat Sink
Motherboard: ECS 648FX 800FSB (up to 3.6GHz support)
Memory: 512MB DDR400 PC3200 RAM ( upgradeable up to 3 GB)
Video Card: GeForce FX 5200 128MB 8xAGP video with TV out
Hard drive: 80GB 7200RPM
CD drive: 52x24x52 CDRW drive (add 16x DVD ROM drive for $45)
Floppy drive: Mitsumi 1.44MB 3.5" drive
Sound: AC 97 Full duplex digital sound
Network: 10/100 RJ45 network card (Ethernet, cable or DSL)
Modem: not included (add 56k v92 modem for $10)
Ports: Four USB 2.0 ports,1 serial, 1 parallel, 1 microphone jack
Case: Mid Tower 400w power supply (four 5.25", two 3.5" bays)
Keyboard: PS2 Windows Keyboard
Mouse: PS2 Scroll Mouse
Speakers: Multimedia stereo speakers
Software:
All driver disks and manuals are included.
DVD & CDRW software also included.
Windows XP is installed for testing purposes only
and then removed prior to shipping.
System comes ready to load any OS (Win98, Me, 2000 or XP)
Operating systems:
This System does not include an Operating System, and most computers on eBay don't. That's why we are offering a great deal on Windows 98 SE, 2000 and Windows XP.
Click here to check price and availability for: Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 PRO, Windows XP Home and PRO
System Condition:
All system components are brand new. System is completely assembled and tested.
600 bucks U.S.!
I have one thing to say: Price Watch (http://www.pricewatch.com)
pretty good computers there for a cheap price!
all it needs is a few upgrades which can be done over time!
are those prices in US or in canadian?
What the hell is a canadian???
....... is that a serious question?
i wont even bother answer that....
o_O
Dribble Joy
16-02-04, 21:39
I am never ever buying ANYTHING from ebay.
No warranty, and you could end up buying a bottle cap and not a comp.
my cousin has a good business selling quad parts.
im going to assume those prices are in american.
Ï'm pretty certain it's in US Dollars, $490 Canadian would be insanely cheap for this:
Complete sys - AMD Athlon XP 3200 512KB 400 MHz FSB Win CD COA( Best bottom prices guarantee )
Details:
MUST MENTION PRICE WATCH-- 128MB 20GB High Performance Integrated Video & HiFi 3D Suround CD Quality Audio in Slim Compact footPrint Box.
And all/most sellers are in the US.
those are still some pretty good computers for that price, unfortunatly, they dont come with keyboard, mouse, speakers, etc...
just the computer itself.
but I got no problem with that.
seems like the price for a 400 dollar computer then is just...... about 550 dollars canadian.
that kicks ass! and i can always upgrade the computer later ^_^
Dude, most of the stuff about that system sucks.
Are you that desperat?
You don't want a ECS motherboard, trust me.
You don't want a FX5200.
The only reason why it's so cheap is because it's basically crap. Everything other than the CPU (Misunderstanding the more ghz the better comp, a lot of other stuff too) sucks.
I would maybe give 300USD for it..
Zan, I've bought comp's on eBay, as well as the parts to build them, with no problems. I will say this tho, that you check the sellers ratings. Any seller with less than 95% satisfaction rating and a high sales rank, you might skip over.
One guy I can recommend is "Geek Deal"; he has an eBay store, and is worth looking at. Plenty of quality name parts and some "bare bones" systems, if you're into building.
Good luck.
internetishop on ebay, theyre pretty good. I bought plenty of shit on ebay and have not had one problem with anything. Like i said, you might wanna check out newegg.com, theyre 100% damn near the best you can find that offers free 3 day shipping (usually comes within 2-3 days). Any theyre refurbish items own. They just own period.
Bonnie was going to buy me a ti4600 refurbish from them, so i ordered it and about a half hour later it on the site it said sold out, so i thought cool i got the last one. Well the next day (i ordered overnight shipping) i got the package and here to find out its the retail version, box software drivers cables and all, but for the refurbish price. So that alone saved me $100. I woulda expected a email saying theyre sold out and they apologize if that was any other company.
a family friend owns tigerdirect.com, they have good prices too.
Matthew.v.smith
17-02-04, 12:17
Be Carefull on ebay.
Mostly ive been well served untill I decided to buy a comp off there :P
They were giving it away for something like 250 quid
so i emailed them and asked for the details (apparently they said it was the full computer with no postage and packing :rolleyes: )
I knew I could get money back if they dont send the goods
so I bought it.
First week the communication was good he kept me up to date etc.
by the second week the communication broke down and he wouldent reply to my e-mails we told Ebay and they explained what 2 do.
when it got to the 3rd week he had tottaly abandoned his email addy :p
so I got the money back but it was a fucking waste of time.
Matty.
:angel:
I believe it is pointless to buy mobo without SATA this days.
ESC is generally not trusted mobo manufacturer.
Onboard soundcard = teh suxx and in most cases it is good only to be turned off and SB sticked in.
HDD 7200 is cool, but it has to have a 8MB cache and 133 interface.
FX5200 can have 64-bit memory which is only bit cheaper but much slower.
When DDR400 were just introduced, most brandless manufacturers had no technology to build them correctly, so old DDR400 chips likes to cause some serious problems.
That is the way u build cheap computers....
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