Renzatic on 23/4/2015 at 17:53
I'd go with the EZ Bake Oven. Being able to make pancakes right at your computer is a killer feature if there ever was one.
faetal on 19/5/2015 at 11:22
Just out of curiosity, I should be buying all of this soon and will probably get a new case too. I'll try to sell the old bits too, but what type of money could I realistically expect for the following:
Motherboard: Asus COMMANDO P965 Socket 775 Onboard Audio ATX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66GHz Socket 775 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
Memory: 2 x Corsair 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Kit CL5 1.8v (8 GB total)
GPU: MSI GTX 460 Cyclone OC Edition 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
In this case: (
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=CAA-BKCSE01)
I was kind of optimistically thinking that €200 might not be outrageous, but I have zero idea what someone might pay for the guts of a semi-decent gaming machine.
faetal on 19/5/2015 at 20:29
PLOW!
Finally bought the bits. Should all arrive before the week is out which means I'll put it all together this weekend.
:)
Renzatic on 20/5/2015 at 02:06
WOOT! Congrats, man! :D
bikerdude on 20/5/2015 at 11:06
Quote Posted by faetal
What type of money could I realistically expect for the following:
* Motherboard: Asus COMMANDO P965 Socket 775 Onboard Audio ATX
* CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66GHz Socket 775 1333FSB 4MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor
* Memory: 2 x Corsair 4GB (2x4GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Kit CL5 1.8v (8 GB total)
* GPU: MSI GTX 460 Cyclone OC Edition 1GB GDDR5 Dual DVI Mini HDMI Out PCI-E Graphics Card
* £25
* £28
* £40
* £40
* case/psu - £30
So more like $250
faetal on 20/5/2015 at 12:33
Cool, not far off then. Thanks again BD :)
If I keep it screwed together, all someone needs to do is chuck in a PSU and a HDD and they're good to go.
I'll leave one of the DVD-RW drives in too, since I only need one.
Will put it online for €200 buyer collects, which ought to do it.
Excited to get this done now - biggest upgrade since I built my current machine in 2007!
I've got a list of games I've been putting off playing until the upgrade too, so it's going to be quite a good few months.
faetal on 3/6/2015 at 15:25
Ugh. Finally built the thing and just as it starts powering up, it powers down then up again in a 2-3 second loop. Checked online for a bunch of solutions. Can't find any motherboard short circuits, CPU is seated correctly (only fits in one way), cooler is ok on top, fans all spin up. Decided to upgrade to a modular power supply as I don't like all of the cables of my current one so I'll do a full breadboard test when that arrives (June 16th, FML) and update. Big anti-climax so far though.
bikerdude on 4/6/2015 at 06:30
See if it powers up without the GFX card plugged in, remind me what the make/model of the gfx card and PSU are...
