A Tale of broken laptops, trades, and epic wins :D

Shambles1980 · Jun 10, 2014

i predict 88/100mbps!

Mussels · Jun 11, 2014

sil3512 refused to install in windows 8.1, the generic whatever i'd never heard of installed fine. go figure.

40-110MB/s

Mussels · Jun 11, 2014

SMART data says the SSD has less than 80 hours of runtime, even after me screwing around with it. hotdamn, its practically new.

Mussels · Oct 6, 2014

felt like updating this thread to throw in a total random win...

bought a PC for my father in law, with the condition i got some of the parts in exchange for buying it for him when he couldnt afford it.

got myself a nice i7 2600 (non K, still OC'd to 4.2GHz!!)

and this was in the PC, totally not mentioned in the ad, in the invoice for the PC, nor in the asking price...

RCoon · Oct 6, 2014

Mussels said:
felt like updating this thread to throw in a total random win...

bought a PC for my father in law, with the condition i got some of the parts in exchange for buying it for him when he couldnt afford it.

got myself a nice i7 2600 (non K, still OC'd to 4.2GHz!!)

and this was in the PC, totally not mentioned in the ad, in the invoice for the PC, nor in the asking price...

I hate you so much right now

Mussels · Oct 6, 2014

RCoon said:
I hate you so much right now

i'll live.

RCoon · Oct 6, 2014

Mussels said:
i'll live.

Where do you find these things? Private ads?

Mussels · Oct 6, 2014

RCoon said:
Where do you find these things? Private ads?

facebook sales. people sell a PC without knowing whats inside it, i often ask for model numers and look up the parts.

this guy had a 120GB SSD and 1TB on the receipt and must have forgotten that he paid for an extra 2TB seagate and 512GB SSD... i bought it for the i7, basically (which has now OC'd to 4.2GHz!)

OneMoar · Oct 6, 2014

Mussels is cheating... at the game of life as punishment.. we should string him up by the feet and let mailman talk to him for hours on end...

Frick · Oct 6, 2014

Damned workers and their income.

Mussels · Oct 6, 2014

Frick said:
Damned workers and their income.

just above minimum wage, 20 hours a week XD

I just get real lucky on the second hand market apparently - i never posted in this thread, but i got an i5 laptop with AMD graphics for $150 because someone put toothpaste in the hard drive to fix bad sectors.

guess what laptop gets a 120GB SSD tomorrow?

RCoon · Oct 6, 2014

Mussels said:
someone put toothpaste in the hard drive

Oh my, to fill in all those nasty cavities?

Mussels · Oct 6, 2014

RCoon said:
Oh my, to fill in all those nasty cavities?

apparently. i'll post pics of the laptop tomorrow, but basically the only damage was:

1. toothpaste in hard drive. I opened it, a platter was *MISSING*
2. the wifi adaptor was smashed somehow
3. the hdd/wifi bay cover was smashed beyond repair. every plastic clip destroyed, every screw had its thread stripped.

so $30 of parts and a lucky SSD later, she's up and running like a champion.

edit: oh i forgot, she threw in a 24" 1080p monitor for free because i was polite.

Sasqui · Oct 6, 2014

I'm off to post on Facebook and Craiglist. "Looking for computers neglected and/or infected with Ebola, $20 max"

Mussels · Oct 6, 2014

Sasqui said:
I'm off to post on Facebook and Craiglist. "Looking for computers neglected and/or infected with Ebola, $20 max"

sale ads are better - buy ads get flooded with garbage. find something for sale, go have a look at it in person. always be polite, tell them you're looking for certain parts and you *think* theres has a part that fits yours - and if its no good or the price is too high, you just say its not gunna fit, thank them and leave. those same people often contact me later with the awesome deals.

64K · Oct 6, 2014

Mussels said:
apparently. i'll post pics of the laptop tomorrow, but basically the only damage was:

1. toothpaste in hard drive. I opened it, a platter was *MISSING*
2. the wifi adaptor was smashed somehow
3. the hdd/wifi bay cover was smashed beyond repair. every plastic clip destroyed, every screw had its thread stripped.

so $30 of parts and a lucky SSD later, she's up and running like a champion.

edit: oh i forgot, she threw in a 24" 1080p monitor for free because i was polite.

Good lord! The things some people do to their PCs.

RCoon · Oct 6, 2014

64K said:
Good lord! The things some people do to their PCs.

I once arrived to a USB stick plugged into a LAN port. They said they lost all their photos they backed up. Sometimes people hate to be shown solutions that take 2 seconds to fix (aka unplug and replug into USB port). I think some people genuinely prefer if there is some dark voodoo magic solution that they don't know about and don't care to know about. Like toothpaste in a HDD or charging your iphone in a microwave.

I also found an entire netbook motherboard (inside) completely layered in chocolate. Someone had left a bar of chocolate on the keyboard all day and night while it was turned on, and it melted right through. Idle temps in excess of 90 degrees on bootup. Some things you can't fix.

Frick · Oct 6, 2014

Mussels said:
sale ads are better - buy ads get flooded with garbage. find something for sale, go have a look at it in person. always be polite, tell them you're looking for certain parts and you *think* theres has a part that fits yours - and if its no good or the price is too high, you just say its not gunna fit, thank them and leave. those same people often contact me later with the awesome deals.

That's what sucks about living remotely... And it seems here lots of people just recycle/throw away stuff instead of selling them anyway, or they want way to much money for crap, or they want it fixed for free.

RCoon · Oct 6, 2014

Frick said:
That's what sucks about living remotely... And it seems here lots of people just recycle/throw away stuff instead of selling them anyway, or they want way to much money for crap, or they want it fixed for free.

Facebook sale groups are useful, lots of stupid people selling things either hurrendously overpriced, or stupidly underpriced. I've found ancient AMD XP machine with a high end sound DAC in a Lian-Li £200 case. Tore it to pieces and parts outright were worth a tonne compared to the actually inner workings. I don't do home repairs anymore though, same crap every time gets boring, and IMO people should learn or pay the price to have it fixed to teach them a lesson.

m4gicfour · Oct 6, 2014

I have only one thing to say, mussels: Two free SSDs in a row, one a half terabyte?

Frick said:
You COCK

Devon68 · Oct 6, 2014

Wow, now you cant say that luck was never on your side.

just above minimum wage, 20 hours a week XD

Are you joking about this or?

m4gicfour · Oct 6, 2014

Devon68 said:
Wow, now you cant say that luck was never on your side.

Are you joking about this or?

Nope. He's not joking.

PLAfiller · Oct 6, 2014

Dat ssd....dat deals.....how....I don't even....what sorcery is this?....burn him, burn him on the stake

The closest I've got to any deal that benefit me a lot was a brand new warranty G210 for 15 euro a few years back.

Mussels · Oct 6, 2014

Devon68 said:
Wow, now you cant say that luck was never on your side.

Are you joking about this or?

nope, i rely on leet skills and grey market deals for all my PC goodies

Mussels · Oct 29, 2014

This thread needs another update...

First off i got an older i5 HP desktop for $80. no HD, but a 3.2Ghz 2C/4T i5 w/ 6GB DDR3 1333Mhz. Currently my new games server, because the damn thing idles at 39W.
has 4x PCI-E slots, so i've put my E-sata and USB 3.0 cards in and its my file server now as well.

And the real joy - got myself one hell of a laptop for $175 + $80 for an LCD.

HP G6-2148TX

i7-3632QM (2.2-3.2GHz, 4C/8T)
Radeon 7670 2GB (OC's like a bitch)
640GB HDD (swapped to a 60GB SSD with the 640GB in the optical bay)
8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 1600Mhz
Wifi was wonky, but that was easily fixed - got a 150Mb wiffi N + bluetooth atheros in there now out of my spares.

USB 3.0, HDMI, etc.

Stock clocks while the CPU was overheating before regrease and dust removal.

HP stuck some filter over the CPU fan intake, that more than doubled the noise. smart guys.

Regreased and overclocked GPU:

System Name	Sham Pc
Processor	i5-2500k @ 4.33
Motherboard	INTEL DZ77SL 50K
Cooling	2 bay res. "2L of fluid in loop" 1x480 2x360
Memory	16gb 4x4 kingstone 1600 hyper x fury black
Video Card(s)	hfa2 gtx 780 @ 1306/1768 (xspc bloc)
Storage	1tb wd red 120gb kingston on the way os, 1.5Tb wd black, 3tb random WD rebrand
Display(s)	cibox something or other 23" 1080p " 23 inch downstairs. 52 inch plasma downstairs 15" tft kitchen
Case	900D
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	xion gaming seriese 1000W (non modular) 80+ bronze
Software	windows 10 pro x64

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

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System Name	RPC MK2.5
Processor	Ryzen 5800x
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Pro V2
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit SE
Memory	CL16 BL2K16G36C16U4RL 3600 1:1 micron e-die
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC
Storage	Nextorage NE1N 2TB ADATA SX8200PRO NVME 512GB, Intel 545s 500GBSSD, ADATA SU800 SSD, 3TB Spinner
Display(s)	LG Ultra Gear 32 1440p 165hz Dell 1440p 75hz
Case	Phanteks P300 /w 300A front panel conversion
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	SeaSonic Focus+ Platinum 750W
Mouse	Kone burst Pro
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex 7
Software	Windows 11 +startisallback

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 7600
Motherboard	MSI X670E Gaming Plus Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 6000Mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston KC3000 1TB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Plantronics 5220, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Dell SK3205
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

Processor	i7 7700k
Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Temporary MSI RTX 4070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Temporary Viewsonic 4K 60 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G105
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI MAG X570S Tomahawk Max WiFi
Cooling	EK Supremacy EVO Elite + EK D5 + EK 420 Rad, TT Toughfan 140x3, TT Toughfan 120x2, Arctic slim 120
Memory	32GB GSkill DDR4-3600 (F4-3600C16-8GVKC)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Radeon RX 7900XTX Gaming OC
Storage	WDBlack SN850X 4TB, Samsung 950Pro 512GB, Samsung 850EVO 500GB, 6TB WDRed, 36TB NAS, 8TB Lancache
Display(s)	Benq XL2730Z (1440P 144Hz, TN, Freesync) & 2x ASUS VE248
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D
Audio Device(s)	Topping D50S + THX AAA 789, TH-X00 w/ V-Moda Boompro; 7Hz Timeless
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000i
Mouse	Sharkoon Fireglider optical
Keyboard	Corsair K95 RGB
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Ryzen 2023
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	PLAHI
Processor	I5-10400
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING PLUS
Cooling	120 AIO IWONGOU
Memory	1x32GB Kingston BEAST DDR4 @ 3200Mhz
Video Card(s)	PNY QUADRO RTX A2000
Storage	Intel 670P 512GB
Display(s)	Philips 288E2A 28" 4K + 22" LG 1080p
Case	Silverstone Raven 03 (RV03)
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Fractal Design IntegraM 650W
Mouse	Logitech Triathlon
Keyboard	REDRAGON MITRA
Software	Windows 11 Home x 64