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

Toothless · Jan 10, 2017

Mussels said:
Edit: i got a second one of the AMD AIO pictured above, the screens died in both in the summer heat. No video outputs, so they're officially toast.

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Ahem.

This time around i scored three dell i5 half height desktops

i5 2400s (atx) (Gutting this to put in a full ATX case w/ a 670 and sell it)
i5 3550 (atx) (no plans... yet.)
i5 3470 (matx) (shotgunned as my new server, 25W idle with the intel IGP)
2x 24" LCD monitors (1x samsung, 1x vivo) and a TP link archer D7 router with no power brick or aerials (but it works fine using the ones from my WDR-3600)

Where are you getting all these goodies? I have a few friends in need of desktops and never get this lucky for them.

Mussels · Jan 10, 2017

these were thrown out by a local business - i just happen to know three of the main players in town who buy/repair/resell on facebook groups, and get in first (i'll do a CPU swap in your laptop with liquid metal paste, if i can have that i5 kinda deals)

Pics

Bad pic idea without any scale - should have thrown a keyboard on top for reference.

Better context here with DVD drives - top ones so small its a laptop slot drive.

Look carefully at the rightmost USB ports on the top two ivy bridge systems and you'll see why they excite me so

Front ports are the same - despite being black, they're USB 3.0

Johnnyboy94 · Jan 10, 2017

That's actually a good idea, I think it's about time I start contacting some local businesses myself

Mussels · Jan 10, 2017

lids off:

lid off (ITX closeup)

DVD drive and HDD out of the way (ITX )

the sandy bridge/USB 2.0 one had a gold rated PSU, the new ones did not. If i keep the ivy matx one in its case, i'll transplant the gold PSU over too.

silentbogo · Jan 10, 2017

It's nice to have stuff for free...
Our greedy bastards want money even for completely non-working hardware (cheap, but still).
Good thing there ain't many buyers, where I get my stuff, so at least I can knock down the asking price by 50-60% if waited long enough...

Mussels · Jan 10, 2017

honestly, these i5's are good enough to power my gtx 1080 :/

~$100 on ebay for a full ATX board and instant gaming PC.

Mussels · Jan 25, 2017

I'll take pics in the morning, but today for $120 Au i managed to get:

MSI H110 something motherboard
i5 6400
8GB DDR4 2400 (single 8GB stick)
600W generic PSU (doesnt seem terribad)
Thermaltake RGB mouse + keyboard (wife stole the keyboard instantly, mouse seems crappy)

Dude was told "pick the PC or me" by his GF, he chose poorly.

Frick · Jan 25, 2017

How close were you to them, ie how much did you manupilate this poor couple? Monster.

EDIT: I got that exact USFF Dell from a trashbin at work btw, i3 equipped. It was the HDD that died. Very nice, decently quiet. I gave it to my parents to replace their Phenom II x3 Tower of Bodges.

Mussels · Jan 25, 2017

Frick said:
How close were you to them, ie how much did you manupilate this poor couple? Monster.

one mutual friend on facebook, he put the parts up at reasonable prices but had a 1 week deadline... i came by on day 7 to see what was left

Frick · Jan 25, 2017

Mussels said:
one mutual friend on facebook, he put the parts up at reasonable prices but had a 1 week deadline... i came by on day 7 to see what was left

You aussied suck on facebook obviously.

Ferrum Master · Jan 25, 2017

Mussels said:
Dude was told "pick the PC or me" by his GF, he chose poorly.

It is only the start... we all know that

Mussels · Jan 28, 2017

Pics as promised, assembled into a total 'sleeper' LAN system

Crappy Asus case (tweaked)
MSI H110M PRO-VH PLUS
i5 6400 @ 3.1Ghz (3.3 turbo)
8GB DDR4 2400 (single 8GB stick)
Evga GTX 970 4GB
120GB intel SSD
optional 1TB drive in the ODD bay

Generic asus case, spiced up with Orico HDD dock instead of DVD drive, 3x USB 3.0 ports instead of card reader.

Glamour shot - theres also 4x USB 2.0 under a slide up cover at the bottom, wont really need those much.

Bum shot: nothing exciting, reinforces the 'shitty PC' look

modular PSU would help a ton internally, but this antec neo eco was the most efficient spare PSU i had around, wanted to get wattages as low as possible

wife wont let me near the keyboard as its 'hers' now, so generic images here

24W idle, 120W load with IBT + heaven DX11 at 1920x1080, 60FPS. maxed out at 240W with Vsync uncapped.

Deleted member 24505 · Jan 28, 2017

Mussels, you're not a klepto are you

Mussels · Jan 28, 2017

tigger said:
Mussels, you're not a klepto are you

its ok, your parts are old - they're safe

Mussels · Feb 6, 2017

... yeah back again.
https://www.lifewire.com/acer-aspire-v3-572g-833595 (mine is lower res, touch version)
'faulty' laptop for $250 Au
I7 -4510u, geforce 840M 2GB, 1TB HDD, 1x8GB DDR3L. 1366x768 touchscreen.

Problem? Previous owner had opened it up, and failed to screw in the wifi card, HDD, and CPU fan on re-assembly. all three came loose, system failed to post sometimes, failed to see wifi networks, and had a rattle *facepalm*

AlienIsGOD · Feb 6, 2017

Mussels said:
... yeah back again.
https://www.lifewire.com/acer-aspire-v3-572g-833595 (mine is lower res, touch version)
'faulty' laptop for $250 Au
I7 -4510u, geforce 840M 2GB, 1TB HDD, 1x8GB DDR3L. 1366x768 touchscreen.

Problem? Previous owner had opened it up, and failed to screw in the wifi card, HDD, and CPU fan on re-assembly. all three came loose, system failed to post sometimes, failed to see wifi networks, and had a rattle *facepalm*

LOL!

jboydgolfer · Feb 6, 2017

Mussels said:
these were thrown out by a local business

Why in the F@ck don people ever throw shit like that away around me ?! I could use a laptop :banghead:

Mussels · Feb 6, 2017

desktop equivalent performance of a 4th gen i3 (dual core + HT) with radeon 5770/geforce GT 640
screen is not damaged, thats a reflection

Mussels · Feb 18, 2017

this time i helped a friend with his epic wins:

he upgraded someone who had motherboard problems to a budget motherboard "i hate gigabyte shit, i dont care if the new boards cheap" and was given the old board and GPU after the upgrade was done - supposedly DOA.

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Motherboard/GA-Z87X-OC-rev-1x#ov
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/Z87X-OC/ (our own review, by cadaveca)

Problems:

#1. OC ignition was turned on requiring two boots to power on. Owner was flipping PSU switch instead of hitting power button -.- - 10 second fix once i asked "what the fuck is that giant glowing button for"
#2. 3.0V CMOS/BIOS batter was at 0.38V.

Oh Em Gee, i wonder why it had issues turning on but ran fine once it eventually did

Video card was a dull geforce 660Ti, but owner had slapped three different color thermal pastes on and it leaked everywhere. Unless you had three monitors connected, image was flickering like mad. Repasted, zero issues.

Mussels · Mar 16, 2017

GTX 780 for $50 Au (~$35USD) this time around

Fan #1 was rattling/slowing down, and its the one the RPM wire was connected to causing the fan to get louder and louder over time. I simply wired that cable to fan #2 and removed #1 and got myself a great card for the spare PC

Ferrum Master · Mar 16, 2017

Mussels said:
GTX 780 for $50 Au (~$35USD) this time around

Fan #1 was rattling/slowing down, and its the one the RPM wire was connected to causing the fan to get louder and louder over time. I simply wired that cable to fan #2 and removed #1 and got myself a great card for the spare PC

Everflow fan... tried to get some on ebay... all two of them behaved the same :/.

Mussels · Mar 16, 2017

$11.20 shipped from china for a replacement - that first fan location is a solid heatsink the air cant even pass through, so it seems totally redundant anyway.

silentbogo · Mar 17, 2017

Looks like a frequent problem with Windforce.
On my last trip for junk videocard shopping there was a stack of triple-fan Windforce shrouds on the storage shelf. I should've grabbed all of those for parts as well...
Only managed to get one for free, and I already cut it in pieces for my random projects.... :banghead:

Mussels · Jun 22, 2017

Today has been a glorious day for this thread

MSI GTX 980: $200
Gigabyte Windforce 980: $250

4x asus P67 motherboards with i7 2600's, 8GB 1333Mhz, corsair VX 550W PSU's - $150... total.

So you know, i'm building up some gaming PC's to sell. The i7's are doing 3.9Ghz quad, 4.1 turbo.

Toothless · Jun 22, 2017

Mussels said:
Today has been a glorious day for this thread

MSI GTX 980: $200
Gigabyte Windforce 980: $250

4x asus P67 motherboards with i7 2600's, 8GB 1333Mhz, corsair VX 550W PSU's - $150... total.

So you know, i'm building up some gaming PC's to sell. The i7's are doing 3.9Ghz quad, 4.1 turbo.

I'd be all over them board/cpu combo if i had cash.

System Name	Veral
Processor	7800x3D
Motherboard	x670e Asus Crosshair Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO
Memory	2x24 Klevv Cras V RGB
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx, 2x AOC 2425W, AOC I1601FWUX
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Harpoon
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

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	WS#1337
Processor	Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Motherboard	ASUS X570-PLUS TUF Gaming
Cooling	Xigmatek Scylla 240mm AIO
Memory	64GB DDR4-3600(4x16)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3070 Gaming X Trio
Storage	ADATA Legend 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung Viewfinity Ultra S6 (34" UW)
Case	ghetto CM Cosmos RC-1000
Audio Device(s)	ALC1220
Power Supply	SeaSonic SSR-550FX (80+ GOLD)
Mouse	Logitech G603
Keyboard	Modecom Volcano Blade (Kailh choc LP)
VR HMD	Google dreamview headset(aka fancy cardboard)
Software	Windows 11, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

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	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	HELLSTAR
Processor	AMD RYZEN 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS Strix X570-E
Cooling	2x 360 + 280 rads. 3x Gentle Typhoons, 3x Phanteks T30, 2x TT T140 . EK-Quantum Momentum Monoblock.
Memory	4x8GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB F4-4133C19D-16GTZR 14-16-12-30-44
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 7900XTX. Water block. Crossflashed.
Storage	Optane 900P[Fedora] + WD BLACK SN850X 4TB + 750 EVO 500GB + 1TB 980PRO+SN560 1TB(W11)
Display(s)	Philips PHL BDM3270 + Acer XV242Y
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO
Audio Device(s)	SMSL RAW-MDA1 DAC
Power Supply	Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow V3 - Yellow Switch
Software	FEDORA 41

System Name	Aliens Ryzen Rig \| 2nd Hand Omen
Processor	Ryzen R5 5600 \| Ryzen R5 3600
Motherboard	Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite (F61 BIOS) \| B450 matx
Cooling	DeepCool Castle EX V2 240mm AIO\| stock for now
Memory	8GB X 2 DDR4 3000mhz Team Group Vulcan \| 16GB DDR4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 8GB \| GTX 1650 4GB
Storage	Adata XPG 8200 PRO 512GB SSD OS / 240 SSD + 2TB M.2 SSD Games / 1000 GB Data \| SSD + HDD
Display(s)	Acer Nitro x27OU 27" VA 165hz Freesync Premium\|TCL 32" 1080P w/ HDR
Case	NZXT H500 Black \| HP Omen Obelisk
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek \| Onboard Realtek
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 650w 80+ Gold \| 500w
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 500 15 button mouse w/ Razor Goliathus Chroma XL mousemat \| Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Mini w/ Cherry MX brown keys \| Logitech G513 Carbon w/ Romer G tactile keys
Software	Windows 10 Pro \| Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

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