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

erixx · Oct 20, 2018

27MaD · Oct 20, 2018

RCoon said:
You son of a *****

Sasqui · Oct 20, 2018

erixx said:

I have washed a keyboard in my dishwasher, it worked great! That was AFTER letting it sit on a radiator for about a week. I've done the same with a few grungy remotes.

Can't say I've ever done a motherboard. However, I have one that died last week, so I may try it as a last resort

Mussels · Oct 21, 2018

ITS REALLY DUSTY HERE

lexluthermiester · Oct 21, 2018

Mussels said:
ITS REALLY DUSTY HERE

Ok, shutting up.. :peace:

Frick · Oct 21, 2018

Mussels said:
$50 Au on facebook

Yeah on Facebook there are deals to be had, but you have to live there in my experience. My sisters boyfriend always gets good prices on many things, but he spends like hours per day lurking around, waiting for prey to show itself.

I really hate doing that, so it's just slow old expensive swedish ebay for me, where "old" means "retro" which means "expensive". It's the same on most fleamarkets, and anyway when they are supposed to open at 9 people (generally old people who are being obnoxious while they're waiting to die) are there from like 6 or even earlier so all the good stuff is gone even before the official opening time. And also "here's an old mouse covered in grime RETRO RETRO RETRO €20" or literally broken low end stereo equipment from the early 90's "RETRO RARE PIONEER WHERE THE AMP IS LITERALLY CRAP, LIKE LITERALLY MADE FROM POO AND COPPER €50".

I hate this and people with a passion.

Mussels said:
ITS REALLY DUSTY HERE

Don't you have a child? If it can walk it can scrub.

Mussels · Oct 22, 2018

Frick said:
Don't you have a child? If it can walk it can scrub.

theres a reason some of the LED's in that keyboard only do red now, and its due to a child 'scrubbing' with a toy train

Melvis · Oct 23, 2018

Got this 8GB 580 yesterday for $120 Australian or $85 USA Dollars with receipt. He even drove 30mins and dropped it off to me at my door lol

lexluthermiester · Oct 23, 2018

Melvis said:
He even drove 30mins and dropped it off to me at my door lol

That was nice of him! Good price too.

Tallencor · Oct 23, 2018

Welcome to the 900 club. I love my 900.
So you have wireless charging? Does it just stay at full charge?
Awww man I just needed to wait a little longer before I got mine. So jealous :respect:

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Mussels · Oct 23, 2018

Tallencor said:
Welcome to the 900 club. I love my 900.
So you have wireless charging? Does it just stay at full charge?
Awww man I just needed to wait a little longer before I got mine. So jealous .

my g703 had the wireless charging too, this just has a few more buttons
tends to stay above 95%, it drops and raises a bit to not kill the battery

therealmeep · Nov 3, 2018

Thought this would be a good candidate for a "biggest win" category. I got a "broken" Alienware 17 R3 yesterday, that showed no signs of life. 5 minutes of Googling came back with a common problem related to a crappy bios patch, with the fix being to bridge 2 pads with pliers, so I did that, and my "broken" Alienware suddenly turned in into a very very functional machine.
Specs:
i7 6820HK
16GB ddr4
980m 4GB
Machine didn't come with storage so I put in a 970 Evo, and has this beautiful 4k screen.

JovHinner123 · Nov 4, 2018

therealmeep said:
Thought this would be a good candidate for a "biggest win" category. I got a "broken" Alienware 17 R3 yesterday, that showed no signs of life. 5 minutes of Googling came back with a common problem related to a crappy bios patch, with the fix being to bridge 2 pads with pliers, so I did that, and my "broken" Alienware suddenly turned in into a very very functional machine.
Specs:
i7 6820HK
16GB ddr4
980m 4GB
Machine didn't come with storage so I put in a 970 Evo, and has this beautiful 4k screen.

That's a win! For how much did you get it tho?

micropage7 · Nov 4, 2018

Sasqui said:
A recent trip into the local IT department reveals about 2 dozen Dell PC's (HEDTs for CAD work). I ask about them, our IT guy says they're going to be "re-purposed" but he's got to recycle the pile of old laptops by my feet. There's about 2 dozen older Dells... he's ok if I grab a few, the HDD's are gone.

I snap pics of the service tags. Most are junk but... two with i7 CPUs! So here's what I scored:

Precision M6800: Core i7-4810MQ / 16GB DDR3 / 17.3" 1080P / FirePro M6100 2GB (The downside of this one is that although it supposedly works, it was literally run over a car, so the case is in rough shape, plus no battery)

Precision M6500: Core i7-820QM / 4GB DDR3 / 17" 1080P / FirePro M7749 1GB

View attachment 99400

Assuming it works... The M6500 I plan to connect to my TV as a media client and living-room PC for surfing, etc. Not sure what to do with the M6800, maybe part it out or see if components can be swapped.

ran over but the shape still good, not sure if today laptop

Sasqui · Nov 4, 2018

micropage7 said:
ran over but the shape still good, not sure if today laptop

It ran but constant BSODs both Win7 and Win10. Sold on eBay for parts/repair.

silentbogo · Nov 4, 2018

Sasqui said:
It ran but constant BSODs both Win7 and Win10. Sold on eBay for parts/repair.

It's probably a dead GPU. Had a similar 17" Precision M6800 laptop at work with some ridiculous Kepler-based 100W NVidia Quadro (don't remember the exact model, but I think it was a K4100M).
It also suffered from random reboots and BSODs with occasional artifacts even in 2D. Took it out, laptop switched to iGP without a hitch - all problems gone. Also got a nice bonus of 2 extra hours of battery life. It is used by our analyst, so 3D performance was never really needed.

Sasqui · Feb 4, 2019

Our IT staff was doing some closet emptying last week, and handed me this. It's a monster! PCI version with 64 MB of Vram. Woohoo!

Still in shrinkwrap, circa 2001 or 2002.

FreedomEclipse · Feb 4, 2019

Oh damn, still wrapped it its plastic and everything!! What do you plan to do with it?? If you open it up then it might lose its value

Sasqui · Feb 4, 2019

FreedomEclipse said:
Oh damn, still wrapped it its plastic and everything!! What do you plan to do with it?? If you open it up then it might lose its value

I was going to list it here and maybe on eBay, should fetch a whopping $30-$40

I wouldn't dream of breaking that cherry!

dorsetknob · Feb 4, 2019

ATI AIW 7500 ? in Original packaging

I got a Hercules AIW 7500 in closet ( no packaging and AGP )

Sasqui · Feb 4, 2019

dorsetknob said:
ATI AIW 7500 ? in Original packaging

Indeed, a 7500 PCI bus version AIW. I was giddy when I got my hands on it

Unless you have Win XP, 98 95 or 2000 it won't work. Great card for a retro build or a collector.

FreedomEclipse · Feb 4, 2019

Part of the problems with these vintage relics is, quite a number of countries have switched to digital for TV signals. Depending who buys the card, the best theyre most likely to get is prime time radio if they have have it setup correctly. YMMV though.

dorsetknob · Feb 4, 2019

FreedomEclipse said:
Part of the problems with these vintage relics is, quite a number of countries have switched to digital for TV signals.

They work with Set top boxes for DTV

Sasqui · Feb 4, 2019

dorsetknob said:
They work with Set top boxes for DTV

True, the set top boxes convert digital to analog so older TV's can take the signal, and so could this. In any case, it's not really practical for anything more than a curiosity or hobby project.

E-Bear · Feb 4, 2019

Just got a HP dc7600s for 9.99$ Canadian. Replaced the dvd-rw, the hdd and cleaned it. Swapped the P4 cpu for a D925 also added 2 gigs of ddr667 and all set. I had all parts in a box so total of my htpc....9.99$

Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (Covered with Cooler Master MasterGel Pro)
Motherboard	ASRock B450 Steel Legend, BIOS Version: 10.31 [Beta]
Cooling	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML120L V2 RGB, 5x Galax Vortex Wind-02 (3x Front Intake + 2x Top exhaust)
Memory	Kingston FURY Beast RGB 3600 MT/s 32 GB (4x 8GB), (KF436C17BBA/8)
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Dual OC
Storage	Kingston NV2 1 TB
Display(s)	MSI PRO M251 (HDMI), Running @104 Hz
Case	Cooler Master MasterBox MB520
Audio Device(s)	HP H360G USB
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE 550 80+ White
Mouse	HP G200 Black
Keyboard	Redragon MITRA K551-1 RGB
Software	Windows 11 Home

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

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	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.

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

erixx

27MaD

Sasqui

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

lexluthermiester

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

Melvis

lexluthermiester

Tallencor

TPU's First Patreon

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

therealmeep

JovHinner123

micropage7

Sasqui

silentbogo

Moderator

Sasqui

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

Sasqui

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

Sasqui

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

dorsetknob

"YOUR RMA REQUEST IS CON-REFUSED"

Sasqui

E-Bear

System Name	Night Rider \| Mini LAN PC \| Workhorse
Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D \| Ryzen 1600X \| i7 970
Motherboard	MSi AM4 Pro Carbon \| GA- \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling	Noctua U9S Twin Fan\| Stock Cooler, Copper Core)\| Big shairkan B
Memory	2x8GB DDR4 G.Skill Ripjaws 3600MHz\| 2x8GB Corsair 3000 \| 6x2GB DDR3 1300 Corsair
Video Card(s)	MSI AMD 6750XT \| 6500XT \| MSI RX 580 8GB
Storage	1TB WD Black NVME / 250GB SSD /2TB WD Black \| 500GB SSD WD, 2x1TB, 1x750 \| WD 500 SSD/Seagate 320
Display(s)	LG 27" 1440P\| Samsung 20" S20C300L/DELL 15" \| 22" DELL/19"DELL
Case	LIAN LI PC-18 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Atrix C4 9001
Audio Device(s)	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
Power Supply	Silverstone 850 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-750
Mouse	Coolermaster Pro \| Rapoo V900 \| Gigabyte 6850X
Keyboard	MAX Keyboard Nighthawk X8 \| Creative Fatal1ty eluminx \| Some POS Logitech
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 10 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64/Windows 10 Home

System Name	Francis
Processor	7700k @5.0 delid
Motherboard	Rog Maximus IX Code
Cooling	Corsair H100i V2
Memory	32 GB Gskill Trident Z RGB 3200 xmp
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 480 Gaming x 8G
Storage	Samsung960evo250GB os Samsung 860 evo 500GB (Games)Samsung 840 120 (Storage)
Display(s)	Viewsonic XG 2701 Freesync
Case	Corsair Crystal 570x
Audio Device(s)	On board Supreme FX
Power Supply	Evga 850 G3
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Logitech G810
Software	Win 10 Home 64
Benchmark Scores	11+12=19?

System Name	Burning a hole through my wallet
Processor	3700X
Motherboard	Maximus 8 Hero
Cooling	Custom loop (EK Extreme 360 Rad, Supremacy evo w/AM4 bracket)
Memory	2x16 Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB @3200MHz
Video Card(s)	EVGA 2080s hybrid
Storage	960 Evo, 660p, P1, BX500, 2XWD Black, Ironwolf Proo
Display(s)	Predator 27" 4k 144hz HDR
Case	NZXT h700i
Power Supply	EVGA G3 850
Mouse	Logitech G502 hero
Keyboard	Drop ALT W/holypanda switches
Software	Win 10 Pro 64, Ubuntu 20.04, Manjaro (latest)

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	WorkInProgress
Processor	AMD 7800X3D
Motherboard	MSI X670E GAMING PLUS
Cooling	Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame + Phantom Spirit 120SE
Memory	2x32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000 CL32
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	WD SN770 1TB (Boot)\|1x WD SN850X 8TB (Gaming)\| 2x2TB WD SN770\| 2x2TB+2x4TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White) {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 80+ GOLD
Mouse	Logitech G502 X
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 11 Home
Benchmark Scores	ლ(ಠ益ಠ)ლ

System Name	HP Pavilion a6552f
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
Motherboard	Asus IPIBL-LB / HP Benicia-GL8E
Cooling	DeepCool Gammaxx 200
Memory	8gigs Kingston 4x2gigs DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	Zotac GT630 "Fermi" 2gb DDR3 128bits Synergy Edition
Storage	Western Digital Green 7200rpm 1tb
Display(s)	LG Flatron EW234 Super LED
Case	HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 430w
Mouse	Razer Abyssus Mirror Special Edition Blue LED
Keyboard	Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Commander Red LED Backlighting Mechanical Keycaps Membrane Gaming Keyboard
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bits