FS: My Rig, $250+ship OBO

[Zeroignite]

Hello, TBCS!

For sale I have my computer, Goliath. It's a decent performer, with some mods made by Yours Truly.

Specs:
CPU: AMD X2 5200+ stock@2.6GHz
Mobo: MSI K9N SLI Platinum
VGA: Sapphire Radeon x1950 Pro
RAM: 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
HDD: 2x160 GB 7200 RPM
PSU: Taiwanese (?) 430W (the guy at the uni computer shop said this brand is near Antec in terms of quality, in his experience)

Case: Modded Rosewill R5604-TBK (excellent Newegg reviews)
Networking: TRENDnet 108mbps wireless g adapter
Audio: Plantronics .audio 770 USB headset
OS: Option for WinXP clean install. Zeroed disks by default.

Mods:
Cut a window in the side, siliconed in acrylic panel
Sleeved cables in UV blue
Added dual 12" UV cold cathodes
Swapped casefans for quieter 120mm blue LED Yate Loons
Swapped PSU fan for quieter panaflo spec'd clear blue 80mm
Swapped CPU fan for thicker, quieter 70mm fan (I still have stock fan, if you prefer)

Photos:
Overall View
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2752/dscn0462h.jpg

"Other" side with bezel and top lids open. A bit dusty, guess I missed cleaning there.
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8130/dscn0458s.jpg

Left-side direct view
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5420/dscn0461x.jpg

And the internals
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4941/dscn0465f.jpg

Rear panel
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9564/dscn0466a.jpg

Lights out! Very pretty, but not blinding
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/362/dscn0470.jpg

Proving this really is me. Sorry for the redeye.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8201/dscn0473o.jpg


Sale Stuff
For shipping costs, I live in Albuquerque, NM, 87106. I would prefer to ship via UPS, both for lowest cost and package tracking. I don't have a PayPal account (sorry!), but sending a check after either I ship or you receive would work well.

Admittedly, the rig does have two small issues. The first is that the mobo's onboad sound is dead. Right now, I am using the USB sound on the headset listed above. The second issue is related- the headset's mic is nonfuctional. I have it ziptied up and out of the way. The headphones still sound great, and are the most comfortable I have ever worn.

I did some searching on The Egg and Google, and for everything new the computer would cost about $600.

PM if interested.

[BuzzKillington]

would you mind posting some benchmarks?

[Zeroignite]

Sure!
Everything tested under Windows 7 Beta

Thermal
Load:

CPU: 50 C rise (I don't believe this. Past testing shows ~40c rise)
GPU: 58 C rise

Idle:

CPU: 26 C rise
GPU: 29 C rise


Gaming:
HL2 Lost Coast:
Max Quality
AA 8x
AF 2x
1024x768
Full HDR
94.0 FPS

Subjective:
At 1440x900, I play Bioshock, HL2E2, TF2, Oblivion, at max setting with reasonable AA and AF. L4D, Fallout 3 I play at Medium to High at same res.


Synthetic:
3DMark06:
4741 3D Marks

Acoustic:
Although my ear isn't "calibrated", I estimate the system runs in the mid-30's dBa.

[Eclecticos]

Looks like its well worth the asking price.

[Zeroignite]

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Eclecticos.

[Oneslowz28]

I agree. I have that same proc and if the buyer wants some more speed, the buyer could OC it to 3.2ghz with the stock cooler. Oh BTW if its the 65w version it is a 2.7ghz proc not 2.6

[Zeroignite]

I have the 65w version, and yes, it's actually clocked at 2.7GHz. I assumed it was just my mobo screwing with FSB/multiplier settings, since it was spec'd at 2.6 on Newegg.

[TheGreatSatan]

What's shipping to 62223?

[Zeroignite]

With my guess of a 30 pound weight, UPS estimates 23 dollars. I don't know how much they charge for stuff like boxes and bubble wrap, though. I assume you have experience here?