I love pawnshops...

[diluzio91]

so i went to my local pawn shop, and found a pc that had been there for a while. here's what im sure of...

Price - $350
Case - Coolermaster Cosmos S
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119150&cm_re=cosmos_s-_-11-119-150-_-Product
HDD - 1 TB WD Blue
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136767
Cooler - Corsair H50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010&cm_re=h50-_-35-181-010-_-Product
PSU Corsair TX 650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020&Tpk=tx%20650
Ram - 2-4gb, (sales lady wouldn't let me pop it out to check)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148203&cm_re=ballistix-_-20-148-203-_-Product
GFX 8800GTX ~$45?

EVGA 790i mobo -

Socket 775 proc, im assuming a quad core with the amount that he spent on a cooler.

I figure i'll keep the case and HDD, and part it out... what do you guys think?

[mDust]

Sounds like a good deal. Did they have it up and running? Make sure it's working fine before you get sucked into a potentially bad situation.
This makes me want to check my local pawn shops...they're everywhere around here.

[Airbozo]

Why the hate on the 775?

I am still running a 775 gaming rig but really only need a new video card... (I do most of my gaming on my laptop TBH).

Good find though, IF it works.

[mDust]

Why the hate on the 775?

Huh? I must be missing something.

[diluzio91]

oh i intend to give it a full rundown before i buy it... i feel like its either been sitting there for a long time, or that pawn shop needs to hire me asap, because the computer guy there is missing a few screws.

[StormRider]

if it's really that good, then that cpu cooler might be worth keeping for the future :P
Either way, I wish pawnshops here had cool stuff like that

[Airbozo]

Huh? I must be missing something.

No, I was just feeling pissy and thought the rig was a good spec except for some recent game playing...

TBH, my 775 rig is sitting in a new chassis waiting for some loving, not having been powered on for months... (sig rig)

[mDust]

TBH, my 775 rig is sitting in a new chassis waiting for some loving, not having been powered on for months... (sig rig)

Light some candles, dim the lights, put on some barry white, and get busy...gaming.

[AmEv]

Check local thrift stores, too.
All of them.

While they (usually) only carry 10-year-old-plus parts, you can get some SWEET cases and parts!


I found ModCron there. Begged for me to buy him.
And at only $20 for a not bad (except for ME :eek: ) machine, a very nice SBLive, it was an offer too good to pass up.

[x88x]

I would say definitely jump on that system. Just the case itself is worth at least half the price.

[diluzio91]

im just waitin on a check so i have the $$ and my rent $$...

[Twigsoffury]

Check local thrift stores, too.
All of them.


I've found a 85$ Cable modem at a thrift store for...... get this..

5$ still in the box with the cables driver CD and everything.

Also found a rockford fosagate 250W Punch DX amp for 9.95$ before (just needed the fuse replaced)

Thrift stores are great places for random electronic finds. and generally they don't know what the f@#k they have, they just know old electronics are cheap so they put 5~20$ on the price tag. some days most thrift stores have 75% or so off to.

[TheGreatSatan]

Install Win7 and you could have a nice build on your hands there.

[diluzio91]

i think win 7 is on it, i just need to pull the licence key, although for all i know it may well be pirated...

[x88x]

I think MS has a tool to figure that out....couldn't tell you where it is (Google should know :P ) but I swear I remember seeing it bugging me to check mine at one point several years ago.

[Fuganater]

I have several tools for that.

[x88x]

I have several tools for that.

I meant if it's a valid key unique to that machine.

[Fuganater]

Oh. I thought you meant to pull the key out of your OS.

[slaveofconvention]

Magical Jelly Bean Key Finder is your friend :D

[x88x]

Or, if you want something that'll work on Windows 7 without paying moneys, NirSoft ProduKey:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

I'm sure there are plenty others floating around the internets too. Heck, I almost wrote my own for work once...ended up just packing ProduKey though...it achieved the desired result... :whistler:

[slaveofconvention]

Isn't Majical Jellybean free anymore?

[x88x]

From their website:
http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq3/x13931x/mjb.png

[slaveofconvention]

I've never tried to use it on 7 lol so I didn't know that - I know it works fine on the stuff I normally have to dig up, specifically XP Vista and Office

[Cale_Hagan]

at thrift stores, i got some dvi cables for a buck ea, not to mention a micro usb car charge 12v for my car for my phone... for 50 cents.:rolleyes:

[AmEv]

Speaking of thrift stores and not knowing what they have.... :whistler:

I once saw an iMac G3. $75. Tray-load. No mobo tray, mobo, HDD, ODD, etc. Essentially, you were paying $75 for a fancy, proprietary monitor.
What is it with people and thinking Apple computers of any kind or age are automatically more powerful than i7s?

[billygoat333]

I haven't paid for a phone charger in years... not since my ex wife started working at a hotel forever ago. I just go to a hotel and ask to see their lost and found phone charger selection. You'd be amazed at what gets left. :D

oh and yeah, see if it boots. :D

[diluzio91]

I stopped by today, and looked at the computer again. It appears to have a hyper threaded p4 for a processor... in a socket 775 evga 790i mobo with DDR3 ram... is that possible? or did the properites tab lie to me?.. either way im going for it, they threw in a free 1080p monitor, and i'm bringing it home tomorrow.

[Blibbax]

No reason why you can't combine a P4 with DDR3 memory, but it'll be limited to the speed of the FSB ofc.

[x88x]

Yup, that's entirely possible. The S775 platform still had the RAM controller on the NB (i-series platforms moved the RAM controller to the CPU), so no reason why you couldn't do that.....why you would want to is beyond me, but hey, whatever. :P Just means it's that much better a deal for you because with that P4 the performance probably sucks.

[diluzio91]

lol.... I already presold the monitor and the PSU out of the computer for $200.... Not too Shabby....