Project Pocket Knife

[S_I_N]

Well I recently scored a free pc that was gonna be for my back-up and daughter to use when she visits. But after cleaning it and checking to see what upgrades I could do to it, I came to the quick conclusion its shite and get something a tad better. So Current specs of back-up rig are as follow:

Intel D850Mv mobo

P4 1.8Ghz socket 478

80Gb IDE HDD

Asus Ti200 32MB agp

CD/DVD combo drive IDE as well

512 of Rambus Ram Main reason here for changing setup plus more explained later

ZIP 250 drive IDE (woot I can use my old Zip disks again)

in a beige case with a compaq logo on it lol. with a 430watt or 340 watt psu cant remember.

Now I've been browsing my fav forums for good deals and so far anybody with anything decent thinks its worth gold. But as luck had it i talked to a mate of mine in NY and he has a 775 setup he took in trade that he's looking to sell.I was like ok what ya want for it. He said he wanted aH100 for his 1366 rig. I was like let e see what I can find. Long story short I found one for 60$ shipped with replaced fans

So new back up rig and Project S_I_N get a life mate

EVGA 790iSLI FTW mobo

E8400 Core 2 Duo

4GB Corsair ram

those I'm getting for the H100

So me the bargin hunter I am found a Cooler Master 700Watt SLI ready psu for 50$ shipped guy wanted 100$ shipped but it had been listed over 3 weeks so i offered 50$

and he accepted

next I'm like ok I need a gpu now as this is SLI 3way with 2.0x16 slots that agp aint werking So again I find a guy selling XFX Black Edition 260GTX's for 50$ each shipped again a lenghty thread time So i offered 75$ and ended up at 80$ shipped

for both lmao

Case I'm looking at the NZXT Source 210 Elite as it'll match up with my 810 nicely

plus its a budget case and hmmbah reviewed it here and said it was a surprising case for the $

anywho please stop the madness lmao

edit on a sie note the guy selling the H100 also had a set of Corsair Ax1200 cables for sale for 25$ hehehehe now I can sleeve the psu on my switch 810 without voiding warranty

 

[wassupdoc]

Where do you look for these prices!

 

[S_I_N]

[H]ard forums is where I score most of my deals but ya have to be fast on the great ones, Like this guy posted a 1366 setup cpu/mobo/ram for 200$ but he already had like 20+ replies before i saw it. just gotta sort thru all the threads lol. and theres a ton of them.

 

[S_I_N]

lil update on this one as things change over time lol. I'll still be using the parts listed above but ended up with some trades going different ways. Guy selling the H100 ended up needing to keep it longer than I had time for so I ended up trading my buddy in NY my 360 rad and Rasa block. for his 775 setup as listed above with his Antec Kuhler 620. I had to buy a res for him and pay shipping both ways but still all in all a good deal at still 60$ 20 for res and 20 each for shipping. Parts should be here Tuesday next week and the building commencing upon arrival thinking about a side panel window mod for it but as it sits under her desk on a platform and I have a file cabinet sitting next to it that would block the view. Plus with my youngest being autistic I'd think the lights would have her fussin with it constantly. Still up in the air on it. anyway keep ur eyes peeled

oh and another thing the dual XFX Black Editions are delayed in shipping as the bloke well had some major health issues which required him to be out of touch for awhile. he's back and doing well but cant ship til next month so I'm hitting up a buddy with a local B&M shop to see what he has used for the time being. Believe he said he might have a 260 laying about.

 

[dipzy]

wow your a real bargain hunter

awesome deals mate

 

[S_I_N]

wow your a real bargain hunter

awesome deals mate

anyone can do it just gotta look and dont be afraid to make an offer on something. Alot of times sellers just want it gone and if they make something its better than nothing. I saw a bloke who had a 260 listed for 130 lmao i pm'd him stating i sold 2 at 40 and 45 and recently purchased another 2 but core 216's (the higher end ones) for 80 shipped his price was high. he since adjusted it down to 50$ Alot of folks just dont know what price is good they think 10-20% off new price is good even for legacy crud lol. But most importantly dont buy the first thing you find you think you need check other threads might find a better deal lol. Plus I've been doing this for over a decade i have friends in low places

 

[rparrot]

anyone can do it just gotta look and dont be afraid to make an offer on something. Alot of times sellers just want it gone and if they make something its better than nothing. I saw a bloke who had a 260 listed for 130 lmao i pm'd him stating i sold 2 at 40 and 45 and recently purchased another 2 but core 216's (the higher end ones) for 80 shipped his price was high. he since adjusted it down to 50$ Alot of folks just dont know what price is good they think 10-20% off new price is good even for legacy crud lol. But most importantly dont buy the first thing you find you think you need check other threads might find a better deal lol. Plus I've been doing this for over a decade i have friends in low places

Haha! Good stuff S_I_N! I respect your experience, man!

 

[MaXiMiZe]

Bargain hunting at it's best

 

[S_I_N]

yeah I dont just jump on the first thing I see. Alot of times if you find several of the same items you have waggle room to work with. Currently looking at some other parts for another build for my former step-son and man some ppl still think 1366 gear is gold. But i have a large range to pick from lol one bloke wants 400$ shipped for just a mobo and 6Gb corsair doms yeah there epilda chips but thats not important to me. When I can buy a 6GB kit for 50$ new I aint payin 180 for it used no matter what ya think its worth. Another bloke is more reasonable 180 shipped for a P6T i7 920 and 2 matching sets of 2x2GB gskill since its matching and not for overclocking I can deal with that.

anyway about this project i have her somewhat finished up but I'm not 100% happy with it yet. Bought a 700watt cooler master non-modular psu and the Source 210 Elite doesnt have alot of room behind the mobo. But she is up and running just dont have the sli'd 260's yet I'll probably take her down Saturday or Sunday and clean up the install a bit more plus the 140mm fan was broken either post ship or during but NZXT has already approved the rma for the fan so awaiting that. I've also changed from the Antec Kuhler to a CM 212+ Evo as i was seeing temp spikes with the Kuhler that i didnt like. Turns out the HW monitor i was using was buggy for this mobo even after changing to (and selling the 620) i saw the same spikes. Now I'm using real temp and shes perfect running stock 32c idle 53c load prime 30 mins

on another note I got a new camera today so gonna play with it as well.