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23-08-2003, 03:33 PM
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| New testing setup Hi all... i just invested in a great value test setup... read on The rig I have put together is P4 1.8 Northwood Jetway P4X400 Mobo 512Mb Twinmoss DDR2100 Dell 160W Micro PSU Basic GF2 GPU 6GB Seagate HD Basic CD Drive and Network Card Anyway... the best bit is the price I paid.... P4 1.8 - £7.50 + Postage (Ebay - 3 pins missing, but works fine) Jetway Mobo - £20 (Ocuk Market - As new only 1 month old) 512Mb Twinmoss RAM £14 (Ebay - Described as dud in windows - Give it 2.8v and it seems perfectly fine  )Dell PSU £0.99 + £5 postage (Ebay - Unknown condition - works perfectly) GF2 £6 (Computer fair - perfect condition) HD+CD+Network card - £10 (work cast offs) So total cost under £65 woohoooo To keep this a test setup I have even built a test stand... pics follow.    Taking orders for the test bed stand .... Let me know what u think |
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24-08-2003, 09:12 PM
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| lol, nice bargain hunting there ! it's nice that you've spent a good percentage of your budget on a coolermaster aluminium cd bezel !! unless you got that on the cheap too ?  £65 for a more than aqequate pc for most tasks |
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01-09-2003, 05:37 PM
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01-09-2003, 07:11 PM
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| The ultimate value rig, its another working pc eh. 3D Mark 2k1 - 20661
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04-12-2003, 12:24 PM
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| ideal as a firewall PC..........can use it to death. OR.....case it in SPRAY FOAM, like a giant sheep Get it all together, put some toilet rolls in for air ducting... then get the stuffbuilders use EXPANDABLE FOAM....and make it look cool! then whiel its being "foamed up" get a handle made and include it in the top. Make sure the posts are all visible.... job done....a SHEEP/CLOUD PC!!   Agent = Hardware Homosapien | Zak33 = Hardware Homonid - just call me "Lucy" |
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Okay, okay, I'll give you £50 for it .... but that MUST inc postage! 
It's unlikely, some pins are more important than others. 
