fawwaz Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 I have noticed that many of you are either upgrading or (like me) planing to upgrade. Moreover most of you plan on getting different parts from different online sites(good thing). The problem is ,and I think most of us have it :What about the old systems> ok for example I have a P3 @700Mhz and will upgrade to AMD 1200 for about 350$(board and stuff) but what shall I do with the old parts that cost me so much and are still of good worth (respectively) Since you are getting parts from different online shops ,you can't sell it to them(I think) and if you think of selling them to a local store he will either suggest you buy from him(probably dont have what I need) and will give such a lousy price that I prefer to stick up his$##$ than selling the hardware to him!!! ALL of you who upgrade frequently What do you do with your earlier parts!!!!!!!!!s> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paragon Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 I just bought a whole system and sold my old one to a friend that was in need of one. I figured out a price according to pricewatch.com and cut a little off those prices even. With me.. my PII300 system from Dell was not worth upgrading the parts.. would have ended up with a whole new system anyway. As for you.. talk to friends.. ti is always helpful to be at college..ppl are always looking for parts Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fawwaz Posted March 19, 2001 Author Share Posted March 19, 2001 Thanks for the advise Paragon. My system is fine and I find it to be in very good shape ,but you see the problem I have is the same one you have when I will upgrade eventually I would have to get a whole new system since a P3 700 and a BX-II board @100Mhz bus cant be upgraded any more. So I am holding on untill summer to see how the P4 is in comparison to the AMD especially since intel plans to release the 2000MHz this summer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janko10 Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 ummm, ever heard of ebay? or just set yourself up a nice little lan. J ------------------ JOIN THE "AMY FOR PRESIDENT" CAMPAIGN. OUR PLATFORM: ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US, MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! PIII @ 1.08GHZ SuperMicro PIIISCD I820 Mobo 192MB Crucial PC100 Maxtor 40GB 7200rpm ata66 Maxtor 40GB 7200rpm ata100 Generic DVD 4X Creative 8x4x32x Burner GeForce256 32mb DDR (orig) 3Com 905B-TX Lan Netgear RT314 Gateway/Router Philips Acoustic Edge 425w Power Supply Triple Boot Me/2K/Whistler Build 2416 Klipsch Pro-Media 4.1's umm... a floppy. thats it, for now MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 LOL fawwaz I got bx6 rev.2 mobo along with p3700. I plan on waiting a little bit to do the next upgrade. New mobo's are coming out and faster system buses will be available soon + will need new ram, cpu, vid card most likely. I hope my pc can tough at least another year. BTW got a spare 500 celeron and voodoo3 3000 kikin around Any takers??? lol I think my pile will just get bigger and bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamyourzero Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Is that Voodoo3 a PCI or AGP? I have a second computer that needs a semi-decent video card so that I can play some LAN games when friends come over. But it doesn't have an AGP slot so I'll have to get a PCI...thinking of a V2 or V3 if I can get one cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 AGP sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fawwaz Posted March 20, 2001 Author Share Posted March 20, 2001 lan?? I don't know about ebay I think I might givr it try ,although I think it needs a bit of work for the payment receving and selling conditions( I think they charge for being on their registration even without selling anything ,after a month). Strangly I found v-2.400 for 30$ and the same v-2 for 200$ both guys say they are in perfect condition I even found satelites for as low as 9$ I don't know hate to waste all this time trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billie Jean Posted March 20, 2001 Share Posted March 20, 2001 I'm still chillin' here with my pII 400. I'm happy with even though it's a compaq, I can't complain, I got it for free. This thing is hot! I'd rather have a 1200 amd.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rol1 Posted March 20, 2001 Share Posted March 20, 2001 Fawwaz, . When anyone wants to upgrade, I keep the old parts to make an old beater system.(<200mmx) I don't sell these. You know those bad-*** kids that live in the neighborhood? You know, usually 10 to 14 years old. Load a few games, a midi set-up, a word processor, then set one up for the little chumps. If you're lucky they'll watch your back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fawwaz Posted March 20, 2001 Author Share Posted March 20, 2001 LOLs> that's the best thing I've heard all day. But really you what, I used to do this and I hooked up the 2 computers I had in a serial mode for playing with my friends.The trouble is that The 700Mhz was way too fast for the 300Mhz and the 300Mhz wasn't powerfull enough to run shooter games (Elite force) or any new game!! So I am concendering the e-bay option now ,I will see if it works for me(it's a see no Ocean of parts there!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torinalth Posted March 20, 2001 Share Posted March 20, 2001 ebay is always an option, also look for computer shows that are in yer area. bring yer comp and stash is im yer trunk, walk around with a sign saying the price in bold with the speed right under it, you'd be suprised at how many people stop you. also if you don't get yer price you want then you can just keep it and host it as a mail server. when I finish upgrading mine my old 266 will become a MS exchange server while everyone in the building gets their E-mail through the lan, or as a server for broadband cable, dsl, t1, t3, or a good ole ocp96 (45 bundeled T3s). don't ever throw away god parts. or donate to a church or salvation army os somthing. computers that run can ALWAYS be used for somthing. Torinalth ------------------ if at first you don't succede, try again. if at second you don't succede, get an axe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofy Posted March 20, 2001 Share Posted March 20, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Torinalth: computers that run can ALWAYS be used for somthing. Yes, you can always use an old 486 or Pentium 133 for a linux router. I have 2 486s, a P90 and a P133 sitting here right now. 1-2GB HDD in them most with NIC. Total cost = FREE, just because some people dont think they are worth anything.c> ------------------ Hofy's Duct Tape Mounting System Support hofmonstr@rocketmail.com c> I am NOT ProMedia Tech Support promediatech@klipsch.com 888-554-5665c> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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