Computer parts for sale - upgrades for cheap!

[Storymama]

We just rebuilt two (approximately) 2004-2006ish (when new) Pentium 4-era computers. If you have a PC computer that was new sometime between 2001 and, oh, 2005 or so . . . the parts I list below might be appropriate for upgrading what you've got. Computer guts are definitely not One Size Fits All, but just like you get free tastes at Ben & Jerry's - I'll be happy to help you figure out (for free :-P!) if what I have will fit your system (and represent a worthwhile upgrade.) I'll also give you explicit instructions on how to install the stuff.

All prices include shipping, and I'll buy back anything that is DOA.

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CPU (processors) - I have two processors available. They are 478-pin size, and each is 2.4 gHz frequency. Both come with a heat sink and fan.

One is a Celeron type, 128 KB L1 cache, and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) interface. I'd like $15 for this item.

The other is Pentium 4 type, 1 MB L1 cache, and 533 MHz FSB. I'd like $20 for this item.

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Video cards - I have two video cards, they both use an AGP style slot, which most motherboards of this era utilize. Again, I can help you figure out if that's what you have or not. Both have two heads (plugs) on the outside - one DVI (digital) and one VGA (analog) so you can run two monitors like me (http://picasaweb.google.com/mstehn/ADayInTheLife/photo?authkey=YFyDcRCoNi8#5218395040028370674) :loveit:! (They work exactly as you'd expect with just one monitor, too ;-).)

Card #1 is a PNY brand Geforce 6200. No HDTV, but it does have S-video out (...which is not really something I'm familiar with, but there you go.) It has 256MB of onboard video. I believe it is essentially the same as this card (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-VCG62256AWB-LP/dp/B000XQ4S3G/ref=pd_sbs_e_2). I used this myself right up until I rebuilt my machine two weeks ago, I thought it was a nice card - it handled my Dual 19" widescreen set up flawlessly. (This is important - some cards can't handle the resolutions best suited to newer monitors - if you are thinking of a monitor upgrade, you need to make sure your graphics card is compatible.) I'd like $20 for this item.

Card #2 is an XFX brand Geforce 5200, very much like this one (http://www.amazon.com/Pine-Technology-PV-T34K-UA-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B0000E2Y8M/ref=sr_1_2). It also has 256MB. I used it until I went dual-wide screen in the spring - it couldn't manage that resolution. It did perfectly on my regular 19" CRT (not flatscreen) dual monitors. I'd like $15 for this item.

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Last item . . . . System Memory (RAM). I have six modules (sticks) of Crucial brand memory, my personal favorite. They are all 512MB capacity, 184-pin type, DDR 400 SDRAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146577) speed (AKA PC 3200). (Note that the link is selling 2 sticks of 512MB each, not single sticks like here.) They are al CL3 latency, which I have never found to matter but I suppose some systems are picky. I'd like $10/stick for these.

[Amanda_Reyasmom]

We just rebuilt two (approximately) 2004-2006ish (when new) Pentium 4-era computers. If you have a PC computer that was new sometime between 2001 and, oh, 2005 or so . . . the parts I list below might be appropriate for upgrading what you've got. Computer guts are definitely not One Size Fits All, but just like you get free tastes at Ben & Jerry's - I'll be happy to help you figure out (for free :-P!) if what I have will fit your system (and represent a worthwhile upgrade.) I'll also give you explicit instructions on how to install the stuff.

All prices include shipping, and I'll buy back anything that is DOA.

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CPU (processors) - I have two processors available. They are 478-pin size, and each is 2.4 gHz frequency. Both come with a heat sink and fan.

One is a Celeron type, 128 KB L1 cache, and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) interface. I'd like $15 for this item.

The other is Pentium 4 type, 1 MB L1 cache, and 533 MHz FSB. I'd like $20 for this item.

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Video cards - I have two video cards, they both use an AGP style slot, which most motherboards of this era utilize. Again, I can help you figure out if that's what you have or not. Both have two heads (plugs) on the outside - one DVI (digital) and one VGA (analog) so you can run two monitors like me (http://picasaweb.google.com/mstehn/ADayInTheLife/photo?authkey=YFyDcRCoNi8#5218395040028370674) :loveit:! (They work exactly as you'd expect with just one monitor, too ;-).)

Card #1 is a PNY brand Geforce 6200. No HDTV, but it does have S-video out (...which is not really something I'm familiar with, but there you go.) It has 256MB of onboard video. I believe it is essentially the same as this card (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-VCG62256AWB-LP/dp/B000XQ4S3G/ref=pd_sbs_e_2). I used this myself right up until I rebuilt my machine two weeks ago, I thought it was a nice card - it handled my Dual 19" widescreen set up flawlessly. (This is important - some cards can't handle the resolutions best suited to newer monitors - if you are thinking of a monitor upgrade, you need to make sure your graphics card is compatible.) I'd like $20 for this item.

Card #2 is an XFX brand Geforce 5200, very much like this one (http://www.amazon.com/Pine-Technology-PV-T34K-UA-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B0000E2Y8M/ref=sr_1_2). It also has 256MB. I used it until I went dual-wide screen in the spring - it couldn't manage that resolution. It did perfectly on my regular 19" CRT (not flatscreen) dual monitors. I'd like $15 for this item.

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Last item . . . . System Memory (RAM). I have six modules (sticks) of Crucial brand memory, my personal favorite. They are all 512MB capacity, 184-pin type, DDR 400 SDRAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146577) speed (AKA PC 3200). (Note that the link is selling 2 sticks of 512MB each, not single sticks like here.) They are al CL3 latency, which I have never found to matter but I suppose some systems are picky. I'd like $10/stick for these.

I'll have L look through this later :D

[Kari]

Mandi,

I have an older (2000 or 2001-ish) Dell desktop that runs windows 98. I have been wanting to upgrade the hardware-ish stuff so that I can install windows xp on it instead.

Can you help me figure out if your stuff will work with my stuff? :P I'm thinking the Pentium 4 processor & the memory sticks? Or....?????

Thanks!

We just rebuilt two (approximately) 2004-2006ish (when new) Pentium 4-era computers. If you have a PC computer that was new sometime between 2001 and, oh, 2005 or so . . . the parts I list below might be appropriate for upgrading what you've got. Computer guts are definitely not One Size Fits All, but just like you get free tastes at Ben & Jerry's - I'll be happy to help you figure out (for free :-P!) if what I have will fit your system (and represent a worthwhile upgrade.) I'll also give you explicit instructions on how to install the stuff.

All prices include shipping, and I'll buy back anything that is DOA.

*************************
CPU (processors) - I have two processors available. They are 478-pin size, and each is 2.4 gHz frequency. Both come with a heat sink and fan.

One is a Celeron type, 128 KB L1 cache, and 400 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) interface. I'd like $15 for this item.

The other is Pentium 4 type, 1 MB L1 cache, and 533 MHz FSB. I'd like $20 for this item.

**************************
Video cards - I have two video cards, they both use an AGP style slot, which most motherboards of this era utilize. Again, I can help you figure out if that's what you have or not. Both have two heads (plugs) on the outside - one DVI (digital) and one VGA (analog) so you can run two monitors like me (http://picasaweb.google.com/mstehn/ADayInTheLife/photo?authkey=YFyDcRCoNi8#5218395040028370674) :loveit:! (They work exactly as you'd expect with just one monitor, too ;-).)

Card #1 is a PNY brand Geforce 6200. No HDTV, but it does have S-video out (...which is not really something I'm familiar with, but there you go.) It has 256MB of onboard video. I believe it is essentially the same as this card (http://www.amazon.com/PNY-GeForce-Profile-Graphics-VCG62256AWB-LP/dp/B000XQ4S3G/ref=pd_sbs_e_2). I used this myself right up until I rebuilt my machine two weeks ago, I thought it was a nice card - it handled my Dual 19" widescreen set up flawlessly. (This is important - some cards can't handle the resolutions best suited to newer monitors - if you are thinking of a monitor upgrade, you need to make sure your graphics card is compatible.) I'd like $20 for this item.

Card #2 is an XFX brand Geforce 5200, very much like this one (http://www.amazon.com/Pine-Technology-PV-T34K-UA-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B0000E2Y8M/ref=sr_1_2). It also has 256MB. I used it until I went dual-wide screen in the spring - it couldn't manage that resolution. It did perfectly on my regular 19" CRT (not flatscreen) dual monitors. I'd like $15 for this item.

*******************************************
Last item . . . . System Memory (RAM). I have six modules (sticks) of Crucial brand memory, my personal favorite. They are all 512MB capacity, 184-pin type, DDR 400 SDRAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146577) speed (AKA PC 3200). (Note that the link is selling 2 sticks of 512MB each, not single sticks like here.) They are al CL3 latency, which I have never found to matter but I suppose some systems are picky. I'd like $10/stick for these.

[Storymama]

Mandi,

I have an older (2000 or 2001-ish) Dell desktop that runs windows 98. I have been wanting to upgrade the hardware-ish stuff so that I can install windows xp on it instead.

Can you help me figure out if your stuff will work with my stuff? :P I'm thinking the Pentium 4 processor & the memory sticks? Or....?????

Thanks!
What is the Service Tag on the computer?

[Kari]

What is the Service Tag on the computer?

Good question! What is a Service Tag and where would I find it (e.g. is it something on the machine or in an "About" window....????)

Oh yeah - I wonder if I would need a video card as well? I hooked up a cool new flat panel lcd monitor to this computer and it never recognizes it - I always have to start in safe mode. :rofl: I am a mess when it comes to knowing what I am doing with computers. (Although I can take them apart and clean them like a pro - I've ended up doing that with every computer I've owned! :-P)

[Storymama]

Good question! What is a Service Tag and where would I find it (e.g. is it something on the machine or in an "About" window....????
The Dell Service Tag is usually on the case somewhere - on the back, with the plugs, or on the bottom, or on the side . . .G-d forbid they make it standard :rolleyes:. It will clearly be marked Service Tag. It will let me look up the specs of that exact machine online, and I'll be able to tell if these are compatible parts or not :smile:. You may also be able to locate it from the Start menu, if you have some folders labeled Dell - it may be a little text file inside there, that you could copy/paste.

It's conceivable that an older machine wouldn't be able to manage an LCD without a video card upgrade, but we'll see. (Most likely, you just wouldn't be able to use the optimum resolution.) Forcing a Safe Mode kind of sounds like the computer has some failing hardware, but that's pure speculation so no sharp inhaling!!

[Kari]

The Dell Service Tag is usually on the case somewhere - on the back, with the plugs, or on the bottom, or on the side . . .G-d forbid they make it standard :rolleyes:. It will clearly be marked Service Tag. It will let me look up the specs of that exact machine online, and I'll be able to tell if these are compatible parts or not :smile:. You may also be able to locate it from the Start menu, if you have some folders labeled Dell - it may be a little text file inside there, that you could copy/paste.

It's conceivable that an older machine wouldn't be able to manage an LCD without a video card upgrade, but we'll see. (Most likely, you just wouldn't be able to use the optimum resolution.) Forcing a Safe Mode kind of sounds like the computer has some failing hardware, but that's pure speculation so no sharp inhaling!!

LOL - no worries about sharp inhaling from me! That old computer gets used approximately once every six months, when I want to try to get some old digital pics off it. I have it in my big desk, though, and it would be nice if I could actually use it to, you know, connect to the internet or something, LOL.

I will try to dig around behind it to find the service tag this afternoon.

Thanks Mandi!

[Kari]

You have a pm!

The Dell Service Tag is usually on the case somewhere - on the back, with the plugs, or on the bottom, or on the side . . .G-d forbid they make it standard :rolleyes:. It will clearly be marked Service Tag. It will let me look up the specs of that exact machine online, and I'll be able to tell if these are compatible parts or not :smile:. You may also be able to locate it from the Start menu, if you have some folders labeled Dell - it may be a little text file inside there, that you could copy/paste.

It's conceivable that an older machine wouldn't be able to manage an LCD without a video card upgrade, but we'll see. (Most likely, you just wouldn't be able to use the optimum resolution.) Forcing a Safe Mode kind of sounds like the computer has some failing hardware, but that's pure speculation so no sharp inhaling!!