OT: FS: Al's computer stuff

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Holy sh*t - that turned into the biggest "blah-blah-blah-de-blah" so fast it 
made my head swim (picture Charlie Brown's teacher   :)

Good luck w/ the sale Al!  

JT

> Oh what the heck, why would you not be able to even view a for sale thread
> on a forum without logging in?!?!?! Oh well, I'll just cut/past it here:
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> FS: pc-dl/ncch-dl/dh800/koolance/lsi/other stuff 
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> ok, so i've been collecting a bunch of hardware for a while now and i'm
> considering switching over to the 'dark side' (amd), so i need to sell it
> all off to help fund a swap. prices are all at bottom of thread, with
> references, etc.
> 
> my current rig (quite possibly all of which can be for sale, but i cannot
> part it at the moment since its my current rig) (ncch-dl and dh800 are not
> in use and listed near bottom):
> 
> part 1 (split explained later):
> - koolance watercooled case (pc2-601)
> - asus pc-dl
> - 2 xeon 2.4 m0's, includes retail boxes (warranty) (they run 3.2 at
> unmodded vcore, but have been at 3.0 since i determined the baseline)
> heatsink temp has never exceeded 105F, and that was under max load, before
> i did the monthly air-blowing of the case.
> - 2x512 geil pc3200 2-6-3-3 ram (lifetime warranty)
> - koolance water blocks for both cpus and northbridge
> - asus v9999 6800gt-td w/ 256 mb ddr3, includes retail box + all goodies
> 
> part 2:
> - coolermaster 450 watt psu (real power model - with the 3.5" bay watt
> meter) - lsi sata 150-6
> - wd raptor 74gb
> - 4x wd2500jd (in raid-5 on the lsi) (drives are 1 year old)
> - koolance gpu+ram waterblock (vid-nv2-l06)
> - 2 koolance black anodized hard drive coolers, with 2nd drive kit,
> uninstalled
> 
> ok, part 1 above is the minimum i need to sell to support my nasty habbi,
> err, i mean get my next round of hardware. i never really pushed the system
> hard. i did the moosemod to get to 800fsb and was happy with that.
> 
> part 2 is the stuff that i would probably carry over to the next system,
> but could include as a huge package deal if the price was right (it would
> have to be good, as i'd have to re-buy some of these parts to support the
> next system, like the video cooler). i still have the original shipping box
> + packaging for the case, so it should be ok as far as safe shipping goes.
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> additional stuff i have up for grabs (can go at any time, as its not
> currently in use):
> 
> - asus ncch-dl rev 1.02 + 2 2.8 ES noconas
> 
> bought this new about a year ago. it didnt like my m0's for some reason,
> then i learned (via this forum) it was a pre-1.02 board, so i rma'd it and
> got a 1.02 board. i prepped it for install - it has asus heatsinks on both
> vrm banks, and i applied arctic silver in place of the cheesy thermal
> rubber strips, as well as a few strategic dabs of hot glue acting as a
> spacer to allow the heatsinks to install completely flush on the vrm's
> (they tend to sit at an angle due to the mount hole placement). i went a
> few weeks blowing off the install, and the box ended up staying closed. The
> whole point of my swapping from pc-dl to ncch-dl was to get my LSI card on
> a faster bus, but there wasnt much to gain past the 120 meg/sec i was
> getting. i threw arctic silver on the northbridge heatsink before throwing
> it all back in the box. I later got a pair of ES noconas (also for sale
> with this board, they originally came with the dh800 below). I used the
> board for a few weeks (on air - using my original pair of prestonia sinks).
> this ended up confirming that the gain in array performance wasnt worth the
> board cost, so i swapped my pc-dl back in, intending on only selling the
> ncch at that time (ugh).
> 
> this board has everything with it, basically new in box. I did not even use
> the original backplate when testing it, so it remains untouched.
> 
> - iwill dh800 rev 1.2
> 
> bought on this forum a few weeks ago, repaired the backed out northbridge
> heatsink "U", and bench tested to post. This was really an impulse buy. The
> noconas would give me an easy way to bench the ncch-dl so i could sell it
> off with everything else.
> 
> this board also is very complete. appears to have everything that came with
> it except it did not come with its northbridge heatsink. I can throw an
> asus one on there depending on if the pc-dl sells with the water block.
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> for both the ncch-dl and the dh800 - i have tested them to the max extent
> possible (without tearing down my rig and doing a massive swap/reinstall).
> i can only speak for the pc-dl being fully functional, as i'm using it
> right now. the ncch is basically new, so i don't suspect any issues with
> it. i bought the dh800 used, but it came with the purchase receipt - it is
> only 3 months old, purchased 9/5/05, so even though i havent given it the
> usual run-down, it would be a safe rma if it came to that for any reason.
> 
> I have invoices available in some form or fashion for all hardware
> purchesed.
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> ...so there you have it, a buffet of xeon stuff. the pc-dl rig can go as a
> whole if the price is right, but will otherwise have to wait until i throw
> the replacement rig together before i commit to parting it. i have taken
> very good care of all items. most items were purchased new and are in
> pristine condition, with all original documentation, boxes, packaging.
> 
> prices:
> part 1 - $800
> part 1 + part 2 - $1600
> (anything in-between will have to be your best guess - varies based on what
> pieces the person wants).
> ncch-dl + ES 2.8 noconas - $350
> dh-800 - $200
> all prices do not include shipping, but i'm open for reasonable
> negotiation. my zip is 31548 for those guestimating shipping as part of
> your offers.
> 
> references:
> ebay user id - allynm (189) (been there since jul-00)
> email - 'malventano' at g mail dot com (i know its 'free', but this is my
> primary address)
> 
> Thanks for the bandwidth/time guys. i hope some of this stuff can make some
> of you guys happy for xmass.
> 
> Also big thanks to EM for setting me straight on this thread.
> 
> Al
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> asus PC-DL + 2 xeon 2.4 (533) @ 3.0 (800)
> koolance watercooled @ 93F