I've just decided that I am fed up with this PC. It has too many problems and won't even run stable at default clock speeds. I mean, how am I meant to get a decent PPD from my F@H like this?

I'm glad you see my point.

Basically, I am selling off absolutely everything to do with my computer. So please let me know if you are interested in any of the following:



Processor: Intel Q6600, selling for £140 with the heatsink. Update: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... CA:GB:1123

Motherboard: EVGA Nforce 680i SLI, selling for £140, boxed with all accessories, cables, manuals etc. In excellent condition because it was recently replaced.

Graphics: EVGA 8800 Ultra Superclocked, selling for £450, in stunning condition. Update: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... CA:GB:1123

Power supply: Tagan Turbojet 1100W, selling for £150, recently replaced and in excellent condition (hardly used). Update: I am looking at getting a refund for this. I have just purchased a 900W modular power supply, and will show you on Saturday when I receive it.

Hard drives: 2x Samsung HD501LJ for £100 (or £50 each), very quiet drives.

DVD-RW Drive: Free for someone who buys anything else.

Case: Lian-Li V1000, selling for £30 as it is heavily damaged (case side jams frequently and requires large leverage force to remove, 3 hard drive bays have been removed, the drive bezel is no longer included, rubber grips on wheels are in poor condition and frequently slip, and locking mechanism has been broken on wheels).

Keyboard: Saitek Eclipse (original), selling for £10.

Mouse: Logitech G5, selling for £20.

OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM - £50 if you want to buy the Q6600 as well, not legally allowed to sell it on it's own.

Monitor: Dell 3007WFP-HC: Not for sale!

Speakers: Harman Kardon Soundsticks II will sell for £50. There are no rubber feet on it any more and it has a few chafe marks.



Enjoy guys. I'm doing this so I can get a new PC so I'm looking for a quick sale and will start selling the components on Ebay next week if nobody here is interested.

Hmm, some of those prices are quite steep, considering some retail prices.

Keyboard may interest me, though.

Prices seem decent to me

To me they seem steep when compared to retail. If you consider that you're only marking them down 10-20% for second hand products, some of which have been abused (AKA overclocked - reduces CPU life) etc, it seems steep.

Still seems like a good deal to me.

I sussed the problem anyway...

I downclocked the memory to 1000MHz instead of the rated 1066MHz and I get a stable boot every time, and Windows Vista has not crashed since doing that. I'm strangely able to get a higher FSB on my CPU by downclocking the memory, even though they are unlinked...

I've heard that Corsair Dominator works especially bad when paired with a 680i. I've also heard that when the EVGA 680i goes bad, it goes really bad.

Interesting...

Still selling though.

Ah, so it was simply the memory being slightly to high. That's interesting, I would expect it to work over rated specifications, rather than under.

Same here. It's like false advertising.

So, I've decided only to sell the case and the graphics card now. I am returning the power supply for refund as it is just unsuitable.
I will try to work with what I've got and see where it takes me.

Officially the most troublesome PC build ever.

Heh, you always change your mind! And this is probably the longest build, aswell.

OK I'm about to write up a little mini-review of my new power supply...

Which I've already seen, lol.

You can never make your mind up, can you?

No I can't.

That's why I have relisted my components again...

Oh no, not again!

Tonight, I will dine in caselessness.

I need to remove all the components from my case as I have sold it for £30.

Update: It doesn't feel so bad, selling off all the parts. Most of the money is in the monitor, and I'm keeping that for now. The parts I am selling are going to depreciate pretty soon as new revisions are released, so it is best to sell now while I still have a chance. You never know, I might get some new parts really soon, as I get reimbursed from some weekend work I did, I get my company bonus and I get my salary with a bit of overtime from last month, I also get the money from these components... I'll let you guys know what I'm doing first.

Typical. I'd swear you'd like to spend more time buying selling and building than using.

I'm just not happy with the build in general... it needed more attention.

MORE attention? How much does it need!

Just more in general

Anyway.. in about 10 minutes I will remove the system from the case and run it naked.

Guys...

Never sell your case before your PC, otherwise this happens:







It's a shame, because my system was looking like this today:

Sweet! Cardboard box stand! LOLz.

Nah, I'd be careful with dust and knocking it. You may want to cover it over the top to protect from spills.

In the first 10 minutes it suffered from 0 spills and 2 knocks.. on the hard drives of all things to bloody knock.

LOL, it's not going to survive long like that, methinks.

Yeah. Luckily it won't have to as I'm selling it all. The graphics card has just sold for much lower than I expected at £360. A shame because even lower spec'd cards are selling on Overclockers for over £400.

Yes, but they are brand new cards.

Mine is in brand new condition though and it's a much better card.

It's not brand new, you've had it for months.