Hey, just wondering if anyone is selling there old computer, bought one off Mr hardware last time, went alright, but it s*** itself last night, something shorted in it. Does not need to be that great. But need something pretty good. Thanks

http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=78&bid=2&sid=19561

what's it doing, monaro? Does it turn on? and if so, does it display on the screen? I could probably whip you up another cheapie, just tell me what price you looking at.

hey mr hardware, it just would not turn on at all so i unplugged everything and still nothing, then i did it again and the ram sparked, like it was not sitting in prop. Then the next time u could smell burning plastic. Its on now but not sure if it will last, is getting a little slow.

My girlfriend just uses it for uni work, but something a little faster would be nice, maybe something with vista? Maybe 400 or less, not sure if that is possible. The thing is i need it asap.

For that sort of money and that sort of need, i'd really recommend you buy a new box. Just remember new stuff comes with warranty.

FYI that box i sold you was a umart special about 4 years ago, so it's done well. I'd buy another one, they're good value for money. Especially with warranty.

What sort of computer could you build for that?

ooh ok
give me a bit

Thanks mate, also how long would it take to complete?

probably something like this

Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 2.2GHz/1MB CACHE/800FSB/LGA775
Asus P5VD2-VM-SE Core2Duo P4M900 FSB1066 DDR2 PCIEx16 VGA RAID 10/100 mATX
DDR2 2048MB(2G Single stick)PC6400 800Mhz
Western Digital 320G SATAII 7200 rpm HDD(16Mb Cache)
Pioneer DVR-216BK 20x Dual Black OEM with software - SATA
Omni ATX Midi towe case (1837) 500W Black

$424 total

Beats me mate, probably if you order it now you'll have it before the week's out

I bought my gf a new pc from umart for about $425 and its way better than mine!

You can get a good pc cheap these days, even $350 would give her a much better pc than required.

Hmm ok, as you could guess i dont know that much about this s***, With the cd drive what is DVR? Also does it need some sort of graphics or sound card, or just use onboard?

Le cock did u get it from umart at milton?

On that particular motherboard it has a graphics, sound and ethernet onboard. You still have the option to add a video card or sound card at a later date if you wish. DVR is the model code Pioneer use for DVD Burners.

Ok cool ill let you know tonight some time. What do you think the earliest you could get it to me by if i order tonight?

woah wait on. i'm just reading out the s*** from the umart website. this is all new stuff, im giving you the info, you do all the legwork buddy. there's nothing in it for me, i'm just helping you out. when i was mentioning doing you a cheap one, im talking from my own stockpile of used parts here, but they'd be on the same level or worse than what you've got. once you mentioned you wanted something decent thats when i said buy new.

last edited by Mr Hardware at 19:57:01 23/Sep/08

Oh sorry, i just thought that cause what you wrote before lol.

what's it doing, monaro? Does it turn on? and if so, does it display on the screen? I could probably whip you up another cheapie, just tell me what price you looking at.

yeah from milton.

if u want them to build it its an extra $115 though.

I just built it myself which is a pain in the ass but better than adding 33% to purchase price

yeah sorry for the ambiguity monaro, it's been a long day.

if u want them to build it its an extra $115 though.

:O
what a fkn rip

i can build that s*** in 26 minutes.

thats ok mate, 26 mins hey? at wat cost?

i don't do it anymore. I'm just saying as an example, $115 for 26 mins work is a rip.

i could sell a laptop wiht a broken screen (so you have to use vga output) for $200 i guess? it goes alright with external keyboard and mouse

You can get laptops for that sort of money... crappy ones. But probably overkill for a word document

ill sell u a p3 800 for $100

That might be a bit old for what im looking for, but if i cant get one soon ill let u know.

all the cheap boxes i put together for people i get from msy, using their budget systems

hella cheap, hella good

http://www.msy.com.au/SYSTEMS/Value1.pdf


they put em together for you, just add whatever bits extra you neeed

perfect boxes for internets/basic machines etc;

I've got a micro ATX Athlon 64 3000+ (2Ghz) board/cpu (attached) and a Gefore 7800 that I remembered i had.

maybe 100 bucks lol. Nfi what itd be worth.

116 for a build is ridiculous

MSY is a fair bit cheaper than umart. I know some ppl have a problem with MSY but I've bought 2 rigs from them now, and they've been flawless. They also build for $70

their value boxes i listed above, come built

ive probably bought 15/20 boxes from msy (most of them value machines) and have only a few minor issues, most of which they fixed for me the next day or so, when i took the box back;

i got zero issues recommending msy (especially the morningside store)

last edited by Spook at 11:48:43 24/Sep/08

oh yeah to be specific the morningside store as well :)