[Pc_Support] Re: For-Sale: Loaded LAN Party Cube (6800GT/256MB, A2600+, 1GB, 160GB, DVD-R/RW/RAM)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On 10/2/06, Bryan J. Smith <thebs413 at gmail.com> wrote:
> If you want just the Socket-939 mainboard, to be honest, there more
> Linux compatible nForce3 mainboards for $60 new IMHO -- even if I sold
> you the A8V-MX for half that ($30).  I just offered the S939 mainboard
> option largely for the "SFF Kit" if you didn't want to go with an
> older S462.
> But if you're big on ViA mainboards, more power to you (I'm not ;-).

Doh!  I just remembered why the nForce3 is _not_ an option -- they are
virtually _impossible_ to find in MicroATX.  That's why I bought the
A8V-MX -- again, doh!

I'm willing to sell the S939 A8V-MX for $30 (NewEgg.COM wants them for
$52 new) if you really want it.  You need to be running a very late
Linux kernel (again, 2.6.17) for SATA and Audio support.  I bought it
months ago and it's just been sitting.

If you want the S462 A7V266-MX with XP2600+ on its own, we'll talk.
It's a good performer, especially for a desktop (and especially with
that 6800GT).  You used to be able to find a similar combo for $100+
new, or even below $100 used.  Given the price of S754 mainboards+CPUs
these days, I would be far more relative in pricing (like half that).
I'm not going to rip anyone off when they can get new (even if
different) stuff for about the same as what people on eBay want used.

If you want lower power/set-top usage, then CompGeeks.COM has similar
S462 ViA chipset mainboards with the AMD Geode (ultra low-power
Athlon) 1.2-1.5GHz for $80-100.  I'd go for those instead if
power/set-top is your goal, and performance is not as crucial.

*BUT* I'd rather at least one of the mainboards (plus CPU sell it in
the "SFF Kit" -- along with the 256-bit/256MiB GDDR3 6800GT good video
card, very well timed 1GB of DDR400/PC3200, etc...  I put the
higher-end components in it for a reason, and how someone else would
buy it to use it as such.

Although I could probably sell off the 6800GT for more than I sell it
to a friend (although the brand new AGP 7600GT for just over $200 is
making finding an old 6800GT less attractive for AGP now, thanx to its
increase core/memory clocks despite having half the memory width).  Or
just keep it in case I need a good AGP card in the future --
especially one that works with both 0.8V and 1.5V -- very rare!