jake2k Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I'm thinking about buying this computer from a friend, I was going to hook it up and us it to ppost this but the mouse driver is missing :? so I just took some photos with my phone. Thats right, there's two processors and they look to be dual core the only thing is that theres only 512mb of ram and the ram is a special kind made for servers so that might end up being a problem if I can't find some more. The case could use a little work and it comes with the usual items (cd drive, floppy, cables, etc.) plus it has an aftermarket gfx and usb 2.0 card in it. He only want $100 for it so do you think I should buy it? Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJXD Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Looks pretty mad, and its quite cheap. The RAM is a bit odd though, why cant you add anymore in?? Quote |My Sig Tut| Deviant Art |Advanced Grunge Texture|My Gallery The Birthplace of Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 I can add more, I just have to find it first haha. Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Is it loud? I'd much rather have a Core2 Quad. The CPU runs cooler and therefore quieter. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 I was actually really impressed at how quite it was, my main computer was louder than it was and it was all the way across the room! But if I do get this new one I'll probably add some newer fans and cpu coolers. I would rather have a brand new quad core aswell but I can't spend that much money right now so it's either this or I can stick with my first idea and build a computer, but if i do that it will prob be a dual core with 2 gigs of ram and no vid card and it'll cost me soooo much more money. If I get this one I'll save so much money that I would be able to upgrade it and get a nice 22" flat panel moniter... or maybe 2 19" flat panel moniters :twisted: Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJXD Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Mabye you should get this one and then build another and get all your bits and pieces off the bought one. Like the video Card and stuff. You'll end up saving money and have a nice system. Quote |My Sig Tut| Deviant Art |Advanced Grunge Texture|My Gallery The Birthplace of Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 What I'm thinking about doing is buying this one for now and keep learning about computer hardware then when I think I have a good knowledge of it I'll start building a new system, and maybe by that time quad cores will have dropped in price Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calerid Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 He only want $100 for it so do you think I should buy it? :evil: :twisted: dude are you kkidding i would have had no questions about it lol but thts prob beacuse my main went down lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overkill Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Depends on the condition of the components and how old is the PC. And pardon me for asking; what are you exactly looking from a computer? Are you a gamer or do you mainly use the computer as picture editing? Quote Yes, I'm a fan. ;] | My Gallery| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 I don't do any gaming but I do lots of multi-tasking, on a normal day I run firefox with multiple tabs open, PDN, chat program and a music program. I also run uTorrent, a video converter and the zune software at night when I sleep. But I want a computer that can run all these things plus more without any hang ups so... Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Well, that needs a lot of RAM, right? I can't find any RAM resembling it. Are we talking about 2 physical dual core Xeons? Because if not, you could just replace the motherboard... With something like the MSI P7N 750i Platinum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Are we talking about 2 physical dual core Xeons? Yes there are two physical processors but I'm not 100% sure if there dual core or not it just looks that way in the picture above since it shows 4 psu's. So it looks like it has a total of 8GHz which works for me . Now why would I go and buy a new motherboard? If I did that I would have to buy a new everything haha Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrebh Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Memory is dirt cheap right now, so there is little sense in not buying it and adding RAM. There are a few really good computer supply sites available (I like TigerDirect), so you should be able to find even special RAM modules. Quote Do not click the picture above. It will take you to my site, and I don't need the anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Are we talking about 2 physical dual core Xeons? Yes there are two physical processors but I'm not 100% sure if there dual core or not it just looks that way in the picture above since it shows 4 psu's. So it looks like it has a total of 8GHz which works for me . Now why would I go and buy a new motherboard? If I did that I would have to buy a new everything haha Because you need more then 512mb RAM... This is by no means normal RAM. This is RDRAM. Designed to replace DDR (1), released in 1999. I found your particular model on wikipedia. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... Memory.jpg :!: This image is pretty huge :!: Loads of applications seem to run slower on RDRAM. Pretty low voltage though, considering DDR2 PC6400 runs on 1.2v. Either way, this is by no means a standard if you ask me. It is being sold though, just Google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HITMAN-X- Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 That dude is not very smart if he only wants $100 for it. I tell you what, I will give you $150 for the Mobo and the 2 Xeon CPUs. Why would I say that. Because Xeon's don't come cheap were they are high end server CPU's. 2.00 GHz costs $400 and he got 2 so thats $800. Then you need the mobo inorder to run them so that going to cost you somewere between $400 - $600. Everything else is cheap anyway. See for yourself: http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... ture=Intel http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php? ... SuperMicro PS: The RAM is not server RAM. It is Rambus. It very old and is not made anymore. It was though to be the RAM used for all computers and it was better then Dual In-Line Memory Module back then, but it came at the wrong time and some fade away. If it was still being made and worked on it may have been the top RAM used by computers. However I still hate having to use dumby ram to full slots not being used. If you need more Rambus then have fun as people sell it at high prices just becuase it hard to come by. I'm taking $500 for 256 MB, that kind of high price. If the board takes old ram like that then them CPU's could be really old and may not be worth $400 as they could be so old that normal dual cores could out run them. Quote DEXTUT.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagna Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 You're linking a completely different processor... that one is a Core based Xeon while the OP has a Pentium 4 based Xeon. Look at the Wiki list. It's a 130nm Gallatin, single core with hyperthreading so there's 2 physical processors and 2 virtual ones. And also about 6 years old. So, a processors that are even with a Opteron 2200 series and rare and costly RDRAM. moo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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