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For Sale: Core i7 2600 etc

Back Dated by One Year to keep off Front Page

This item has been Sold.

Most of a computer from 2011, still relevant today for many folks. Not suitable for cutting edge gaming, but outstanding for retro-gaming, school or office use, and many other uses.

Includes:

Intel Core i7 2600 Processor – Left in Motherboard for safety.
ASUS P8 Z68-V Motherboard supporting Sata and USB-3.
16 GB Ram
Choice of stock air cooler or H80 Corsair Water Cooler. Both Included.
Nvidia 560 Ti Graphics card
All original packaging and manuals.
Windows 10 activation for this processor / motherboard pair assumed.

Windows 10 was installed and has been installed a couple of times on the system over the years. Windows 10 will almost certainly be activated if installed again. However since Microsoft Activation requirements are opaque, no guarantee is provided. Install the latest windows 10 from a download of the installer to a Thumbdrive as described here.

Of course this system supports many Linux Distros including Linux Mint – my favorite – and many others.

Pictures of Parts Included

Status

Provided AS-IS. System has been used for many years and was working fine when it was turned off. No warranty provided.

Not Provided

The following items, at least, are required to build a complete system using these parts:

Case of your choice which supports an ATX motherboard.
Power supply – 600 watts or greater suggested. Including provision to support PCIE Power for Supplied Graphics Card.
System Drive Sata SSD or Hard drive – 256GB suggested. NVME not supported. Cable Only.
Optional: DVD/BluRay drive, Additional HD/SSDs as desired.
Additional hardware parts including Thermal Paste, screws, Sata Cables etc.
Monitor, keyboard, mouse of course. HDMI and DVI supported, but cables not supplied.

With these you’ll be able to build a very nice system using these parts.

Price

Ebay Prices vary widely for this processor:

$200 OBO for the entire package.

Cash and pickup in agreed place in Charleston Oregon preferred.

Shipping possible if prepaid via Paypal including shipping.

Thanks for your interest. Craigslist posting is here.

Core i7-950 System Parts

This post has been back-dated by one year to keep it off the front page of my blog.

For sale, cheap. Older system parts to build a modest or first learning system:

What’s included:

Intel Core i7-950 Processor
ASUS Sabertooth X58 Motherboard
12GB DDR3 Memory
Liquid Cooler with one fan.
Nvidia GTX 470 Graphics Card – Still Supported by Nvidia Drivers for Windows 10.
System is Licensed by Microsoft for Windows 10. Experience suggests that Activation will occur automatically when system is installed and connected to internet.
Motherboard supports USB-3.

What is NOT INCLUDED:

Case of your choice for ATX motherboard.
Power Supply suitable for the system. Suggest 500W or greater. Suggest Modular or Semi-modular power supply.
System Storage device. Suggest SSD 256GB or greater. Sata 2.5″ required. Prices for 500GB is about $45 on Newegg at present time.
Any additional SSD or HD storage devices.
DVD or BluRay Drive of your choice. Not required.
And of course, monitor, keyboard and mouse.

System can be installed and maintained using Thumbdrive storage.

Rescue Mini System For Sale

This is a small Thermaltake Mini-ITX case with Intel Atom D525 motherboard. This is a working system, currently running Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon. Older system suitable for hobby / learning use. Runs Linux just fine. Not suitable for Windows 10. Could use an upgrade of a small SSD rather than the slower hard drive. SSDs are pretty cheap these days and 32 or 64 GB would be plenty of space for Linux. Needs a new motherboard battery.

Used for years to show Youtube and other Media on large TV. Supports HD resolution.

For Sale: $50 – Rescue this older system to give it a good home.

Hardware Specifications

CPU Intel Atom D525
RAM -2GB DDR2
Graphics Nvidia GT218 [ION]
DVD RW Drive – compact laptop style drive.
HD – 250GB WD Caviar 3.5″ SATA
WiFi with external antennas included. Ethernet port.
Graphics Output: DVI, VGA. Supports HD – 1920×1080.
USB 2.0 – 2 Rear, 2 Front. Booting from USB Stick works fine.
Sound in / out.
Power cable and DVI monitor cable included.
Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse not included.

Needs a new motherboard clock battery.

Here’s the Hard Drive:

BIOS Pictures

Use Numpad + and – to adjust date/time. Best to replace Clock Battery soon.

Running Linux Mint 20

Fresh install of Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon used to test system. Installed via USB stick. DVD Drive also works fine. Linux Works fine. Updated Linux via WiFi to latest.