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notgreazy
Other International
899 posts
Hi everyone,

My HP all in one low profile piece of s*** finally died, CPU seems to be shorting and getting a replacement doesn't seem possible because of the weird mobo. It was a good piece of s*** that did the job.

I'm after a replacement solely for work.

I have: Monitor/Keyboard/Mouse/SDD.
I need: Mobo/CPU/PSU/RAM/Case

Any recommendations?

I found this list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Bfbwr6 Seems decent but can we make it cheaper/better?
11:14am 20/02/18 Permalink
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hardware
Brisbane, Queensland
11758 posts
buy an ex gov hp small form factor, chuck in a 256gb ssd, done.
04:02pm 20/02/18 Permalink
Raven
Melbourne, Victoria
9573 posts
Da hell man, works paying and I don't see a 10-core i9 on there. You okay? :P
07:10pm 20/02/18 Permalink
trog
AGN Admin
Other International
39479 posts
I'm after a replacement solely for work.
What kinda work? Just office stuff?
07:47pm 20/02/18 Permalink
notgreazy
Other International
901 posts
What kinda work? Just office stuff?

Damn that's idiotic of me. Yes this is office stuff, most of the time it's Word, Excel and some torrents.
buy an ex gov hp small form factor, chuck in a 256gb ssd, done.

Where do they auction these?

Da hell man, works paying and I don't see a 10-core i9 on there. You okay? :P

"Work" = PhD = student funds = Every dollar I spend is a dollar i can't use for travel :D
11:18am 21/02/18 Permalink
Raven
Melbourne, Victoria
9574 posts
Oooohhhhh, so your boss is a tightarse. Okay, got it. i3 it is ;P
11:32am 21/02/18 Permalink
hardware
Brisbane, Queensland
11761 posts
http://www.reboot-it.com.au/used-dell-optiplex-9010-sff-3rd-gen-i5-3470-3.2ghz-4gb-128gb-ssd-dvd-win-7-pc-cheap.html

My dad always gets PCs and laptops from these guys for his work.

No sense in buying a $1000 newie for fat carol in training who does nothing but have morning tea and be fat anyway.

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notgreazy
Other International
902 posts
My wife is not a fatty, thank you very much.

Looks good, pretty much what I wanted

Mr Hardware lives up to his name.
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trillion
Ballarat, Victoria
4371 posts
if you're in Brisbane you'll have to pay shipping from that place, they're in Melbourne

there's a decent ex-gov/refurb skelly shop over near Tarra that has some alright stuff, here's the Google Store link, I dunno if it will link/render if you're not logged into a Googs account though

link to Computer Clearance Centre, Tarragindi
04:38pm 21/02/18 Permalink
trog
AGN Admin
Other International
39496 posts

http://www.reboot-it.com.au/used-dell-optiplex-9010-sff-3rd-gen-i5-3470-3.2ghz-4gb-128gb-ssd-dvd-win-7-pc-cheap.html

My dad always gets PCs and laptops from these guys for his work.

No sense in buying a $1000 newie for fat carol in training who does nothing but have morning tea and be fat anyway.

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ever bought printers from there? they say they have a huge range but only one is listed. just wondering if they typically have more. (my dad's old faithful HP finally died and he can't stand spending money on good stuff so keeps buying cheap s*** - he ended up buying some cheap POS from Officeworks which doesn't print the way he needs so hoping he can find an old HP laserjet to replace it)
07:50pm 07/03/18 Permalink
hardware
Brisbane, Queensland
11769 posts
no, only done desktops and laptops sorry.
09:13pm 07/03/18 Permalink
HeardY
Gaelic newb
Sydney, New South Wales
21508 posts

ever bought printers from there? they say they have a huge range but only one is listed. just wondering if they typically have more. (my dad's old faithful HP finally died and he can't stand spending money on good stuff so keeps buying cheap s*** - he ended up buying some cheap POS from Officeworks which doesn't print the way he needs so hoping he can find an old HP laserjet to replace it)


Brother printers I've found are pretty good
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Raven
Melbourne, Victoria
9582 posts
Hey Trog, I have a couple of HP LaserJet 5L and 6Ls kicking around, and a 2200D. They need to go - if they're the kind of 'old' models you're looking for or interested in.
09:42am 08/03/18 Permalink
notgreazy
Other International
905 posts
Ordered I think the exact same model as my current cheapbox. Waiting on delivery, they took a while to process my order actually. Hopefully I can combine the two machines and form an actual computer. haha

Anyone how to retreive a windows 10 license of a working hdd? Can I just plug the old hdd into the new machine and hope for the best?
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trog
AGN Admin
Other International
39497 posts
Hey Trog, I have a couple of HP LaserJet 5L and 6Ls kicking around, and a 2200D. They need to go - if they're the kind of 'old' models you're looking for or interested in.


oh nice! Let me check with Dad and see. The one that just broke seems to be an 1100 from a quick look so I guess it's an older model but the 2200D looks quite a bit bigger from photos - he's heavily constrained by space. I'll shoot you a PM - thanks dude!
11:06am 08/03/18 Permalink
trillion
Ballarat, Victoria
4386 posts
use this regsniff crapp to get your Win10 key before you put it in another computer and try to boot it with new hardware

ProduKey
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paveway
Brisbane, Queensland
21507 posts
(my dad's old faithful HP finally died and he can't stand spending money on good stuff so keeps buying cheap s***


is spook your dad?
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Spook
Brisbane, Queensland
41013 posts
U dont even have a working pc atm u povo, or a car.
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paveway
Brisbane, Queensland
21508 posts
bro 1 of my 2 cars is worth more than both of yuor cars and your pc
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Spook
Brisbane, Queensland
41019 posts
i hate cars now that i ride my bike everywhere*



*obviously not atm.
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