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Thread Title: duron / tbird barebones kt133, pci modem, microatx case, floppy, $79 shipped or $74 shipped
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 12:24 AM http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=28617&fp=T |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 12:41 AM
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 12:42 AM Linked
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:08 AM looks like a good deal to me.. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:12 AM This
is an old Micron case...I have to say, after working on them
enough I came to like these cases....they are one of the best
"little" cases I used. Highly recommend to anyone who
doesn't mind ON-BOARD video with no AGP slot.
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:32 AM Slappy400:
I'm pretty sure that this system doesn't have built-on video
(thankfully). I'm pretty sure that it has an AGP socket (look
at the picture), though it is mislabled in the product
description ("One HEP 4x/2x slot").
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:04 AM I'm a little confused. What exactly is a HEP 4x/2x slot? is that an agp slot? i mean it kinda looks like it in the pic but i cant really tell. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:04 AM if it
does have the AGP slot, then yes this would be a very hot deal
in my book. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:09 AM Based
on the picture, there's no onboard vid(there's just the 1 com
port) and an AGP slot. And I assume AGP=HEP.
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:31 AM yeah i
really think these are just what was leftover whenmicron closed
their consumer business. a lot of companies do this, they just
take the logos off and such. i know HP does, my dads company
takes the faceplates off, puts on new ones, and reflashes the
bioses, on some of them to sell as non-HP machines
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 7:00 AM whered
you get the 20 off 100 new user coupon i dont see it i only
find the $10 off $50 |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 7:09 AM "30
gig western dig for $50 after rebate" |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 7:18 AM a
friend of mine said there was a 30 gig western dig for $50
after rebate at bestbuy or something with a pricematch. And
that free philips burner after pricematch
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 8:59 AM Anyone
know anything more on the motherboard that's included? Maker,
anything? I've gotta guess that it has an AGP port from the
picture. I'm trying to throw together a cheap Duron system for
a friend as a wedding present, and this looks REAL
promising. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 1:27 PM Anyone know how many PCI slots there are and are available? What about drive bays? I'm having trouble telling from the picture. If someone buys this and receives it let us know the details! |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 1:41 PM I
think this is the same barebones. Not much additional info. The
picture shows a agp slot, but is the picture accurate?. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 1:46 PM Oops - ignore that last post of mine - I'm an idiot. 3 PCI slots, one taken up by the modem. 4 bays, one 3.5 taken. one 3.5 free. 2 5.25" free. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 1:46 PM Been
looking around for info on this (I want to upgrade my wife's
system). Here's what I found out so far: |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:00 PM If the shipping is only $4, that's real good. Anyone who has this can confirm AGP slot? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:03 PM hey
great deal, but where do i find the $20
coupon? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:05 PM go teckbargain, but seems I can only get a $10. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:05 PM hey
great deal, but where do i find the $20
coupon? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:10 PM haha...
this is so funny. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:15 PM Im a little rough on my Russian : ), but this site has some info on the GVC AR862 board down at the bottom of the page. Mentions Realtek RTL8139 controller and S3 Savage4. Anyone able to decipher this stuff? Babelfish didn't work well for me... |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:18 PM hans007, thanks, I can't get the 20 off 100 coupon to work on my over $100 order (I "signed up" at techbarxxxxs) but the darn $10 off for new customers appears at checkout and that seems like it keeps the $20 off 100 from working, anyone get this to work? how? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:27 PM Still
thinking about whether to do this or not. Overstock said they
have 250+ of them in stock so we should have a little while to
do research : ). Found some more info at this site. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:36 PM We are not so sure if it's a GVC AR862. Even yes, since it has a AGP slot, video can be disabled, right? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:53 PM hook,
thanks for the help, where did you find that this motherboard
is in this bundle? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:54 PM Im not positive its a GVC AR862 either, but from what I've been researching I hope it is. Looks like a stable, AMD approved board for an unbeatable price. I just called up Overstock.com and asked them to get back to me on what mobo Manufacturer and model no. are. The women said she would send the request to her computer dept and that they would get back to me as soon as the could. Only problem is that she said it could take more than a day to find the information... |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:56 PM so any
word on where to find the $20 coupon?
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 2:58 PM I'm pretty sure there isn't any onboard vid if that pic is correct. It looks like it just has a serial, parallel, couple usb, gamepad/midi ports and the audio jacks. If it had onboard vid it would appear below the serial port. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:07 PM bond007taz
go here
look on the right hand side, scroll down to overstock.com info.
several things like that listed there. click on the one that
looks most tasty. (I couldn't get the one I wanted to show up
on my order page as promised tho, so backed out) |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:28 PM The
descriptions that are saying this system has built in video are
also saying it has a built in network adator... |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:32 PM Same
deal as here at tccomputers: |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:33 PM does
anyone have the link to techbargins.com? I have tried
www.techbargins.com and it comes up as invalid - anyone else
got the $20 coupon to work with the overstock
deal? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:42 PM it
might be this
motherboard |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:42 PM Well, I just got a call back from Andara Technologies and they said it has a BCM GT133KT board in it. But when I check the www.bcmcom.com site they say that board has 3 dimm slots, while Synmicro, Overstock & the Andara site all say it only has 2. Something odd is going on here... |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:45 PM duplicate
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:48 PM Just
called Overst***.com and they said they would email me as soon
as they determined if this comes with a Drivers CD or as the
description says "Downloadable drivers and manual" If
this has the above mentioned(and I do believe it does)
motherboard (GVC 862) The site gvc.com is not coming up and
And***t***.com does not list Drivers neither on their site
...Edit >also this is clearly listed as KT133 with 686A
SouthBridge if it is Savage based chipset it would be a
KM133.... more than my 2 cents... |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:51 PM 60
days limited - manufacturer maybe not |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:54 PM ok,
got the link and signed up with overstock.com and I am still
unable to get the coupon - oh well i might as well order, sweet
deal without the coupon, would be better with it though!
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 3:56 PM Manufacturer:
GVC |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:03 PM GVC
and BCM are the same company. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:13 PM Based
on what burnedout said anybody think this could be the same
board? kinda looks like it. without the optional lan of
course. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:19 PM I just
ordered one. Used a $15 off first time customer code from
Dealcatcher. Total came to $77.95. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:24 PM
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:33 PM wow, very nice deal. probably going to get myself one. thanks! |
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:35 PM I
guess I'll found out just which motherboard this is when I get
it. Went ahead and used the $15 off coupon for a total of
$77.95. And yes it does include the case sides
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:40 PM I made
a couple of seperate orders using the $15 coupon for a total of
$77.95 each shipped. Gotta love it. I only have a Celeron
300@450 now, so this will be a nice temp upgrade. I guess we'll
have a few extra comps layin around now
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Posted: Jul/17/2001 4:42 PM Hook, |