chrismeyer6 wrote on 2022-09-07, 20:28:

devius wrote on 2022-09-07, 20:13:

Damn... this thread is looking more like "Received these (destroyed) hardware today" 🙁

That's what I was thinking as well. All of those pictures of ruined hardware is just heart breaking.

Sadly it's what happens when these computer parts only have value as scrap, often they end up shipped as scrap too.
It can go right sometimes, I got a Toshiba Tecra 740CDT laptop shipped to me in literally just a jiffy bag - somehow it survived with only a cosmetic knock on the plastic of one corner. Screen and all other parts completely intact 😀

Of course, there was that other time with a different laptop (Kapok 6200AT) where the laptop's useless NiMH main battery knocked off a capacitor because it landed hard during shipping, that broke the CMOS circuitry and stopped it booting until I figured out what happened. Can't find spares for a weird laptop like this one. Oh and the fan cover had to be glued back together from like 7 pieces. Vintage plastic eh.

Looking at the Kapok model number, I have a few reasons to suspect it's done by the same company that was behind some of the Gericom laptops. The fact that I found a Gericom of the same model and it strikingly resembles the Kapok, that is more than just a coincidence.

PcBytes wrote on 2022-09-07, 23:29:

Looking at how you guys received smashed boxes, I fear for how will my ASUS F8S laptop arrive (technically today since it's already 2AM here). Here's hopes it will be intact.

Then maybe, a word of advice, ppl just to speak with the seller, and tell them exactly how to pack/ box, and prepare for the shipping, what will be shipped. And ofc disclosure from u as buyer, if the primate seller, promice to pack properly the stuff, and when they arrive are with shitty packaging, well then u tell him before that, there will be negative feedback, and he will lose money, as buyer wont pay for shipping back... If is me, i will be pissed, that i did pay shipping for nothing...

That way i think these cases of idiots box stuff, not the proper way, and destroying them will be reduced alot...
Just my 1.5 cents here...

Radical Vision wrote on 2022-09-08, 10:00:

Then maybe, a word of advice, ppl just to speak with the seller, and tell them exactly how to pack/ box, and prepare for the shi […]
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PcBytes wrote on 2022-09-07, 23:29:

Looking at how you guys received smashed boxes, I fear for how will my ASUS F8S laptop arrive (technically today since it's already 2AM here). Here's hopes it will be intact.

Then maybe, a word of advice, ppl just to speak with the seller, and tell them exactly how to pack/ box, and prepare for the shipping, what will be shipped. And ofc disclosure from u as buyer, if the primate seller, promice to pack properly the stuff, and when they arrive are with shitty packaging, well then u tell him before that, there will be negative feedback, and he will lose money, as buyer wont pay for shipping back... If is me, i will be pissed, that i did pay shipping for nothing...

That way i think these cases of idiots box stuff, not the proper way, and destroying them will be reduced alot...
Just my 1.5 cents here...

And it still happens 😀
You really hope for divine retribution at this point.
I should start a thread "shipping gone wrong".

Completely offtopic, here's what happened to me recently. I bought a PS3 game (I know, it's not hardware, but the idea is the same). Before buying the game I asked the seller if he can pack it well, bubble wrap, sturdy box, bla bla bla. He said yes. I sent him the address and repeated my request to pack it well, because it's fragile. He said AGAIN ok. Guess what, he sent it just wrapped in a single piece of simple paper. When I asked him why he did that, after he said that he will pack it well, the answer shocked me. He said: he got to you, didn't it? Why should I bother with packaging.

Funny part is that the game arrived ok (expect that it wasn't what I expected, but that's another problem). I guess that if it was broken, the answer would have been: it's not my fault that it got damaged (or something like that). Some people are just scumbags...

got this "precious" today - rubbing hands in gollum style 😉
I'll use this one (AMD K6-2+/500ACZ) to build the authentic 1999 PC with my Voodoo 3 3000 ...
... all I need now is a matching SuperSocket 7 mainboard, but I am not in a hurry 😀

PS: back in the days I had a K6-III+/550 but that is lost in the vortex of time ...

Nexxen wrote on 2022-09-08, 11:08:

And it still happens :) You really hope for divine retribution at this point. I should start a thread "shipping gone wrong". […]
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Radical Vision wrote on 2022-09-08, 10:00:

Then maybe, a word of advice, ppl just to speak with the seller, and tell them exactly how to pack/ box, and prepare for the shi […]
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PcBytes wrote on 2022-09-07, 23:29:

Looking at how you guys received smashed boxes, I fear for how will my ASUS F8S laptop arrive (technically today since it's already 2AM here). Here's hopes it will be intact.

Then maybe, a word of advice, ppl just to speak with the seller, and tell them exactly how to pack/ box, and prepare for the shipping, what will be shipped. And ofc disclosure from u as buyer, if the primate seller, promice to pack properly the stuff, and when they arrive are with shitty packaging, well then u tell him before that, there will be negative feedback, and he will lose money, as buyer wont pay for shipping back... If is me, i will be pissed, that i did pay shipping for nothing...

That way i think these cases of idiots box stuff, not the proper way, and destroying them will be reduced alot...
Just my 1.5 cents here...

And it still happens 😀
You really hope for divine retribution at this point.
I should start a thread "shipping gone wrong".

U are not wrong with such a name, for a topic, it can even be like series... And to see, who will win the first place at being careless, or dumb with worst shipping material....

RaverX wrote on 2022-09-08, 11:32:

Completely offtopic, here's what happened to me recently. I bought a PS3 game (I know, it's not hardware, but the idea is the same). Before buying the game I asked the seller if he can pack it well, bubble wrap, sturdy box, bla bla bla. He said yes. I sent him the address and repeated my request to pack it well, because it's fragile. He said AGAIN ok. Guess what, he sent it just wrapped in a single piece of simple paper. When I asked him why he did that, after he said that he will pack it well, the answer shocked me. He said: he got to you, didn't it? Why should I bother with packaging.

Funny part is that the game arrived ok (expect that it wasn't what I expected, but that's another problem). I guess that if it was broken, the answer would have been: it's not my fault that it got damaged (or something like that). Some people are just scumbags...

Scumbags and morons.. But when they are so arrogant, the proper answear from me will be "good for ur sake, that the thing did arrive in one piece, otherwise negative feedback + u will return the fucking shipping money to me as well 😉 " ....

RaverX wrote on 2022-09-08, 11:32:

Completely offtopic, here's what happened to me recently. I bought a PS3 game (I know, it's not hardware, but the idea is the same). Before buying the game I asked the seller if he can pack it well, bubble wrap, sturdy box, bla bla bla. He said yes. I sent him the address and repeated my request to pack it well, because it's fragile. He said AGAIN ok. Guess what, he sent it just wrapped in a single piece of simple paper. When I asked him why he did that, after he said that he will pack it well, the answer shocked me. He said: he got to you, didn't it? Why should I bother with packaging.

Funny part is that the game arrived ok (expect that it wasn't what I expected, but that's another problem). I guess that if it was broken, the answer would have been: it's not my fault that it got damaged (or something like that). Some people are just scumbags...

Man... (Gritting teeth...)

Serenity now! Serenity now!

RaverX wrote on 2022-09-08, 11:32:

Completely offtopic, here's what happened to me recently. I bought a PS3 game (I know, it's not hardware, but the idea is the same). Before buying the game I asked the seller if he can pack it well, bubble wrap, sturdy box, bla bla bla. He said yes. I sent him the address and repeated my request to pack it well, because it's fragile. He said AGAIN ok. Guess what, he sent it just wrapped in a single piece of simple paper. When I asked him why he did that, after he said that he will pack it well, the answer shocked me. He said: he got to you, didn't it? Why should I bother with packaging.

Funny part is that the game arrived ok (expect that it wasn't what I expected, but that's another problem). I guess that if it was broken, the answer would have been: it's not my fault that it got damaged (or something like that). Some people are just scumbags...

The truth of the matter is that some people simply dont care, they got paid and they are willing to run the chance that the item will get to you unscathed, so they go cheap on the packaging.

95% of the time it pays off and so they keep doing it because that last 5% either get refunded or simply dont care enough to complain about it.

Just received a mystery computer (poor seller description) from ebay... The photos indicated a Pc chips M915i mobo, and not much else of interest (visible).
@ 80€ plus shipping from Italy, this was a bit of a gamble.

[sellers photos]

The package was as bad as it can get, only a cardboard box (no padding or filling material) , luckily the only damage was the hdd/floppy caddy bent.

The motherboard is as expected, an PcChips M915i:

The cool aspect to it is that no chips are soldered in the cache area, so no fake chips for me.... thank you very much ....

I really cant understand why the MB was configured to P24D, having a AMD dx4 in it..... Also some jumpers where missing.

The odd thing is that the MB has only IDE onboard. Also with this machine came a multi IO controller, a sound card and a PCI video card. All in working order. Sadly no cpu cooler (those are becoming scarce).

Also the case needs some tlc and elbow grease.

Xicor wrote on 2022-09-08, 13:29:

Just received a mystery computer (poor seller description) from ebay... The photos indicated a Pc chips M915i mobo, and not much else of interest (visible).
@ 80€ plus shipping from Italy, this was a bit of a gamble.

...

I recognize that background in the photo. It's one of worst italian sellers on ebay. He cheats with misleading titles to grab clicks and potential buyers. I even reported this behaviour to ebay staff.

mrfusion92 wrote on 2022-09-08, 16:23:

Xicor wrote on 2022-09-08, 13:29:

Just received a mystery computer (poor seller description) from ebay... The photos indicated a Pc chips M915i mobo, and not much else of interest (visible).
@ 80€ plus shipping from Italy, this was a bit of a gamble.

...

I recognize that background in the photo. It's one of worst italian sellers on ebay. He cheats with misleading titles to grab clicks and potential buyers. I even reported this behaviour to ebay staff.

And they didn't give a shyte about it.
The usual.

I got these today: Packed very well, indeed.

Don't know how, but I managed to collect these CPUs 😀

Celeron 333 arrived today (5x66, 128KB cache, SL2WN, Mendocino A0). It has custom added cooler, don't know if it needs fan at all.
Celeron 433 came with Asus P2B motherboard (66x6.5, 128KB cache, SL3BS, Mendocino B0)
Celeron 900 was bought for it but none of my Slotkeys supported P2B (100x9, 128KB cache, SL5LX, Coppermine-128 D0)

Pentium II 400 was given for free (100x4, 512KB cache, SL2YM, Deschutes B1). To me it's most "canonical" looking P2 and I like it the most.
Pentium III 500 was bought to be a replacement for PII/PIII build (100x5, 512KB cache, SL35E, Katmai) - no cooler, just heatsink
Pentium III 733 was bought when I decided to split P2 and P3 builds (133x5.5, 256KB cache, SL45Z, Coppermine-256)

Just curious, how many variants of heatsinks and fans did intel use on their CPUs. Sometimes it's just heatsink, sometimes quite powerful fan. The shape, the color is different.

Duplicated post

rkurbatov wrote on 2022-09-08, 18:40:

Celeron 333 arrived today (5x66, 128KB cache, SL2WN, Mendocino A0). It has custom added cooler, don't know if it needs fan at all.

It does 😀

H3nrik V! wrote on 2022-09-08, 19:06:

rkurbatov wrote on 2022-09-08, 18:40:

Celeron 333 arrived today (5x66, 128KB cache, SL2WN, Mendocino A0). It has custom added cooler, don't know if it needs fan at all.

It does 😀

And what if I use ATX fan instead? It wasn't pointing down at times of this CPU but now it does, providing additional airflow. Because I see that this fan was attached and nothing was planned by intel except for heatsink. And I'm not going to overclock.

Spent another not inconsiderable sum on a Model M even though I already have one. Some covet the IBM logo, but there's something more I've sought: the Made in Greenock label. Centuries of shipbuilding eclipses 30 years of Silicon Glen in local history, to my chagrin. My dad contends 'Assembled in United Kingdom' is more accurate as the keyboards were made elsewhere and merely bolted together in the EEC to get around import restrictions. Let me have this.

rkurbatov wrote on 2022-09-08, 18:40:

Just curious, how many variants of heatsinks and fans did intel use on their CPUs. Sometimes it's just heatsink, sometimes quite powerful fan. The shape, the color is different.

I believe the ones that don't have the typical intel fan+heatsink are just custom heatsinks from computer manufacturers, like IBM or Compaq. Or aftermarket ones installed by end users, in case they are from Cooler Master or similar brands.

rkurbatov wrote on 2022-09-08, 18:40:

Just curious, how many variants of heatsinks and fans did intel use on their CPUs. Sometimes it's just heatsink, sometimes quite powerful fan. The shape, the color is different.

The one top right is the only Intel heatsink/fan. Every slot 1 with Intel heatsink/fan uses the same type. All others are third party/OEM.