News Lucky bidder scoops $8,000 PC for $23 at auction — Mislabelled Fractal Design case listing had 24-core Threadripper 3960X, 256GB of memory, and an...

[Admin]

A lucky online auction bidder has scored an $8,000 PC for just $23, bidding on a mislabelled Fractal Design case that actually had a full system inside.

Lucky bidder scoops $8,000 PC for $23 at auction — Mislabelled Fractal Design case listing had 24-core Threadripper 3960X, 256GB of memory, and an... : Read more

 

[bit_user]

These kinds of stories are increasing in frequency at a rather alarming rate. I had to find this thread via the forums, because I'm not about to click on the story and increase its "view count". If it does not increase my understand of tech, or the events that are affecting it, then I'm not interested.

By contrast, ARM just made some big announcements, yesterday. Several tech outlets covered it. While I wait for Toms to pick it up, another article like this is what I see?

 

[pug_s]

These kinds of stories are increasing in frequency at a rather alarming rate. I had to find this thread via the forums, because I'm not about to click on the story and increase its "view count". If it does not increase my understand of tech, or the events that are affecting it, then I'm not interested.

By contrast, ARM just made some big announcements, yesterday. Several tech outlets covered it. While I wait for Toms to pick it up, another article like this is what I see?

Maybe Toms want to post 'news' that draws dumb comments?

 

[bit_user]

Maybe Toms want to post 'news' that draws dumb comments?

I thought of that because, let's be honest, there's no way anyone would pay $8k for a 3960X, today. However, the number of comments like that we'll get you could probably count on one hand, yet I'm sure they're aiming for view counts somewhere in the thousands.

I guess they're desperate for clicks. That's about all I get from it. However, it cheapens their brand and it pushes better news stories out of the feed, preventing them from being seen by people who don't check in at least a couple times/day.

 

[gggplaya]

It's not $8k for sure, but even getting just the 3080 for $23 is a steal.

 

[teeejay94]

Just the 3080 Ti is worth 4-600$ CAD easily great deal and I would never paid eight thousand dollars for a 3080 Ti system not even in 2021 that's ludicrous. I paid 2700 in 21 I think or 22 for my 3090 Ti liquid cooled and that was during the GPU shortage next cheapest 90 Ti was like 4K lmfao

 

[JarredWaltonGPU]

Just the 3080 Ti is worth 4-600$ CAD easily great deal and I would never paid eight thousand dollars for a 3080 Ti system not even in 2021 that's ludicrous. I paid 2700 in 21 I think or 22 for my 3090 Ti liquid cooled and that was during the GPU shortage next cheapest 90 Ti was like 4K lmfao

It's Puget Systems, which definitely don't come cheap. Still, the Threadripper 3960X was originally $1400, the GPU was supposedly $1200 but probably sold for $2000+ back in 2021, and 256GB of RAM costs a lot as well. What's funny to me is that the system apparently didn't have a password, if the buyer was able to view the previous owner's files? Yikes. Or maybe the buyer just put the SSD in a different system to read it?

Anyway, even after depreciation, this is probably worth a couple thousand dollars. Not $8K, though!

 

[gggplaya]

It's Puget Systems, which definitely don't come cheap. Still, the Threadripper 3960X was originally $1400, the GPU was supposedly $1200 but probably sold for $2000+ back in 2021, and 256GB of RAM costs a lot as well. What's funny to me is that the system apparently didn't have a password, if the buyer was able to view the previous owner's files? Yikes. Or maybe the buyer just put the SSD in a different system to read it?

Anyway, even after depreciation, this is probably worth a couple thousand dollars. Not $8K, though!

Window's passwords are worthless. I can change it in less than 60 seconds with an off the shelf usb stick image commonly used for troubleshooting pc's. I've had to do it for numerous people that forgot their passwords. They legitimately owned the system, they simply forgot the password. All elderly people.

You really need to encrypt the drive for security.

Also do a DoD erase before selling any system.

Personally, I take out and keep all hard drive or ssd's before selling any system. New owner can provide their own hard drive.

 

[jg.millirem]

I once got a free party package of cooked shrimp because the local grocery store had mislabeled the price. Over $20 in value, sweet!

Does anyone else have some good merchandise steal stories?

 

[uwhusky1991]

It's not $8k for sure, but even getting just the 3080 for $23 is a steal.

Hell, the Define 7 XL for $23 is a really good price.

 

[Amdlova]

That's story is only to hide the true story of increasing prices on hardware...
Keeping people dreaming... When I will get one of these amazing bargains...
LOL

Got one Nuc15 i3 100u on ebay open box for 50% of price of new... for me is a bargain

 

[artk2219]

That's story is only to hide the true story of increasing prices on hardware...
Keeping people dreaming... When I will get one of these amazing bargains...
LOL

Got one Nuc15 i3 100u on ebay open box for 50% of price of new... for me is a bargain

Got a pile of precision T5820's for 25 a piece recently. They aren't amazing, but they came with 32 - 64gb ram and 685w 80+ platinum power supplies. When cleaned up, upgraded to Xeon E5 2667 V4's, given 1TB NVME SSD's, Wifi, and a moderately powerful GPU (something around a 1080 ti level +\- 20%), they make fine and affordable gaming pc's for people.

 

[Notton]

If you enter enough contests, you might eventually win something for free.
I won't say what I won, but it did contain a 4070Ti.

 

[_D_D]

Cant help wonder if the original owner died and left behind a family who lost their bread winner and are desperately trying to get some money to survive by selling some things!

 

[bit_user]

Cant help wonder if the original owner died and left behind a family who lost their bread winner and are desperately trying to get some money to survive by selling some things!

More likely than not, there's some sort of sad story behind it.

IMO, it doesn't really pay to dream up scenarios. If you're going to do that, might as well imagine it belonged to a lottery winner who just left their old life behind and left their landlord or whomever to get rid of all their old stuff.

 

[Thatguy85]

More likely than not, there's some sort of sad story behind it.

IMO, it doesn't really pay to dream up scenarios. If you're going to do that, might as well imagine it belonged to a lottery winner who just left their old life behind and left their landlord or whomever to get rid of all their old stuff.

If you strongly dislike these types of posts, then why did you even bother reading it? The amount of steps you went through to find and read it, only for them not to get the "click" suggests you were interested. You sound like a real treat of a person. I feel sorry for anyone who has to deal with your miserable attitude in real life!

 

[drivinfast247]

If you strongly dislike these types of posts, then why did you even bother reading it? The amount of steps you went through to find and read it, only for them not to get the "click" suggests you were interested. You sound like a real treat of a person. I feel sorry for anyone who has to deal with your miserable attitude in real life!

Oh, the irony!

 

[popatim]

I hope they change out that cpu cooler as well.
I dont really see that cooling the threadripper very well so assume someone replaced it at some point.

 

[_D_D]

my comment to _D_D was merely a helpful suggestion not to waste energy dwelling on sad things that didn't really happen.

Yours was a nice thought. Personally though I find something very wrong in that auction and wouldn't be comfortable in receiving such goods without knowing I wasn't causing hardship to someone.