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#318770 19-Feb-2025 17:50

I am an old geek, and a fanatical PC builder. Not a gamer.

Just for fun, I keep building PCs that I don't need or use. This has got badly out of hand.

I now have 15 surplus PCs - and half of them have never been used.

No two are the same, but all are small form factor with mini ITX motherboards.
All are in perfect working order, with (legit) Windows 11 installed.
CPUs: half are Intel, half are AMD.
All drives are SSD.
Fans are Noctua or Be Quiet!
Several of the cases are upmarket eg 4x Swedish Louqe cases (list $500).
All but one of the cases are black.
The emphasis is on high quality build - small, quiet, powerful, with a minimum of flashing lights.

Less is more ... and I have 15 PCs that I don't need.

I won't quote asking prices, because a description of 15 different PCs would fill several pages. I will sell at significantly less than cost.

If you live in Wellington, please PM me for more details. ☺️

Wellington pickup only.

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#3344549 19-Feb-2025 18:15

It's the rules to list pricing but I understand it is difficult to list pricing in this case.

What kind of PC's are we talking? Sounds like some newer gear here. Would anything suit somebody who is just looking for a work PC? Or Proxmox servers? Gaming?

Would be good to provide photos of your stack and at-least some pricing here :)

I could be interested in some gear depending on what you've got.

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#3344552 19-Feb-2025 18:46

Interested but can you post the specs of the 15 x PC's please? and if used etc. for each PC.
Hard to know the makeup of each PC without specs or do you have this in a doc you can share perhaps? Just the important specs - dont need every level of detail.

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#3344608 19-Feb-2025 19:44

I'm also interested, looking for something small and low power draw, but with a bit of horsepower to run Blue Iris.

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#3344781 20-Feb-2025 07:31

Thank you all for your interest - including those who have PM'd me.

I now realise how little I know about the build cost of each unit - I sometimes build several at a time (truly compulsive behavior!).

The most expensive of these units (the only gaming PC, still unused) cost me $3,000.

Please give me a day or two to sort through a mountain of receipts and document the specs - each build is different.

I should have done this before posting - sorry. 🙄

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#3344792 20-Feb-2025 08:35

Sounds like the makings of a small business you have there...

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#3344793 20-Feb-2025 08:40

cddt:

Sounds like the makings of a small business you have there...

Nah just someone who has too much crap in their garage..... I am in the same boat too....

I am got to list for free soon everything I have that doesn't run Windows 11

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#3344818 20-Feb-2025 09:29

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The most expensive of these units (the only gaming PC, still unused) cost me $3,000.

It is a pain in the bum, but do consider the option of parting out some of the units. I might not be the only one seeing the Win 10 EOL coming and looking for a mobo, ram and CPU to upgrade to Windows 11.

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#3344848 20-Feb-2025 10:21

nztim:

I am got to list for free soon everything I have that doesn't run Windows 11

As a non-Windows user, this fills me with joy and hope

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#3344850 20-Feb-2025 10:47

gbwelly:

It is a pain in the bum, but do consider the option of parting out some of the units. I might not be the only one seeing the Win 10 EOL coming and looking for a mobo, ram and CPU to upgrade to Windows 11.

H310 board and a $7 8th gen celeron from aliexpress is my way of dragging dinosaur single task machines into the win 11 era. Needs to move to DDR4 tho which is another cost, again aliex is better than the local dreamers on trademe for used old hardware.

Just check its a brand that you have heard of as there are slightly cheaper ones with made up sounding names which I don't know if is just because they're worried about trademark or are one of those weird boards that they make from used chipsets. All my asus and asrock ones have been fine, and some even have a modded bios on them already to add resizable bar support if you want to use a modern GPU on them.

Moving up to 11 has taken most of my toy budget last and this month so I am not really in a position to buy other nicer hardware, but it would still be nice to see a list of what's on offer rather than this generic "I got 15 computers" details.

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#3345308 21-Feb-2025 14:58

As promised, I have started to document my 15 surplus self-built PCs.
A massive task, as (with one exception) I have no organised record of what the parts cost.

All are mini-ITX format, in good working order, and running Windows 11.

All asking prices are discounted at least 33% below cost.

MY SMALLEST PCs

The Ghost case

The first 4 PCs all feature the rare Louqe Ghost S1 case - Swedish, minimalist, cast aluminium, Rolls-Royce quality and price (and a waiting list with full payment in advance).
I have been awaiting delivery of their latest Ghost R1 case for 8 months.

Don't judge a book by its cover - the smallest, plainest PC (the Ghost at left) is the most powerful (and the most expensive) of these three. The Ghost is 20cm high.

["Ghost 1"] A new and unused SFF gaming PC. Mint. [EDIT: SOLD!]

case: Louqe Ghost Mk 3 Full Aluminum Case - black
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (6 core, 12 threads) [with Radeon graphics]
with Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Cooler
2 x 12cm case fans, be quiet! shadow Wings 2 PWM
mobo MSI MPG B650I EDGE WIFI Mini-ITX Motherboard (2 x M.2 slots)
storage Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 SSD
graphics: INNO3D GeForce RTX 4070 TWIN X2 OC 12GB Graphics Card
RAM Kingston FURY Beast 32GB DDR5 RAM

Windows 11 Home

total cost was $3,000 plus
asking price $2,000

["Ghost 2"] light use ** [EDIT: SOLD!]

case Ghost Mk. 3 (see above)
mobo Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX (AM4)
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core Processor 3.40 GHz
with Noctua NH-L12 Ghost S1 Cooler
storage 1TB Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB (M.2 SSD)
4TB Corsair MP400 (M.2 SSD)
RAM 32.0 GB DDR4
graphics 4GB ATI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Windows 11 Home

asking price $1,500

["Ghost 3"] light use ** [EDIT: SOLD!]

case Ghost Mk. 3 (see above)
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 6-Core Processor 3.60 GHz
mobo Gigabyte A520I AC (AM4)
SSD 1TB Force MP600 (M.2 SSD)
447GB TOSHIBA (SATA SSD)
RAM 32.0 GB DDR4 RAM
graphics 4GB ATI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Windows 11 Pro <<<

asking price $1,000

["Ghost 4"] older but hi-spec [EDIT: SOLD!]

case Ghost Mk. 1 (older case, same size & design)
CPU Intel Core i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz <<< 8-core 8-thread coffee lake 9th gen CPU
mobo Gigabyte Z390 I AORUS PRO WIFI-CF (U3E1)
GPU 4GB ATI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
RAM 16.0 GB DDR4
storage Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB (M.2 SSD)
2TB Intel 660P (M.2 SSD)
graphics 4GB ATI AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT

Windows 11 Pro <<<

asking price $700

Left to right: SUGO-SG15; Lian-Li PC-05; Thermaltake Tower

MY LARGER PCs

[SUGO-SG15] light use **

case SUGO-SG15
mobo ASRock B550M-ITX/ac (AM4)
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics 3.80 GHz
storage Samsung SSD 980 500GB (M.2 SSD)
RAM 16.0 GB DDR4

Windows 11 Home

asking price $500

[Lian Li PC-05] light use **

case Lian Li PC-05 glass front
CPU Intel Core i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz Coffee Lake 8th gen (6 cores)
mobo Gigabyte TZ370N WIFI-CF
storage Samsung 970 EVO 1TB M.2 SSD
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB M.2 SSD
RAM 16.0 GB DDR4
graphics 4GB ATI Radeon RX550/550 Series

Windows 11 Pro <<<

asking price $600

[The Tower] light use **

case Thermaltake The Tower 100 Mini-ITX vertical case
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 3.60 GHz
mobo ASRock B550M-ITX/ac (AM4)
storage Samsung SSD 980 500GB (M.2 SSD)
graphics 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (MSI)
RAM 16.0 GB DDR4

Windows 11 Home

asking price $500

** "light use" means domestic use for a few weeks or months before the PC is mothballed and replaced by another new build by a fanatical PC builder. None were used for more than 12 months.

Wellington pickup only.

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#3345551 22-Feb-2025 13:54

I just need to say that the quality of the materials and the workmanship on these PCs is out of this world. I've just picked up the gaming PC and its fabulous - all the components are top notch and obviously put together with a lot of craft and love.

Highly recommended.

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#3346546 25-Feb-2025 10:57

As promised, 5 more PCs for sale.

All in mint condition, running Windows 11.

All at half build cost.

Lian Li Q58 at left, Lian Li TU150 at right

LianLi Q58 [EDIT: SOLD!]

case Lian Li Q58 gaming case
CPU Intel Core i5-13400F 13th Gen 2.50 GHz
mobo Gigabyte B760I AORUS PRO (U3E1)
graphics 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (MSI)
storage 500GB Crucial CT500P3PSSD8 M.2 SSD
2TB Seagate SATA SSD
RAM 32.0 GB
Windows 11 Home

asking price $750

Lian Li TU150, black

case Lian Li TU150 gaming case
mobo ASRock B550M-ITX/ac (AM4)
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 3.60 GHz
storage 500GB Crucial M.2 SSD
graphics 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (MSI) - a high-quality fanless "silent" graphics card
RAM 16.0 GB DD4
Windows 11 Pro <<<

asking price $500

Lian TU150, silver

case Lian Li TU150 gaming case
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor 3.60 GHz
mobo Asrock A520M-ITX/ac
storage 1TB Samsung M.2 SSD
graphics 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (MSI) - a high-quality fanless "silent" graphics card
RAM 16.0 GB DDR4
Windows 11 Pro <<<

asking price $500

Two similar cases - Silverstone Milo ML06 above, Silverstone Milo ML06-E below - front and back views

Silverstone Milo ML06 [EDIT: SOLD!]

case Silverstone Milo ML06 case (no space for a graphics card)
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics 3.90 GHz
mobo ASRock A520M-ITX/ac (AM4)
GPU no graphics card (see above)
storage Samsung SSD 870 EVO 2TB (SATA SSD)
Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB (M.2 SSD)
RAM 16.0 GB DDR4
Windows 11 Pro <<<

asking price $500

Silverstone Milo ML06-E

case Silverstone Milo ML06-E case (similar to the ML06, but with space for a graphics card)
mobo Gigabyte Z370N WIFI-CF (U3E1)
CPU Intel Core i5-8400 CPU 2.81 GHz
graphics 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Gigabyte) - low profile card
storage 250 GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2
1 TB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus
RAM 16.0 GB DDR4
Windows 11 Pro <<<

asking price $500

Wellington pickup only.

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#3346550 25-Feb-2025 11:00

Such a tragedy that you are not in Hamilton or Auckland. 😟