Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.
To post in this sub-forum you must have made 100 posts or have Trust status or have completed our ID Verification



xpd

xpd

Geek @ Coastguard NZ
13765 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

#302416 21-Nov-2022 18:18
Send private message

I recently obtained a bunch of old PCs from work and am in the process of building them up and installing Batocera on them as retro gaming boxes, then giving them away as charity to those less able to get gaming systems for their kids etc :)

 

I've since found I've got a few extra CPUs, RAM etc kicking around that I could build up some more of the above, but not enough to complete anything.

 

So, was wondering if any Auckland based Geekzoners would have old parts kicking around they no longer want, and would be happy to donate for me to use for the above project.

 

Cases, RAM, Motherboards, PSU etc.... 

 

Don't have to be anything flash, 2nd Gen i5's work well.

 

Think I've got enough hard drives for now :)

 

Anyway, if you think you can help, let me know, what you have and location and I'll go from there.......

 

TIA

 

 





       Gavin / xpd / FastRaccoon / Geek of Coastguard New Zealand

 

                      LinkTree

 

 

 


Create new topic
huckster
842 posts

Ultimate Geek

ID Verified
Lifetime subscriber

  #2999460 21-Nov-2022 18:51
Send private message

In Auckland and have two AMD-based CPU, MBoard and RAM combos available if interested.

 

The lower spec is a Athlon X2 BE-2350 from memory - was a HTPC

 

The "newer" one is an AMD A8-6600K.

 

Both have either 8 or 16Gb RAM. (probably 8 for the former and 16 for the latter).

 

May have a PSU too.

 

 




xpd

xpd

Geek @ Coastguard NZ
13765 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2999484 21-Nov-2022 20:35
Send private message

Awesome, will drop you a PM :)

 


Cheers

 

 





       Gavin / xpd / FastRaccoon / Geek of Coastguard New Zealand

 

                      LinkTree

 

 

 


K8Toledo
1014 posts

Uber Geek


  #2999489 21-Nov-2022 21:06
Send private message

xpd:

 

I recently obtained a bunch of old PCs from work and am in the process of building them up and installing Batocera on them as retro gaming boxes, then giving them away as charity to those less able to get gaming systems for their kids etc :)

 

I've since found I've got a few extra CPUs, RAM etc kicking around that I could build up some more of the above, but not enough to complete anything.

 

 

Hi what socket CPU's?




xpd

xpd

Geek @ Coastguard NZ
13765 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #2999508 21-Nov-2022 22:20
Send private message

Think couple are 1150, others Ill need to check.

 

 





       Gavin / xpd / FastRaccoon / Geek of Coastguard New Zealand

 

                      LinkTree

 

 

 


cddt
1551 posts

Uber Geek


  #3000791 24-Nov-2022 11:52
Send private message

I have a couple of odds and ends... Don't know if they'll be of any use though!

 

 

 

- Antec 300 case, empty. Front USB ports a bit rusted...

 

- Dell case with C2D E4600, PSU, GPU, RAM etc. Booted ok last time I checked (from USB).

 

- HP case again with some kind of C2D, PSU not working so couldn't boot it.

 

 

 

All free if you want to pick up in Mt Eden.


tangerz
625 posts

Ultimate Geek


  #3000805 24-Nov-2022 12:30
Send private message

Could probably throw some CPUs (2nd-4th Gen) and ram (DDR3) your way. Let me know what Gen CPUs you have boards for and I can see what I've got...


xpd

xpd

Geek @ Coastguard NZ
13765 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #3000815 24-Nov-2022 13:07
Send private message

Thanks all for the offers :)

 

I'm busy this weekend, but will reach out next week and tee up pick up times etc where possible :)

 

Cheers!

 

 





       Gavin / xpd / FastRaccoon / Geek of Coastguard New Zealand

 

                      LinkTree

 

 

 


 
 
 

Cloud spending continues to surge globally, but most organisations haven’t made the changes necessary to maximise the value and cost-efficiency benefits of their cloud investments. Download the whitepaper From Overspend to Advantage now.

xpd

xpd

Geek @ Coastguard NZ
13765 posts

Uber Geek

Retired Mod
ID Verified
Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #3011330 17-Dec-2022 14:40
Send private message

Thanks to those with offers of parts etc, I've just been busy lately and not had time to organise pickups etc :(

 

If you are able to hold onto parts until the new year, I'll get round and pickup then if still available :)

 

 





       Gavin / xpd / FastRaccoon / Geek of Coastguard New Zealand

 

                      LinkTree

 

 

 


Speedy885
182 posts

Master Geek


#3011332 17-Dec-2022 14:53
Send private message

Bloody good on ya, added rep.

Create new topic





News and reviews »

Air New Zealand Starts AI adoption with OpenAI
Posted 24-Jul-2025 16:00


eero Pro 7 Review
Posted 23-Jul-2025 12:07


BeeStation Plus Review
Posted 21-Jul-2025 14:21


eero Unveils New Wi-Fi 7 Products in New Zealand
Posted 21-Jul-2025 00:01


WiZ Introduces HDMI Sync Box and other Light Devices
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:32


RedShield Enhances DDoS and Bot Attack Protection
Posted 20-Jul-2025 17:26


Seagate Ships 30TB Drives
Posted 17-Jul-2025 11:24


Oclean AirPump A10 Water Flosser Review
Posted 13-Jul-2025 11:05


Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Brings New Edge-To-Edge FlexWindow
Posted 10-Jul-2025 02:01


Epson Launches New AM-C550Z WorkForce Enterprise printer
Posted 9-Jul-2025 18:22


Samsung Releases Smart Monitor M9
Posted 9-Jul-2025 17:46


Nearly Half of Older Kiwis Still Write their Passwords on Paper
Posted 9-Jul-2025 08:42


D-Link 4G+ Cat6 Wi-Fi 6 DWR-933M Mobile Hotspot Review
Posted 1-Jul-2025 11:34


Oppo A5 Series Launches With New Levels of Durability
Posted 30-Jun-2025 10:15









Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.