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FS: Small form factor PC, pretty much brand new

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DrWebster

Guest
So I've had some computer parts sitting around for a little while, and decided to finally build them into a system. I ultimately decided I don't need yet another computer at home, so I'm offering it for sale here first. The parts were mostly new when I assembled the system.

The system is a small-form-factor one and very quiet. The case is abut 12" by 12" by 5", and has one 5.25" bay (for optical drive), one 3.5" internal bay (for hard drive) and one 3.5" external bay (for a floppy drive/card reader, can also be used as a second hard drive bay). The front bezel of the case has a scratch/scrape on one corner, but it's not terribly noticeable. The motherboard is an Intel D201GLY2, which is a Mini-ITX board with an integrated 1.2GHz 64-bit Celeron CPU. (Even though it's a Celeron, it's actually pretty speedy, especially if you use a 64-bit OS with it.) There's also 1GB of RAM in the machine, a 750GB Seagate SATA hard drive, and a Pioneer DVD burner (very nice burner). I currently have Fedora 9 installed on it to test out the hardware, but I can install whatever OS you'd want on it (if you want Windows, you're responsible for making sure it's legit). I also have a Microsoft 802.11g PCI wireless card installed, but it will only work under Windows. Either way, I'll include the card with the system.

This machine would work great as a small home server, MAME machine, torrent server, MP3 server, light-duty Web or e-mail server, or even a desktop for lightweight tasks. I originally intended it to be a home server, which is why it has a 750GB hard drive.

Here's a link to the specs for the motherboard:
http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/D201GLY2/D201GLY2-overview.htm

I can get pictures of the system if anyone's interested. I'm looking to get $300 for it. Feel free to PM me (or just ask me if you see me in the chatbox) if you have any questions.

Thanks!
 
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DrWebster

Guest
Well, I managed to find a stock picture of the case, it's an In Win BK623:



I should mention that this case is designed to work either vertically (as a tower) or horizontally.

I can take pics of the actual machine when I get home if you want.
 
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DaveEhm

New Member
Yeah, I was more curious than anything. I have a couple shuttles with similar specs, but I don't sell anything...

anything...
 
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DrWebster

Guest
Was cleaning out the office at home and realized I still have this. I really wanna move it, so I'd be willing to entertain $100. It now has a 250GB hard drive in it (instead of a 750GB), but there's a second hard drive bay you could stick a drive in if you need more storage space. Also, I no longer have the WiFi card for it. Any takers?
 
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DrWebster

Guest
Well, it would need a video card with DVI or HDMI out...problem is, the only expansion card slot it offers is plain PCI. Honestly, this wouldn't make the best HTPC.
 
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mazdamn02

Guest
Colin, what's your thoughts about DC to DC power supply? I'm thinking this could be a sweet carputer base...
 
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DrWebster

Guest
It would work great as the basis for a carputer -- and using a DC-to-DC power supply is definitely the way to go. The motherboard is small (Mini-ITX), low-power and runs pretty cool. Provided you don't plan on trying to do anything horribly processor-intensive (like play Crysis), it's got plenty of juice for carputer tasks. IIRC the motherboard even has an onboard serial port (something that's quickly vanishing from motherboards these days) for hooking up an ODB reader or something.
 
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