[geeks] Octane systems (was Re: The Ideal gaming PC's? )

[Kevin]

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I am in the market.  I'm bidding on a dual R12 300mhz
now (winning now but doubt i will in the end).

Does anyone here have any idea how much shipping would
be from Australia?  I would assume it would be enough
to make these somewhat less than desirable.

/KRM


On Thu,
09 Jan 2003 18:22:19+1300 Gavin Hubbard
<ghub005 at xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> At 14:53 7/01/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >Joshua D Boyd <jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> > and buy an Octane2 with an R14k processor.  By
> >the time I need to buy> > the Octane2, this system
> >will have cost me less than $30 per month> >
> >factoring in processor and disk upgrades.> 
> >> You are so lucky.
> >> 
> >
> >I only recently was able to afford to do this.  8
> >years of part-time college, as well as all the
> >credit card debt I amassed in that time, screwed me
> >royally for a long time.  This past summer I finally
> >got all that shit paid off, reduced my debt load to
> >only the two trucks, and started saving some money
> >each month to go toward retirement.  Retirement
> >saving at 31? You bet your ass, I hate working for
> >other people...
> >
> >Anyhow, the bottom is beginning to fall out from
> >under the Octane used market.  Direct from SGI,
> >R12k-300Mhz systems without monitor are running
> >about $2300 - less than half what they were about a
> >month ago (IIRC).  It won't be long before we begin
> >to see Octane2s from Modelmasters.com and
> >reputable.com - I think XSI (xsnet.com) already has
> >them, but at somewhat inflated prices.  For
> >instance, an Octane2 R12k-400, V6 graphics, 512MB
> >RAM, 18GB HD costs about $7500.  As comparison, and
> >Octane Octane SE, R12K 300MHz, 512MB, 18GB will run
> >you about $3000 - $700 more than direct from SGI. 
> >They (XSI) do have some Octane SI, R10K 195MHz,
> >128MB, 4GB for less than $700 though.
> 
> 
> In case anyone is in the market for a used Octane -
> don't forget the cheap ex-Ford R12k machines on EBay
> (note: seller is in Australia so factor in the
> shipping cost). AFAIK they have a large number of
> these systems in stock (not just the ones being
> advertised).
> 
> Octane SSE, R12K 300MHz, 512MB, 9GB systems for
> 720USD !! 
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=11223&item=2087068412
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gavin
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