lopenator Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) just got a xbox. it doesn't seem like it's ever been opened before but it's missing the GPU heatsink clamp. all the stickers were still in place when I got it. are there any alternative for the clamps I can use or do I need to buy one from feebay? xbox Edited August 27, 2023 by lopenator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 57 minutes ago, lopenator said: just got a xbox. it doesn't seem like it's ever been opened before but it's missing the GPU heatsink clamp. all the stickers were still in place when I got it. are there any alternative for the clamps I can use or do I need to buy one from feebay? xbox It's a common clamp with older Socket 7 and Socket 370 chipset heatsinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 if you don't care about looks you can make one from a bicycle spoke, but it needs to be spring tempered afterward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, fox said: if you don't care about looks you can make one from a bicycle spoke, but it needs to be spring tempered afterward not a bad idea. I'll look into that. idc about looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Marty said: It's a common clamp with older Socket 7 and Socket 370 chipset heatsinks. He's asking for the GPU heatsink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 4 hours ago, lopenator said: not a bad idea. I'll look into that. idc about looks. If you need one, I will mail it to you lope. I'm sure I have one around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Bowlsnapper said: If you need one, I will mail it to you lope. I'm sure I have one around here. dude if you have one that you can spare I would be very grateful. on eBay they want like 20plus bucks. ridiculous. I can't find one anywhere else. Edited August 27, 2023 by lopenator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said: He's asking for the GPU heatsink. Yes. Old motherboard northbridge and chipset heatsink are a suitable replacement for stock XBOX GPU heatsinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 No i dont need a heatsink. I need the retention clamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 5 minutes ago, lopenator said: No i dont need a heatsink. I need the retention clamp. PM me and I'll figure out what shipping is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, lopenator said: No i dont need a heatsink. I need the retention clamp. If you find a heatsink on an old motherboard, I'm pretty sure it will be held in place with a heatsink clamp. The clamping mechanism is often identical. Do you have any electronics surplus stores or e-waste management locations you could visit? Edited August 27, 2023 by Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted August 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 Just now, Marty said: If you find a heatsink on an old motherboard, I'm pretty sure it will be held in place with a heatsink clamp. Do you have any electronics surplus stores or e-waste management locations you could visit? I just got an xbox and it had the heatsink, but no retention clamp. There are a few stores around, but these are old sockets and dont think ill have much luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 42 minutes ago, lopenator said: I just got an xbox and it had the heatsink, but no retention clamp. There are a few stores around, but these are old sockets and dont think ill have much luck Look for Socket A and Socket 370 motherboards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 4 hours ago, Marty said: Look for Socket A and Socket 370 motherboards. I'm mailing him one tomorrow. It's already packed up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted August 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 7 hours ago, Bowlsnapper said: I'm mailing him one tomorrow. It's already packed up. dude is awesome. thanks brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 16 hours ago, lopenator said: if you have one that you can spare I would be very grateful. on eBay they want like 20plus bucks. ridiculous. I can't find one anywhere else. It's basically price gouging, I don't know what the problem is with ebayers nowadays. Wasn't too long ago that clamp would be $5...at most. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted August 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 feebay is awful. bowlsnapper is a fucking life saver. an xbox saver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtomcat Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 4 hours ago, fox said: It's basically price gouging, I don't know what the problem is with ebayers nowadays. Wasn't too long ago that clamp would be $5...at most. With eBay fees… I’m not surprised. And all retro items are up big time after Covid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 30 minutes ago, Dtomcat18 said: With eBay fees… I’m not surprised. And all retro items are up big time after Covid I think people, like me, have become extra nostalgic in order to combat the stress of something like that happening and our worlds response to it. Nostalgia kicks ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Dtomcat18 said: With eBay fees… I’m not surprised. It's not an excuse. I heard that ebay raised the percentages of the cuts they take but the price increases on things are out of proportion to those. Sellers are getting greedier. While we're at it, another thing I hate is when some jagoff raises the price on a listing just because you clicked on it. His dusty old radio or broken console or whatever is lying ignored in the back corner of ebay all year long, finally someone looks at it so later that day he shoots the price up by $5 to $30 ... like your ONE potential customer is not gonna notice and get turned off? Don't insult my intelligence. And don't expect a purchase from me now. When/if I ever sell stuff on ebay I'll never be one of those people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 hour ago, fox said: It's not an excuse. I heard that ebay raised the percentages of the cuts they take but the price increases on things are out of proportion to those. Sellers are getting greedier. While we're at it, another thing I hate is when some jagoff raises the price on a listing just because you clicked on it. His dusty old radio or broken console or whatever is lying ignored in the back corner of ebay all year long, finally someone looks at it so later that day he shoots the price up by $5 to $30 ... like your ONE potential customer is not gonna notice and get turned off? Don't insult my intelligence. And don't expect a purchase from me now. When/if I ever sell stuff on ebay I'll never be one of those people. I love the Carlin rant. Awesome. Fuck Ebay. I just tried to list the Halo Edition I worked my ass off on and I posted about and they whined about copyright infringement. SO much for listing it there. I can't even tell people what I'm selling and can't justify the price. I'm pretty sure the item is fucking blacklisted now anyway. I could probably post it with a blank description and they wouldn't let me list it. Now I have to figure out how to get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trencherfield Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 11 minutes ago, Bowlsnapper said: I love the Carlin rant. Awesome. Fuck Ebay. I just tried to list the Halo Edition I worked my ass off on and I posted about and they whined about copyright infringement. SO much for listing it there. I can't even tell people what I'm selling and can't justify the price. I'm pretty sure the item is fucking blacklisted now anyway. I could probably post it with a blank description and they wouldn't let me list it. Now I have to figure out how to get rid of it. Just keep the title simple, list the hardware only. In the details again, refrain from anything but hardware spec, list it like a PC. Don't mention about dashes or software or anything. Buyers will see its a Halo edition etc. Set the price for the spec and what you want for it. You can show extras in the pics like the dash etc, buyers will look. Short and sweet. You'll get no bother then. Sometimes you can add a disclaimer in the details (no infringement/games etc), but I wouldn't bother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfows Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 Ebay commission is now at 13.25%, was less than 8% when I first started listing. And if you want to sell something with a reserve price, that's an additional 7.5% and is charged even if the item doesn't sell (aka meet your minimum price) so anything you'd normally sell auction style with an undervalued starting bid to generate interest but were protected by your minimum (reserve) price, you can't really do anymore. So more people are listing 'buy it now' style at higher prices especially on rare or harder to find stuff cuz they figure if you are looking for it and need it you'll pay for it. Frustrating. I've migrated all of my local selling to Offer Up which is a more polished Craigslist, (but still full of people flaking on you), however their fees for country wide listings mirror ebay so I'm stuck with using ebay for a lot of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopenator Posted August 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 dude I wish my local good will shops werent such a rip off also. they charge waaaaay to much for video games. it's hilarious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowlsnapper Posted August 29, 2023 Report Share Posted August 29, 2023 16 minutes ago, trencherfield said: Just keep the title simple, list the hardware only. In the details again, refrain from anything but hardware spec, list it like a PC. Don't mention about dashes or software or anything. Buyers will see its a Halo edition etc. Set the price for the spec and what you want for it. You can show extras in the pics like the dash etc, buyers will look. Short and sweet. You'll get no bother then. Sometimes you can add a disclaimer in the details (no infringement/games etc), but I wouldn't bother. It's listed. Thank you for the tips. I just hope I'm not asking too much because I don't wanna be evil, just trying to get what it's worth. If you guys think it's too high, honestly, tell me. https://www.ebay.com/itm/175878859569 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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