I want to make a potato pc but how much should I spend?

[Aytex]

Is it possible to find used parts for like  $30-$50?

I am bored with my life and i want to have a project

[Enderman]

I think you can get one for a few cents at a grocery store

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

Is it possible to find used parts for like  $30-$50?

I am bored with my life and i want to have a project

Buy a really big  Potato. Stuff something like a compute stick or a Kano in it. Done.

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Buy a really big  Potato. Stuff something like a compute stick or a Kano in it. Done.

but i want pc part

[ShadowCaptain]

6 minutes ago, Aytex said:

Is it possible to find used parts for like  $30-$50?

I am bored with my life and i want to have a project

sure you can probably get a whole PC for that depending on where you look and what it is

[Moonzy]

if you ask around, maybe there's someone that'll have a pentium 4 pc they dont need

 

i scored myself a pentium 3 and 4 machine like that, gonna make a potato build log soon

 

but i need a potato first

[Aytex]

Just now, Moonzy said:

if you ask around, maybe there's someone that'll have a pentium 4 pc they dont need

 

i scored myself a pentium 3 and 4 machine like that, gonna make a potato build log soon

 

but i need a potato first

im looking on ebay there are some pentiums for like 10 bucks. hmmm

[Huntsman]

Buy:

 

1. Raspberry Pi -$35

2. Big potato -$3 max

 

Carve a hole in the potato, stuff the rpi in. Profit.

[Aytex]

Just now, DEcobra11 said:

I get P4s for free... but I don't ship them for free

Is this a P4?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SL8J2-Intel-Pentium-4-3-20GHZ-1M-800-04A-CPU-Socket-775-Processor-/322063446224?hash=item4afc7a30d0:g:grEAAOSwWBJXAvu8

Would it be good for a potato pc?

[Brennan Price]

If you can, try and get a Q6600. They are usually £20 but I got one for £14. Then I spent £15 on the mobo and 40p for the ram in total (for 3GB). Finally, I had an old PSU and GPU lying around so I used them. I want to upgrade the GPU, PSU and RAM because they are all really bad. The PSU it soldered together and then wrapped in hazard tape to make sure I never used it again... Then I did. I also got the case from a local ICT shops scraps for free.

 

In the end I only spent £30 on it.

[Aytex]

Just now, DEcobra11 said:

Well... I meant I get 478 P4HT + 512 MB RAM and crap GPU for free... but that CPU:

1-HT

2-64-bit

3-It's preshott, what could go wrong :D?

8/8 Dank CPU

noice

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

I did a 50$ build, dual core AMD CPU, Cross fired GPU's, and 4GB's of RAM.

[Aytex]

Just now, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

I did a 50$ build, dual core AMD CPU, Cross fired GPU's, and 4GB's of RAM.

What proessor?

Thrns out the p4'4 motherboards are fucking 17 dollers, no thanks ;(

[GeekJump]

12 minutes ago, Huntsman said:

Buy:

 

1. Raspberry Pi -$35

2. Big potato -$3 max

 

Carve a hole in the potato, stuff the rpi in. Profit.

A single potato shouldn't cost more than a dollar!! That $2 difference can be huge at this level :3

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You can just buy cheap no-brand netbooks and 2-in1s  Found a randomly 2-in1 for $50 on amazon. It will probably catch fire after a week but heeeyyy

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

2 hours ago, Aytex said:

What proessor?

Thrns out the p4'4 motherboards are fucking 17 dollers, no thanks ;(

It's in my sig, it's an Athlon II x2 B22. Look at a core 2 duo mobo + CPU + RAM combo on Ebay.

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Badaboom and you'll still have some room for a dirt cheap PSU / Case / HDD.

[GreezyJeezy]

Google $50 gaming pc it's a good video

[Huntsman]

11 minutes ago, GeekJump said:

A single potato shouldn't cost more than a dollar!! That $2 difference can be huge at this level :3

b..bbu..but... it's a BIG potato

[byalexandr]

Craigslist is your friend

[ddrkreature]

I found a craigslist ad for 3 full computers, keyboards, and a monitor for $10. I could send you one

 

https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/sys/5542216704.html

[zereplim]

I mean... does it have to work...? lol

[aajjeee]

The raspbery pi zero is 5$

[Aytex]

1 hour ago, byalexandr said:

Craigslist is your friend

i already searched, there isn't shit

[Aytex]

2 hours ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

It's in my sig, it's an Athlon II x2 B22. Look at a core 2 duo mobo + CPU + RAM combo on Ebay.

alright, thanks bud

[potatoproduction]

I make computers like these for a living 

all u need to do is find a rouge AI that controls its own lab and transfer it into a potato by replacing with another stupider ai 

 

Spoiler

If you didn't get the first part look at my name