FS/FT: The wonderful story of ITXrella **Parted out options now available**

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(If you want to skip this amazing story, scroll down for details on parts, but you're missing out!)

This is a story of a little ITX computer who was not wanted by anyone.
It had dents, scratches, some holes on the top, and well beauty? There was none....



One day, a buyer bumped into ITXrella. ITXrella said "I believe I am what you are looking for!"
The buyer said "Why would that be? You don't look like a good score!"
ITXrella was upset, and started to cry.
It turned away, with its back to the guy.

The buyer saw the I/O ports, and suddenly, he started to question.
"Is really a piece of junk? or is there more to this obsession?"
"Two ethernet ports? must be realtek junk"
ITXrella giggled and said "oh, I can give you more than that, you hunk!"
The buyer then said, "Ok, let's see what you've got!"
She laid down, and took off one of her panels to see what he thought.

The buyer said "What is this? a crappy 500GB drive?"
ITXrella immediately said "Just wait, the real deal is about to arrive!"
She took off her other panel, and now the buyer was in awe.
The buyer said "Oh my god! This should be against the law!!"

The real beauty was hidden inside you see,
and now the truth is finally free!!


What will happen next? Will ITXrella get a new dress (case) and new jewelry (maybe a low profile gaming video card)? or will the buyer love her for who she is? Will she grow up to be an ESXi machine? Will she host a powerful router VM? a home theater PC? or maybe she will be a beefy, cool and very quiet gaming console!!
Find out soon, from the next buyer!!
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The specs and part out prices:
i5-6400T with a TDP of just 35W!! - $150 shipped
ASRock H270M-ITX/ac with dual Intel gigabit ethernet ports, 802.11ac, and bluetooth (and yes, its kaby lake ready/NVMe ready!!) - $105 shipped
Lite-on Y48CM LJT-128L6G-11 M.2 128GB SSD - Not sold separately
Team Vulcan 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) (The board is upgradable up to 32GB) - $75 shipped for 2x8GB, $140 shipped for 4X8GB
IN WIN BQ656 with a 120W power supply (no, it is not the 80w PSU listed in the link) - not sold separately
Generic seagate 500GB 5400RPM 2.5" drive (because reasons) - not sold separately

Price for the whole bundle -
I COMPLETELY miscalculated the value! I used a high tech tool (Windows calc.exe) to correct the price:
was $495-->$455-->$445 shipped for the whole package

Other options:
The BYOD (Bring your own dress) package - Mobo/CPU with HSF/RAM/SSD - was $380-->$370 shipped
The eye candy package - Mobo/CPU (with HSF)/RAM only - was $350-->$340 shipped
The to the point package - Mobo/CPU (Without HSF) /RAM only - was $330--> $320 shipped
The No respect package - Mobo /CPU (no HSF) only - was $265--> $255 shipped

Trades I'm looking for:
1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
32GB (2x16GB) DDR3L SODIMM
MacBook Pro with an i7 or a newer i5
Apple watch 2
2TB+ 2.5" HDDs
Battlefield 1 for PC
Doom for PC
Steam gift cards
Amazon gift cards

Trades will depend on the item to determine if cash should be added on either side of the trade.

I will add more trades later, but feel free to ping me.


Hope you enjoyed the show, and thank you for your time!!
 
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Oh wow, here I thought you would use that little case for a humble NAS/VM machine, but you went all out with a full Cinderella build! Damn, that's a helluva PC you got there.

This post is funny as shit. Nominating you for the Most Entertaining Trader award.
 
bump for a cool trader

"If only it had VGA."

Hate to say it.
Thanks!!
Also, you're right! 3 displays are not enough, we need a 4th one!
Oh wow, here I thought you would use that little case for a humble NAS/VM machine, but you went all out with a full Cinderella build! Damn, that's a helluva PC you got there.

This post is funny as shit. Nominating you for the Most Entertaining Trader award.
What can I say? :D
I guess my house is becoming a delivery room for small baby computers..? or maybe its a small baby computer adoption agency? haha

Good Trader here folks
Thanks bud!!

You're all cool traders too. :D
 
I have the perfect dress for that little beauty, but can't swing the cha-ching.
I can give her to you naked at a good discount if you want. :D

I'll send you a PM with options if you're interested to know more! Lmk!
 
I can give her to you naked at a good discount if you want. :D

I'll send you a PM with options if you're interested to know more! Lmk!

I like that idea! I figure that classy / distressed / vintage case is easily worth $350 bucks knocked off the price, right? ;-)

Seriously though, the holes in the top, are they .22 bullet holes?
 
I like that idea! I figure that classy / distressed / vintage case is easily worth $350 bucks knocked off the price, right? ;-)

Seriously though, the holes in the top, are they .22 bullet holes?
That's a good question! Ask Janas19! I actually got the case from him in a trade, so I don't know the history behind the case. I added the 120w power supply later. :D
 
I screwed up on pricing, mega discount added now as well as cheaper options for those who want her naked.
 
Man I almost want to buy this so I can add to the elaborate and very creative story!
Thanks!! You're welcome to add your own version to it. If anything, you'd inspire all potential buyers to the different fates she might face if she were in their hands. :D

Edit: I'll add it to the OP if you come up with something!
 
Thanks!! You're welcome to add your own version to it. If anything, you'd inspire all potential buyers to the different fates she might face if she were in their hands. :D

Edit: I'll add it to the OP if you come up with something!

Haha thanks. I'll have to think of something clever then.
 
*Checks his watch* It's not 12:00 yet, the pumpkin is still a carriage! Giddyap to the top!
 
Really well done.

I just built something like this, or I'd be on it.

Mine was plus-sized though, so I could add a GPU.

Someone needs to buy this.............for the story rights alone!!!
 
Really well done.

I just built something like this, or I'd be on it.

Mine was plus-sized though, so I could add a GPU.

Someone needs to buy this.............for the story rights alone!!!
Thank you!!

I'll lock the thread to preserve it once she lives happily ever after with a buyer. :D

Edit: or maybe ask to move the thread to a different category to continue the story!
 
Don't make me write a story about parting her out. It's going to break her heart to pieces!
 
Prices lowered on the different options, but then again, this story is meant to be priceless. I'm so conflicted now...
 
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