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mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay)
02.12.05 at 20:14:21

this guy (girl?) (computer_md) is selling lot of 3dfx/q3d stuff but always marks the items "sold AS-IS",I'm trying find out if those cards have at least a slight probability of being ok and working..

so..if you have any experience with q3d cards from this seller,please share them.I dont really like the idea of paying 500$ or more for a dead brick Tongue

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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #1 - 02.12.05 at 20:43:21 I had one "Brick" that I bought from Stephanie, (a private deal) right after she started selling them on eBay. I also bought a case from her and built my first mercury system, later sold on ebay.
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #2 - 02.12.05 at 21:45:01 okay,so I assume the one you had was fully functional?
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #3 - 02.12.05 at 21:49:29 Yes 8) The private deal was for a "Functional Brick"
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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #4 - 02.12.05 at 23:37:07 I would advise avoiding this seller at all costs, unless you like dead hardware and expensive shipping.
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #5 - 02.12.05 at 23:42:48 ..so your brick was dead I assume? and what about the 200sbi cards? did they work when used as single or were they dead as well?
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Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay)
Reply #6 - 03.12.05 at 00:01:11

the shipping cost problem can be remedied,not a big deal.after reading the FAQ at the dodge garage (I should have done that much earlier Roll Eyes

),I'm sure that there is almost no way a regular user can get it working without lot of hassle and additional costs.

@gdonovan:
so your black mercury wont work no matter what.but are the single 200sbi cards dead as well? do they work when used in single card config or not?

thanks..

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gdonovan YaBB Administrator Offline Infernal Collector Posts: 2361	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #7 - 03.12.05 at 00:28:09 Quote: but are the single 200sbi cards dead as well? The cards worked as singles.
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #8 - 03.12.05 at 00:28:32 @gamma742: I'll send you a pm @gdonovan: ok,thats what I needed,thanks
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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #9 - 16.12.05 at 21:59:17 Did anyone here get hurt on this... http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=computer_md
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Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay)
Reply #10 - 11.02.06 at 21:38:52

..well,the mercury is in Europe,finally.the cards work as standalone,but some of them were damaged (heatsinks broken off),and the image quality is bad (seems like something is wrong with the analog output-shimmering on the edges of the screen,unsharp picture).I'll give him positive feedback cause he did me a favor with shipping,but the final words are: avoid this seller,unless you like broken hardware.just like gary said Tongue

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gamma742 God Member Offline 3Dfx Gamer Posts: 1668 San Diego, CA USA Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #11 - 12.02.06 at 04:40:07 How was it tested? Did you use the "Mercury I/O Connector P/N 650-0832-01A" to connect the AAlchemy Cap Module to the Medusa cable? Was the brick Black or Green?
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ps47 God Member Offline Keeper of the 3Dfx Helppage Posts: 988 Slovakia,central Europe Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #12 - 12.02.06 at 10:37:54 just standalone cards (black).and only two of them were tested for now.I dont think no-X (he has the system right now) has enough hardware available to succesfully test a complete brick.
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edmundoab God Member Offline Settling down back in Malaysia Posts: 651 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #13 - 12.02.06 at 13:11:43 yup, I got my SB200 from her too but via auction way of getting it though
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paulpsomiadis God Member Offline -=3Dfx still rox!=- Posts: 2011 Newcastle U.K. Gender:	Re: mercury sub-systems from computer_md (ebay) Reply #14 - 12.02.06 at 19:04:32 I got my AGP Voodoo 2 from @computer_md as well... ...only problem is that I haven't got a mainboard that will let me test the card due to it's 'odd' shape... ...I'll get round to it eventually!
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