Review for user BtS from TangleWeb
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TangleWeb (138)
Brent had a FS thread up on the Agora with among other things a Gigabyte GA-7ZXE mobo, Athlon 1.2 GHz T-Bird & RAM pulled from his mom?ÇÖs PC in an upgrade. He disclosed that the T-Bird ran hot & had a couple of chips that didn?ÇÖt affect performance. We reached a deal via email with Brent even agreeing to include a Thermalright SK-6 heatsink free with the very reasonably priced package. Brent?ÇÖs emails were prompt & pleasant. I sent a Postal Money Order & Brent shipped Priority with Delivery Confirmation. The components arrived quickly & were well packed. When I examined the mobo I saw that one of the capacitors was significantly swollen & another had signs of swelling, a common problem with boards of this era. I emailed Brent with this information & he explained that he hadn?ÇÖt noticed this & offered to take back the board & refund a significant portion of the money from the purchase. I decided to assemble the system & I told Brent that if the system passed 24 hours of Prime95 in torture-test mode & I was able to complete the installation of Windows, I would consider it a done deal with no need of a return. I used the excellent Thermalright SK-6 heatsink Brent had kindly included with the deal in combination with an NMB 80mm fan. This combination did a fantastic job of cooling the toasty 1.2 GHz T-Bird, with idle temps of 43C & after 28 hours of Prime95, temps never rose above 49C. I successfully installed Windows & applications without issue.
TangleWeb was the Seller on January 14, 2005 ArsTechnica
It?ÇÖs easy for a trade to be smooth when there are no problems, it is how a trader handles problems that arise that separates the really good traders from the rest. I feel that Brent handled this trade perfectly. I hope to have an opportunity to trade with Brent again in the future & I have no problem recommending him to others.
~DaveJanuary 14, 2005